Category: Nutrition & Supplements

Older adults gain weight when spouse is stressed out

From the University of Michigan media release: Stress isn’t good for your waist line. For older married couples, the added pounds may be caused by a spouse’s long-term stress levels…. Read more »

Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure

From the NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences media release: Cognitive function improves with aerobic exercise, but not for people exposed to high levels of mercury before birth, according to… Read more »

WWI babies whose fathers were killed in action have shortened adult life expectancies

From the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology media release: French children born between 1914 and 1916 whose fathers were killed or severely injured during the war lost approximately one year of… Read more »

Standard blood pressure target is sufficient for treating some strokes

From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke media release: An international stroke study found that standard and intensive blood pressure treatments were equally effective in the emergency treatment of… Read more »

New cases of dementia in the UK fall by 20 percent over two decades

From the University of Cambridge media release: The UK has seen a 20% fall in the incidence of dementia over the past two decades, according to new research from England, led… Read more »

Frosting on the cake: How depictions on cake mix boxes can lead us to overeat

From the Cornell Food & Brand Lab media release: When estimating portion size, we may be more influenced by food images on the packaging than by the listed serving size leading… Read more »