A recent Scientific Reports study explored the association between dietary insulin index (DII) and dietary insulin load (DIL) with metabolic healthy (MH) status and the serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and adropin among the many Iranian adult population. Study: Association between dietary insulin index and cargo with brain derived neurotrophic factor, adropin and metabolic health […]
It’s unclear whether the danger of cancer related to a better body mass index (BMI) varies across individuals with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). A recent BMC Medicine study analyzed the joint and individual correlations of CVD/T2D and BMI with cancer risk. Study: Body mass index and cancer risk amongst adults with and […]
Identification of risk aspects for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is crucial for early diagnosis. Dating back to the Twenties, Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism-;an umbrella term that refers to motor symptoms present in Parkinson’s disease and in addition other conditions-;have long been described in boxers. Repetitive head impacts from tackle football can even have long-term neurological consequences […]
In a recent study published within the Clinical Nutrition Journal, scientists examined the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and the chance of venous thromboembolisms using a prospective cohort from the UK (U.K.) Biobank. Study: Ultra-processed food intake and incident venous thromboembolism risk: Prospective cohort study. Image Credit: beats1/Shutterstock.com Background Large-scale industrial food processing has resulted […]
Isobel Lawrance twenty third May 2023 Reading Time: 4 minutes Which food has increased most in price, and why? Food inflation has caused havoc in supermarkets over the past 12 months. Food and drinks prices rose on the fastest rate for greater than 45 years – stats we haven’t seen since 1977. But which grocery […]