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Better Diet, Better Brains

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(MedPage Today) -- Healthier diet and lower waist-to-hip ratio throughout midlife were associated with better brain and cognitive health in older age, longitudinal data from the Whitehall II cohort study in England showed. A better midlife diet.

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Mediterranean Diet Good for Kids, Teens Too

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(MedPage Today) -- The Mediterranean diet improved cardiometabolic health among kids and teens, a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials affirmed. Interventions following the diet's characteristic emphasis on fruit, vegetables, olive oil.

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Dementia Risk Dropped With Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Certain Patients

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(MedPage Today) -- An anti-inflammatory diet was tied to a lower risk for dementia in people ages 60 and older with cardiometabolic diseases, U.K. Biobank data showed. Among people with cardiometabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart.

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Brain Risks Drop When Diet Includes More Minimally Processed Foods

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(MedPage Today) -- A diet high in ultra-processed foods upped the risk of cognitive impairment or stroke, data from the prospective REGARDS study showed. However, risk of either cognitive decline or stroke fell for people who had higher intake.

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Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors

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(MedPage Today) -- Long-term cancer survivors tended to live longer if they consumed a Mediterranean diet, analysis of an Italian cohort study found. With a follow-up of almost 13 years, survivors with high adherence to the diet had a 32% lower.

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Protein in soy may reduce the risk of heart failure by affecting gut bacteria

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They fed mice a diet rich in the soybean protein, β-conglycinin (β-CG), which can support heart health by influencing gut bacteria. Their analysis revealed that the soybean protein rich diet increased the production of the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in the intestine that play a role in protecting the heart.

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Here Are the Top Diets for 2024

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(MedPage Today) -- It's the season for resolutions -- and the annual "Best Diets" rankings from U.S. For 2024, the Mediterranean diet once again took the top spot for best overall diet. News & World Report. With its emphasis on intake of.

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