Review of target trial emulation on diet and activity in older adults
Older Adults, This Changes How You Eat
This review summarizes a target trial emulation in Quebec, Canada, involving 1561 community-dwelling adults aged 67-84 years. It found that …
Following Canada's Food Guide helps older adults 67 to 84 keep muscles strong, walk faster, and reduce waist size over three years.
Single-arm pilot safety study of creatine hydrochloride in healthy adults
Did a week of creatine hydrochloride change your blood sugar or kidney markers in healthy adults?
This single-arm pilot safety study in 11 healthy adults assessed 750 mg/day creatine hydrochloride for 28 days. The main finding was no clin…
A week of low-dose creatine hydrochloride raised fasting blood sugar slightly in healthy adults, though all lab results stayed within safe r…
Cross-sectional review links socioeconomic factors to nutritional knowledge in Ghanaian pregnant women
Pregnant Women in Ghana Lack Key Nutrition Know-How
This cross-sectional review examines nutritional knowledge among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in two public health facilities …
Many pregnant women in Ghana lack key nutrition knowledge, limiting healthy choices for their babies' growth and brain development.
Narrative review: high-fiber breakfast cereals and wheat bran support digestive and cardiometabolic health
Could ready-to-eat cereals help lower your risk of chronic disease and improve your gut health?
This narrative review synthesizes a decade of research on ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, cereal fibers, and selected fiber sources such as …
Eating ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, especially those with wheat bran, could lower your risk of chronic disease and improve gut health by …
Early pregnancy serum uric acid levels associated with gestational diabetes risk in cohort study
High Uric Acid Before 20 Weeks Signals Diabetes Risk
This cohort study of 44,609 singleton pregnant women at three medical centers found a nonlinear association between serum uric acid levels b…
High uric acid before 20 weeks of pregnancy signals a higher risk for gestational diabetes, helping doctors spot trouble early.
Solid-state fermentation with culinary fungi may improve nutrient density and food system resilience.
Mushrooms Are Quietly Transforming Ordinary Plants Into Powerhouse Foods
This narrative review examines solid-state fermentation using culinary fungi to enhance whole-food systems. The analysis suggests improvemen…
Growing culinary mushrooms on plant crops boosts protein quality and nutrient absorption, turning ordinary foods into powerful nutrition sou…
Theory-informed behavioural intervention reduces ultra-processed food intake and weight in UK adults
You Can Eat Better And Lose Weight By Swapping Foods
This exploratory single-arm pre-post study in 45 UK adults with overweight or obesity and habitual ultra-processed food (UPF) intake of at l…
A new plan to swap processed snacks for real food helps people lose weight and feel better.
Five-year cohort study evaluates breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomy outcomes in malignancy following vacuum-assisted breast biopsy.
Can You Save Your Breast After a Biopsy?
This five-year cohort study from China included 124 patients diagnosed with malignancy following vacuum-assisted breast biopsy. Researchers …
A small needle biopsy can find cancer, but sometimes it leaves a messy hole behind.
Nutritional immune risk score predicts overall survival in colorectal cancer inpatients
New Score Predicts Survival in Colon Cancer
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 892 inpatients with primary colorectal cancer who underwent curative resection between 2017 and 20…
A new score combining diet, immunity, and tumor markers predicts colon cancer survival better than stage alone, giving doctors a clearer map…
Preoperative nutritional status associates with postoperative AKI and mortality in AAA patients undergoing open repair.
Poor Nutrition Raises Risk After Aortic Surgery
This retrospective, monocentric, observational study evaluated 125 abdominal aortic aneurysm patients admitted for open surgical repair. Ass…
Poor nutrition before aortic surgery is linked to higher risks of kidney failure and death within 30 days for patients with weak arteries.
Low circulating omega-3 fatty acids linked to altered myocardial strain in hypertensive patients with preserved ejection fraction.
Your Fish Oil Level May Reveal Hidden Heart Strain
This retrospective cohort study examined 364 patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, comparing 179 hypertensive individu…
Low omega-3 levels in blood may signal hidden heart strain in people with high blood pressure, even when standard heart scans appear normal.
Ultraprocessed foods increase insulin and energy responses but reduce carbohydrate oxidation in healthy adults
Your Body Reacts Differently to Processed Foods — Even With Equal Calories
An observational study in 57 healthy-weight adults found that ultraprocessed food meals evoked greater insulinemic and energetic responses a…
Even with equal calories, ultra-processed meals trigger stronger insulin spikes and alter brain signals compared to whole foods.