A study published January 29th online in The Journal of Nutrition had a conclusion that anyone with even an ounce of functioning brain matter would have known: Eating out is a recipe for poor nutrition. In this study researchers looked at information from a sample of more than 35,000 American adults who filled out questionnaires […]
A study just published online in the BMJ (or should that be “by” the BMJ, or maybe even “on” the BMJ; whatever) analyzed data from the many long-years of the fabulous Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and the equally fabulous Health Professionals Follow-up Study (the former is composed of only women, the latter only men but […]
According to a recent report from the World Health Organization, eating more dietary fiber and whole grains protects against many serious chronic diseases such as heart disease, strokes, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancer. This was based on a review of nearly 200 studies done over 40 years. But for many you, according to your […]
Second day of the new year so studies suggest that lots of you are already wavering in your commitment to a healthy new lifestyle. And some of you have even moved beyond wavering – you’ve actually stopped working out or watching what you eat on this second day of the year. So here’s a common […]
An interesting new study in the NEJM is a happy reminder that it’s really never too late to start a healthier regime. In this study that combined data on over 75000 health professionals in the huge Nurses Health Study and the also large Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the researchers conclusion is pretty straight-forward and encouraging: Improved […]