Sentences with phrase «life studying the diets»

Today, most of the evidence is based on the observations of Weston Price, an American dentist, who spent his life studying the diets of various cultures.

Not exact matches

You don't have to drastically change your diet in order to add years to your life, finds a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

I understand that healthy fats are good (butter, EVOO, grass - fed beef / liver etc) and I include them in my diet, but I'd like to see studies and real - life testimonies of people who can demonstrate by test results that their overall cardiac risk improved by adding more of these fats to their diet while reducing consumption of phytic acid.

The Japanese hold the stake for one of the longest life expectancies on the planet, with studies linking diet as directly attributable to this impressive record.

The primary objective of the present study was to determine the effects of added supplemental protein to the habitual diet of free - living overweight and obese adults, without energy restriction, on body weight and composition.

A recent Harvard study reports it only takes $ 1.50 per day to eat a «healthy» diet as opposed to the processed, packaged and convenience diet that has become a way of life for many — I'd even say it costs even less if you know how to shop sales.

Vegetarian diets can be the way to living a longer and healthier life, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

But as their relationship became serious, so did their eating habits, and together they developed a diet that, initially, simply worked just for them once they began living together in Stockholm (David's an art director, Luise is studying nutritional therapy).

Studies show that babies who have a diet that is rich with omega acids are less likely to have heart issues later down the line in life.

Previous studies have shown that a high fat maternal diet during gestation and lactation has a long - term impact on the infant's gut microbiome (the community of bacteria living inside the human gut.)

Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding Practices The Infant Feeding Practices Study II (IFPS II) provides information on infant feeding patterns (e.g., breastfeeding, formula feeding, complementary feeding) in the United States throughout the first year of life, as well as information on the diets of women in their 3rd trimester and at 4 months postpartum.

Besides looking for how a mother's diet can affect the taste of her breast milk, the authors of the study were also looking for evidence that flavors transferred to breast milk can influence the child's food preferences later in life.

Commenting on the study, ESMO spokesperson Dirk Arnold, MD, PhD, from Instituto CUF de Oncologia in Lisbon, Portugal, said «this large population - based cohort - control study impressively confirms the hypothesis of an association of colorectal polyps with diets and other life - style factors.

In a new study published in the journal, Epigenomics, the researchers focused on whether a post-weaning diet, or a diet later in life, could control the epigenome and affect metabolism in the body.

Our study shows that after that early programming state, after weaning, and after the lactation period, when we introduced a new type of diet it changed the epigenome in a way that actually affects metabolism and potentially will reduce some of the damage caused by an early - life high - fat exposure,» Pan says.

They isolated the importance of temperature by studying only female beak length and comparing species with similar diets living in different climates.

«The study results are extremely suggestive that changes in diet might impact both how an individual responds to primary therapy and their chances of lethal disease spreading later in life,» said the study's senior author, Gregory J. Hannon, PhD, professor of Cancer Molecular Biology and director, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge in England.

In a University of California, Riverside meta - analysis of 20 published studies, conscientious people were more likely to live longer, which makes sense: If you're good at keeping promises and showing up on time, you'll probably be good at sticking to healthy diet and lifestyle habits.

They studied six women in their twenties who spent several months living in the «metabolic suite» of the Dunn unit where their diet and metabolism could be closely monitored.

Findings from a new mouse study suggest that exposure to a high - fat diet in the womb and immediately after birth may change the liver in a way that promotes more rapid progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease later in life.

Two studies show that eating a diet low in protein and high in carbohydrates is linked to a longer, healthier life, and may even help explain why extreme calorie restriction delays aging.

A study of Italians who consume a diet rich in resveratrol — the compound found in red wine, dark chocolate and berries — finds they live no longer than and are just as likely to develop cardiovascular disease or cancer as those who eat or drink smaller amounts of the antioxidant.

In both human and laboratory studies, the offspring of mothers who are obese or consume a high - fat diet during pregnancy are much more likely to be overweight and have weight - related problems such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes and heart disease later in life.

