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What Is the Planetary Health Diet, and Can It Extend Your Life?

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 — A plant-based eating regimen designed to save the Earth also saves people's lives, a large study confirms. "Shifting how we eat can help slow the process of climate change," s...

Planetary Health Diet Index Linked to Lower Total, Cause-Specific Mortality

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – A higher Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) is associated with a lower risk for total and cause-specific mortality, according to a study published online June 10 in the...

Few Heart Attack Survivors Get Expert Advice on Diet

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Less than one-quarter of people who survive serious heart conditions receive the dietary counseling needed to protect their future health, a new study finds. Only about 23%...

Lawsuit Claims Poppi Soda Not as Gut-Healthy as Company Says

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – The popular prebiotic sodas known as Poppi may not be quite as good for your gut as the company claims. In a class-action lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in...

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk for Mortality

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk for all-cause mortality, which is partly explained by multiple cardiometabolic factors, according to a...

Mediterranean Diet Cuts Women's Risk of Early Death by 23%

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%. “For w...

Plant-Based Diets Tied to Long-Term Health Benefits

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Plant-based diets appear beneficial in lowering cardiometabolic risk factors, as well as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancer risk, and mortality, according to a review...

Could a Low-Cal Keto Diet Help Ease Acne?

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – In a small pilot study, some young women looking to lose weight on a low-calorie keto diet got an unexpected benefit: Their acne began to clear up. “These findings r...

More Data Suggests 'Ultraprocessed' Foods Can Shorten Your Life

THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – People who eat large amounts of ultra-processed foods have a slightly higher risk of premature death than those who mostly shun the industrially produced eats, a new 30-year...

Smokers, Former Smokers May Gain From Switch to Plant-Based Diet

MONDAY, April 29, 2024 – Current and former smokers might lower their risk for emphysema if they adopt a highly nutritional plant-based diet, a new study shows. People with a history of smoking who...

USDA Gets Tougher on Salmonella in Raw Breaded Chicken Products

FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is clamping down on salmonella bacteria found in breaded, stuffed raw chicken products, with the agency issuing a final rule on the issue...

Dietary Changes May Beat Meds in Treating IBS

FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – The right diet may be the best medicine for easing the painful symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), new research shows. In the study, two different eating plans beat...

Do You Need to Take Supplements If You Eat a Healthy Diet?

MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Vitamin supplements are a big business, with Americans spending roughly $45 billion out of more than $177 billion worldwide on pills, gummies and powders meant to boost...

Even Slight Rise in One Gut Microbe Might Keep You Out of the Hospital

MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Even a slight rise in a specific type of beneficial gut bacteria can help people ward off serious infections, a new study reports. For every 10% increase in...

Survey Finds Americans Conflicted About Plant-Based Diets

MONDAY, March 25, 2024 – Most folks know they’d be healthier if they ate more plant-based foods, but only a quarter are willing to follow through and do it, a new study shows. Surveys reveal that A...

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