Eating a plant-based diet that includes a variety of fruits and vegetables has been shown to help lower high blood pressure. But can these foods also protect against worsening of chronic kidney disease in people who already have high blood pressure? To find out, researchers recruited 153 participants with both high blood pressure and chronic…
It’s widely known that a diet heavy in ultra-processed food is unhealthy, but it may even shorten your life span, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition in July 2024. The research drew on data from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, which tracked the diet and health…
Intermittent fasting — the use of a strict eating schedule to help with weight loss — continues to grow in popularity. But can it really help? “Recent research has found that intermittent fasting has a similar or even modest benefit over traditional calorie-restriction dieting for weight loss,” says Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition…
Even late in life, following healthy habits can help people live longer, suggests a study published online June 20, 2024, by JAMA Network Open. Researchers examined the lifestyles of 5,222 people aged 80 and older. They then looked at who in the group reached age 100 (centenarians) and who did not. The team ranked each…