A team led by Professor Lora Heisler of the University of Aberdeen’s Rowett Institute and Professor Stefan Trapp at UCL – funded by the Medical Research Council – will spend three years identifying where semaglutide
Academics at the University of Aberdeen have compared attitudes and knowledge around sustainable eating – and willingness to reduce the amount of meat consumed – over a 10-year period. They found that although initiatives like
Children with complex neuro-disabilities are unable to meet all their nutritional requirements orally and may require a feeding tube. Children tube fed with neuro-disabilities and low mobility can become overweight due to reduced energy requirements.1
Actively preparing for major surgery by exercising and improving diet (known as “prehabilitation”) is associated with fewer complications, less time in hospital, and improved recovery and quality of life in adults, finds an analysis of
Based on the results of a new survey, the British Nutrition Foundation is helping parents to Get Portion Wise and check the portion sizes they are eating and serving to their children. The survey, conducted
The Universal Infant Free School Meal policy has led to children consuming fewer ultra-processed foods at lunchtime. This change is mainly due to a reduction in pre-packaged items typically found in lunches brought from home.
Micronutrient deficiency, whereby levels of vitamins and minerals essential for healthy bodily function are far too low, is common in people with type 2 diabetes, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published
A study from Stanford Medicine might finally convince us to fill our plates with beans, nuts, cruciferous veggies, avocados and other fibre-rich foods. The research, published in Nature Metabolism, identified the direct epigenetic effects of
The Malnutrition Pathway has developed a new online resource focusing on frailty and the syndromes sarcopenia and malnutrition which often co-exist and contribute to frailty (www.malnutritionpathway.co.uk/frailty_guide). The resource ‘A Guide to Managing Frailty, Sarcopenia and
In this nationwide cohort study in the Republic of Korea, postdiagnosis weight gain was associated with an increased risk of heart failure after breast cancer development, with risk escalating alongside greater weight gain. The findings
