Healthy Habits May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Even with Genetic Risk

A large UK Biobank study found that lifestyle patterns were strongly linked to type 2 diabetes risk across genetic risk groups, though the findings should not be read as proof that diabetes is always preventable.

May 21, 2026

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Nutrition Science

Waist Size and Body Fat May Reveal Health Risks BMI Can Miss

A large UK Biobank study found that combining waist circumference with body fat percentage helped identify people at higher risk for diabetes, heart events and chronic kidney disease, including some whose BMI did not place them in the obesity range.

May 21, 2026

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Heart Health

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Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

A new observational study in remote Amazonian Indigenous communities found that gut microbial diversity changed after medical visits, but the findings do not mean lifesaving treatment should be avoided.

May 22, 2026

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Can Healthy Eating Help Memory Recover After a Sugary Diet?

A review of animal studies found memory improved after unhealthy diets were replaced with healthier food, though recovery appeared weaker after diets high in sugar or both fat and sugar.

May 19, 2026

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Nutrition Science

Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Be Linked to Children’s Memory Years Later

A follow-up analysis of a Danish clinical trial found children whose mothers received higher-dose vitamin D3 during pregnancy performed better on some memory tests at age 10, but researchers say the findings should be interpreted carefully.

May 19, 2026

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Higher Egg Intake Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Long-Term Study

A large observational study of older adults found that people who ate eggs more often were less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease over time, though researchers cannot say eggs themselves were the cause.

May 6, 2026

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Eating More Beans, Soy Linked to Reduced Risk of High Blood Pressure

A major review of long-term studies found people who ate more legumes and soy foods were less likely to develop high blood pressure, though the research cannot prove these foods alone were responsible.

May 10, 2026

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Can a Month of Diet Changes Really Make You ‘Biologically Younger?’

A small randomized trial in older adults found that four weeks of dietary changes improved some biomarkers tied to biological age, but that does not mean aging itself was reversed.

May 12, 2026

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Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

May 22, 2026

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What Vitamin C May Do When Nitrates and Nitrites Reach the Gut

A mathematical modeling study suggests vitamin C may reduce certain cancer-linked chemical reactions during digestion, but it does not prove that supplements prevent cancer.

May 22, 2026

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What Vitamin C May Do When Nitrates and Nitrites Reach the Gut

Healthy Habits May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Even with Genetic Risk

May 21, 2026

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Waist Size and Body Fat May Reveal Health Risks BMI Can Miss

May 21, 2026

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Creatine’s Performance Benefits Are Clearer Than Its Inflammation Claims

A review of human clinical trials found little evidence that creatine meaningfully lowers common inflammatory markers, even though the supplement remains well supported for some exercise-related benefits.

May 20, 2026

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Creatine’s Performance Benefits Are Clearer Than Its Inflammation Claims

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Healthy Habits May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Even with Genetic Risk

Waist Size and Body Fat May Reveal Health Risks BMI Can Miss

Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

Can Healthy Eating Help Memory Recover After a Sugary Diet?

Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Be Linked to Children’s Memory Years Later

Most Popular

Higher Egg Intake Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Long-Term Study

Eating More Beans, Soy Linked to Reduced Risk of High Blood Pressure

Can a Month of Diet Changes Really Make You ‘Biologically Younger?’

Latest Posts

Gut Microbes May Shift Quickly After Limited Medical Exposure

What Vitamin C May Do When Nitrates and Nitrites Reach the Gut

Healthy Habits May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Even with Genetic Risk

Waist Size and Body Fat May Reveal Health Risks BMI Can Miss

Creatine’s Performance Benefits Are Clearer Than Its Inflammation Claims

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