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2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Issued December 29, 2020

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 days ago

1 *At every life stage—infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, pregnancy, lactation, and older adulthood—it is never too early or too late to eat healthfully*. • For about the first 6 months of life, exclusively feed infants human milk. Continue to feed infants human milk through at least the first year of life, and longer if desired. Feed infants iron-fortified infant formula during the first year of life when human milk is unavailable. Provide infants with supplemental vitamin D beginning soon after birth. • At about 6 months, introduce infants to nutrient-de...

My Diet

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 days ago

*Breakfast 6-7 days a week: Alternating days:* A. Oatmeal, barley, non-fat Lactaid milk, blueberries, strawberries B. Hard-boiled egg, avocado, red pepper, tomato, unslated nut, olive oil *Lunch - Varies* Favorites include SAFFRON ROAD Chicken Enchiladas Poblano, Enchiladas Al Chipotle With Black Beans & Rice, and Chicken Pad Thai With Rice Noodle; FRONTERA Chicken Fajita Bowl; Smoked salmon, avocado, cream cheese, tomato or red pepper on whole wheat, *Boston Market or Trader Joe's chicken pot pie; *Scott & Jon's Shrimp Jambalaya Frozen Rice Bowl * Haven't had since lockdown. ...

Increased meat consumption associated with symptoms of childhood asthma

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 6 days ago

THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL Substances present in cooked meats are associated with increased wheezing in children, Mount Sinai researchers report. Their study, published in *Thorax*, highlights pro-inflammatory compounds called advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) as an example of early dietary risk factors that may have broad clinical and public health implications for the prevention of inflammatory airway disease. Asthma prevalence among children in the United States has risen over the last few decades. R...

An avocado a day keeps your gut microbes happy

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

[image: IMAGE] IMAGE: ADDING AVOCADO TO YOUR MEAL IMPROVES GUT HEALTH, A NEW UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS STUDY SHOWS. view more CREDIT: COLLEGE OF ACES, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. URBANA, Ill. - Eating avocado as part of your daily diet can help improve gut health, a new study from University of Illinois shows. Avocados are a healthy food that is high in dietary fiber and monounsaturated fat. However, it was not clear how avocados impact the microbes in the gastrointestinal system or "gut." "We know eating avocados helps you feel full and reduces blood cholesterol concentration, but we d...

Diet modifications - including more wine and cheese - may help reduce cognitive decline

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

The foods we eat may have a direct impact on our cognitive acuity in our later years. This is the key finding of an Iowa State University research study spotlighted in an article published in the November 2020 issue of the *Journal of Alzheimer's Disease*. The study was spearheaded by principal investigator, Auriel Willette, an assistant professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Brandon Klinedinst, a Neuroscience PhD candidate working in the Food Science and Human Nutrition department at Iowa State. The study is a first-of-its-kind large scale analysis that connects spec...

Exercise

Exercise for low back pain beneficial but no one agrees on why

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 1 week ago

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but a new UNSW Sydney systematic review shows researchers are still unsure as to why it's beneficial. The study, published in *Musculoskeletal Science and Practice* recently, was a collaboration between researchers from UNSW Medicine and NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia), led by Professor James McAuley. Their aim was to better understand why back pain researchers think exercise helps people with CLBP. The study's sen...

What makes hard workouts so effective

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

High-intensity interval training strengthens the heart even more than moderate exercise does. Now researchers have found several answers to what makes hard workouts so effective. "Our research on rats with heart failure shows that exercise reduces the severity of the disease, improves heart function and increases work capacity. And the intensity of the training is really importance to achieve this effect," says Thomas Stølen, a researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Stølen and his colleague Morten Høydal are the main authors of a comprehensive s...

Alterations to oral microbiota reduce the cardiovascular benefits of sport

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

PRINT E-MAIL [image: IMAGE] IMAGE: SPORTSMEN CONSUME A LOT OF DRINKS CONTAINING SUGAR AND ACID THAT CAN AFFECT ORAL HEALTH AND THE ABUNDANCE OF BACTERIAview more CREDIT: PHOTO: NIGEL MSIPA/UNSPLASH Exercise plays a key role in maintaining good physical and mental health throughout life. There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that some of the immune system and metabolism benefits provided by sport are related to the thousands of millions of bacteria that colonize the digestive tract, from the mouth to the intestines, known as microbiota. Although most studies in...

General Health

Better heart health scores in midlife linked to lower risk of late-life dementia

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

A long-term study of 1,449 people in Finland found that those who had better scores on standard metrics of cardiovascular health in midlife, especially for behavioral factors such as smoking, had a lower risk of dementia later in life. Yajun Liang of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal *PLOS Medicine*. Previous research suggests that efforts to address modifiable risk factors, such as behaviors that impact heart health, could reduce the global number of people with dementia by up to one third. However, there...

