Nutrition & Life

Adhering to a diet and exercise program to manage health can be a challenge for anyone. But maintaining a healthy weight may present unique challenges for young adults with inherent barriers such as cognitive impairment. A pilot study at the University of Cincinnati found that young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities
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The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is a professional society of physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, other allied health professionals, and researchers. ASPEN envisions an environment in which every patient receives safe, efficacious, and high-quality patient care. ASPEN’s mission is to improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition
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The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is a professional society of physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, other allied health professionals, and researchers. ASPEN envisions an environment in which every patient receives safe, efficacious, and high-quality patient care. ASPEN’s mission is to improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition
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The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is a professional society of physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, other allied health professionals, and researchers. ASPEN envisions an environment in which every patient receives safe, efficacious, and high quality patient care. ASPEN’s mission is to improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical
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The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is a professional society of physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, other allied health professionals, and researchers. ASPEN envisions an environment in which every patient receives safe, efficacious, and high-quality patient care. ASPEN’s mission is to improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition
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A Cleveland Clinic study has introduced a new surgical procedure to treat both children and adults with congenital intestinal malrotation, an inherited disorder that can cause the intestines to twist. The study, published in the Annals of Surgery, also defines the disease presentation in both children and adults, identifies the patients at risk of intestinal
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Findings of a nationwide study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest that a family’s socio-economic status (SES) may influence children’s composition of gut microbiome -; the mix of microscopic organisms within the digestive tract. SES includes economic resources such as education, income and occupation, and are
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by a highly infectious novel coronavirus known as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As the rate of transmission of this ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus is extremely high, about 225 million individuals around the world, to date, have been infected. Scientists and policymakers are trying
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The bill, which was cosponsored by US Representative John Curtis, R-UT and Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ, would allow consumers who are putting before-tax funds into Health Savings Accounts to use those funds for the purchase of dietary supplements.  The bill is denominated as HR 5214. Currently HSA funds can only be used for approved health care
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Scientists in Japan have identified metabolic compounds within the blood that are associated with dementia. The study revealed that the levels of 33 metabolites differed in patients with dementia, compared to elderly people with no existing health conditions. Their findings, published this week in PNAS, could one day aid diagnosis and treatment of dementia. “Metabolites
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Arizona dietary supplements company Mdrive recently released Mdrive Start, a hybrid nutritional supplement that combines six clinically tested ingredients to support energy, testosterone levels, lean muscle and memory with six forms of protein. “It’s unheard of to have six protein sources and seven clinically tested ingredients in one product,​” said Michael Kehoe, president of Mdrive.
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Supplementation with 200 mg per day of the E. longifolia​ extract combined with or without a concurrent training program was associated with higher testosterone levels after six months, compared to placebo, in men with Androgen Deficiency of Aging Males (ADAM), a condition that reportedly affects between 6 and 12% of middle-aged men worldwide. Improvements in
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Breast milk components and their health functions: the science so far Advanced analytical technologies such as next-generation sequencing have enabled unprecedented exploration of human breast milk and expanded research on its various health benefits. Nevertheless, breast milk is a complex system of bioactive components, many of which have not yet been identified, and others which
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The new research was published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition​.  It was conducted a team of researchers associated with US Army and Navy health institutes. The researchers were looking at the prevalence of use for a category of products they referred to as ‘sports-related nutritional supplements,’ (SRNS) which they defined
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