The hypothesis on dietary differences between modern humans and Neandertals is based on the study of animal bones found in caves occupied by these two types of hominids, which can provide clues about their diet, but it is always difficult to exclude large predators living at the same time as being responsible for at least part of this accumulation.

The study, which appears online June 1, 2015 in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, offers insight on how diet may help improve survivorship for the nearly three million men living with prostate cancer in the U.S.

«This result is unexpected and quite interesting, because it implies the giant panda's gut microbiota may not have well adapted to its unique diet, and places pandas at an evolutionary dilemma,» said study coauthor Xiaoyan Pang, PhD, MSc, an associate professor in the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

In two independent studies, people and mice eating diets low in protein were healthier and tended to live longer than those eating protein - rich diets.

Among the factors driving their new study, Vogelstein said, was that cancer often strikes people who follow all the rules of healthy living — not smoking, eating a healthy diet and exercising, for example, and with no family history of the disease — prompting the pained question, «Why me?»

Previous studies have found that middle - aged adults whose diet consists of a high proportion of fruits and vegetables are less likely to have a heart attack or stroke, but the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption during young adulthood and heart disease later in life was less clear.

Dramatic calorie restriction, diets reduced by 40 percent of a normal calorie total, have long been known to extend health span, the duration of disease - free aging, in animal studies, and even to extend life span in most animal species examined.

Researchers first discovered the connection between lean diets and extended life spans in a 1935 study of calorie - restricted rats.

In September a 25 - year study conducted by the National Institute on Aging, in Baltimore, found that rhesus monkeys fed a moderate diet lived just as long as those receiving 25 to 30 percent fewer calories.

«This study breathes new life into the discredited theory that supplementing the diet with antioxidants can improve health,» said Seals.

Special diets, under study in a number of laboratories, have extended the lives of rats by up to half.

Participants in the Healthy Weight for Living Study benefited from a behavioral weight loss intervention based on the «I diet» which is a high - fiber and low - glycemic weight loss program that includes behavioral support.

Researchers studied the effect that the addition of almonds can have on a person's diet quality, based on data collected from 28 parent - child pairs living in North Central Florida.

On the other end of the spectrum, several studies have shown that restricting calorie intake below what a normal diet would dictate may lead to a longer life.

In an earlier study of the same 28 piglets used in the new analysis, the scientists found that those fed iron - deficient diets for the first four weeks of life had smaller overall brain volume than those fed an iron - sufficient diet.

For example, in an earlier study, Sayers investigated the diet of langur monkeys living high in the Nepal Himalaya.

One limitation to all studies that aim to quantify the environmental impacts of human diets is that many of the life - cycle analyses used by researchers are conducted in other countries.

By showing that SIRT1 helps liver cells respond to calorie restriction, he says, the study helps «build a case» that low - calorie diets can extend life.

The study, published in Cell Reports, discovered that the action of a gene called FOXO is inhibited in flies given a high sugar diet in early life, causing long - term effects.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

A study in open - access journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution finds that compared to sparrows living in the country, urban - dwelling birds show clear signs of stress linked to the toxic effects of air pollution and an unhealthy diet.

The study was based upon data from the comparison group of the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study — a multi-site randomized trial of the impact of a diet high in vegetables, fruits and fiber, and low in fat on the recurrence of breast cancer.

Two new studies connect a diet rich in protein to a shorter life — and higher risk of diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

Led by Waisman Center and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences investigator Denise Ney and her graduate student Bridget Stroup, the study represents the first human clinical trial to compare how different PKU - specific diets affect the bone health of people living with the disease.

Microbes living in your gut may help protect against the effects of a high - salt diet, according to a new study from MIT.

The study, published in Elsevier's Journal of Archaeological Science indicates a change in diet and location in his early childhood, and in later life, a diet filled with expensive, high status food and drink.

A recent study by the British Geological Survey, in association with researchers at the University of Leicester, has delved into the bone and tooth chemistry of King Richard III and uncovered fascinating new details about the life and diet of Britain's last Plantagenet king.