Researchers publishing in Nature Communications examine chronic nicotinamide riboside supplementation in health middle-aged and older adults. read more
Public Health England (PHE) has published their plan to cut excess calorie consumption, as part of the government’s strategy to cut childhood and adult obesity.
Cochrane has published a new review that examines whether adding calorie labels to menus and next to food in eating … read more
Publishing in Human Reproduction, researchers assess whether adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with better IVF performance in women attempting fertility. read more
An opinion piece in the BMJ by Gary Taubes discusses the health effects of sugar. read more
In a Norwegian population-based health cohort study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, scientists measured the effects of high and low BMI in 60,000 parents and children.
Eating a high fat diet during childhood may increase the risk of developing polycystic ovary syndrome later in life, report researchers publishing in Reproduction. read more
We’ve previously heard conflicting views about whether metabolically-healthy obesity exists – i.e. whether we can be fat but fit. A … read more
New research published in Nutrition & Diabetes reports that fruit blended into a juice via a commercially available nutrient extractor results in blood glucose levels the same or lower than seen with whole fruit. read more
New research, publishing in Nature, investigates how the nervous system and immune system communicate to control metabolism and inflammation in ageing mice. read more
Two new mouse studies, published in Cell Metabolism, investigate whether ketogenic diets improve memory in older animals, as well as the chances of the animals living to old age. read more
Publishing in the The Lancet, researchers have looked at the high fat diets versus high carbohydrate diets across 18 countries and reported worse health outcomes in those with high carbohydrate diets. read more
Researchers publishing in the International Journal of Epidemiology state that mediterranean diet is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk but this relationship is confined to higher socioeconomic groups.
Two new Cochrane Reviews summarise the results of 114 studies which involved over 13,000 children and young people. They argue that a combination of diet, physical activity and behavioural change interventions may reduced weight in children aged 6-11 and adolescents aged 12-17. read more
At the European Conference on Obesity, scientists presented work on how the level of protein in early childhood diet is related to growth and body composition. The reported that high protein intake was associated with higher body fat mass. read more
Researchers publishing in the Journal of Physiology examined the effects of a high fat and sugar diet during mouse pregnancy on maternal glucose tolerance and insulin resistance and on feto-placental glucose metabolism. read more
Researchers investigate whether dietary mono-unsaturated fatty acids can extend lifespan in nematode worms in a new study published in Nature. read more
A population-based study published in BMC Medicine has examined lifetime and 12-month prevalence of eating disorders (ED) among women in mid-life. It claimed that a significant proportion of women will experience an ED by mid-life. read more
The association between Mediterranean-type diet and change in brain size across a 3-year period in older age (73-76 years) is assessed in new research publishing in the journal Neurology. read more
In a new review published in PLOS Medicine, the authors argue that sugar-free versions of drinks may be no better for weight loss or preventing weight gain than their full sugar counterparts, and they suggest artificially sweetened beverages should not be promoted as part of a healthy diet. read more