Resistance training paired with peanut protein affects muscle health in older adults

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

THE PEANUT INSTITUTE Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL [image: IMAGE] IMAGE: THIS INFOGRAPHIC REVIEWS FINDINGS FROM A RECENT STUDY THAT SUGGESTS WHEN COMBINED WITH RESISTANCE TRAINING, DEFATTED PEANUT POWDER CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE PLANT-BASED PROTEIN OPTION FOR POSITIVELY AFFECTING SELECT MARKERS... view more CREDIT: © 2020 THE PEANUT INSTITUTE Declines in muscle mass and strength can begin in early adulthood, unnoticeable at first, and eventually progress until functionality, endurance, and general health may be compromised. Evidence-based and cost-effective lifestyle inter...

Everything you want to know about sunscreen

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL From safety and effectiveness to who should use sunscreen and how to apply it, Canadian dermatologists review the latest evidence and guidelines on use of sunscreen. The review, published in *CMAJ* (*Canadian Medical Association Journal*), recommends that everyone older than six months of age should use sunscreen to protect against skin cancer https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201085. Most skin cancers develop because of long-term sun exposure. Sunscreen reduces the risk of developing skin c...

High blood pressure at any age, no matter how long you have it, may speed cognitive decline

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

Hypertension journal report AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL DALLAS, Dec. 14, 2020 -- High blood pressure appears to accelerate a decline in cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research published today in *Hypertension*, an American Heart Association journal. Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure or hypertension. Having high blood pressure is a risk factor for cognitive decline, which includes such things as memory, verbal fluency, attention and concentration. Blood pressure of 120 mmHg - 129...

Mindfulness meditation may decrease impact of migraine

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

Migraine is a neurological disease that can be severely debilitating and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. Unfortunately, many patients with migraine discontinue medications due to ineffectiveness or side effects. Many patients still use opioids despite recommendations against them for headache treatment. However, in a recent clinical trial from Wake Forest Baptist Health, researchers showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may provide benefit to people with migraine. "Mindfulness-based stress reduction is a mind-body treatment that teaches momen...

New research on omega-3s and heart rate recovery

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

Omega-3 fatty acids have a long history of being "heart healthy" but exactly why and how has been less clear. They are known to lower serum triglyceride levels, but the effect is relatively small and it's not clear how much of a risk factor high triglyceride levels is in the first place. So how do the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA work? A recent study published in the journal *Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids *sheds new light on this question. The investigators utilized data from 13,912 healthy men and women who had preventive medical examinations at Cooper...

Test your heart health by climbing stairs

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL Sophia Antipolis - 11 December 2020: Climbing four flights of stairs in less than a minute indicates good heart health, according to research presented at EACVI - Best of Imaging 2020, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 "The stairs test is an easy way to check your heart health," said study author Dr. Jesús Peteiro, a cardiologist at University Hospital A Coruña, Spain. "If it takes you more than one-and-a-half minutes to ascend four flights of stairs, your health is suboptimal...

The Lancet: Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and protects against disease, first published results from phase 3 trials

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 3 weeks ago

- First full results from interim analysis confirm that the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine (AZD1222) has an acceptable safety profile and is efficacious against symptomatic COVID-19 disease, with no hospitalisations or severe disease reported in the COVID-19 vaccine group so far - First clinical efficacy results of the vaccine are based on a pre-specified pooled analysis of phase 3 trials in UK and Brazil (11,636 people), alongside safety data from a total of 23,745 participants in 4 trials in the UK, Brazil and South Africa Interim results of the Oxford COVID-19...

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Spermidine given to older adults improves their cognitive function

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

Spermidine, a drug that boosts the removal of cellular debris in immune cells may increase the protective effects of vaccines in older adults, a study published today in *eLife* shows.A small clinical trial recently tested whether giving spermidine to older adults would improve their cognitive function. As the results were positive, and spermidine did not appear to have any harmful effects, this provides some evidence that it would be safe to test whether spermidine might also be helpful for boosting the immune response of older people to vaccines. Good dietary sources of spermidi...

Diet modifications - including more wine and cheese - may help reduce cognitive decline

Jonathan Kantrowitz, Health News Report - 2 weeks ago

The foods we eat may have a direct impact on our cognitive acuity in our later years. This is the key finding of an Iowa State University research study spotlighted in an article published in the November 2020 issue of the *Journal of Alzheimer's Disease*. The study was spearheaded by principal investigator, Auriel Willette, an assistant professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Brandon Klinedinst, a Neuroscience PhD candidate working in the Food Science and Human Nutrition department at Iowa State. The study is a first-of-its-kind large scale analysis that connects spec...

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