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- The underappreciated role of muscle in health and disease [pdf] http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/84/3/475.full.pdf 7 comments
- The underappreciated role of muscle in health and disease [pdf] http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/84/3/475.full.pdf 40 comments
- Cluster randomized controlled trial of a consumer behavior intervention (targeting menu labeling, healthy food availability, placement, and prompting) to improve healthy food purchases from online canteens http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2017/09/27/ajcn.117.158329.abstract 4 comments science
- A Mendelian randomization analysis indicated that higher BMI at age 7 likely causes higher levels of binge eating and overeating, weight and shape concerns, and weight-control behaviour patterns in both males and females and food restriction in males at age 13 http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/106/3/764.full?sid=ebbbc14b-6311-40e0-a120-773c1ebea9fd 3 comments science
- Later Circadian Timing of Food Intake is Associated with Increased Body Fat http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2017/09/06/ajcn.117.161588 18 comments science
- Fried potato consumption is associated with elevated mortality: an 8-y longitudinal cohort study http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2017/06/07/ajcn.117.154872.abstract?papeto 14 comments science
- AJCN paper: Fried potato consumption is associated with elevated mortality: an 8-y longitudinal cohort study http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2017/06/07/ajcn.117.154872.abstract?papetoc 2 comments science
- Mass famine may be associated with telomere shortening in male descendants of famine survivors, supporting the "thrifty telomere hypothesis", finds researchers based on a retrospective cohort study of survivors and descendants of a Chuvash population that experienced mass famine in 1922–1923. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/104/5/1410 3 comments science
- Whey protein supplement 'significantly' lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/10/25/ajcn.116.137919 221 comments science
- Calorie for calorie, ketogenic diet is associated with increased energy expenditure in metabolic ward study. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/07/05/ajcn.116.133561.abstract 17 comments science
- Meta analysis: findings suggest significant inverse relations between whole-grain intake and mortality due to any cause, CVD, or cancer http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/104/1/164.short 21 comments science
- Financial incentives increase fruit and vegetable intake among low-income (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/06/22/ajcn.115.129320.abstract 6 comments science
- Diet low in advanced glycation end products increases insulin sensitivity in healthy overweight individuals http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/103/6/1426.short 4 comments science
- Men following a vegan diet are 35% less likely to develop prostate cancer. http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/103/1/153.short 144 comments science
- Higher compared with lower dietary protein during an energy deficit combined with intense exercise promotes greater lean mass gain and fat mass loss: a randomized trial http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/01/26/ajcn.115.119339 3 comments science
- Watercress supplementation in diet reduces lymphocyte DNA damage and alters blood antioxidant status in healthy adults http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/85/2/504.full 5 comments science
- Obese people believe that drinking diet beverages (DBs) may be a simple strategy to achieve weight loss. However, replacing DBs with water after the main meal leads to greater weight reduction during a weight-loss program, according to a new study. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/102/6/1305.abstract 220 comments science
- In type 2 diabetic obese adults, a low carbohydrate diet, which is high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat, achieves greater improvements in the lipid profile, blood glucose stability, and reductions in diabetes medication requirements compared to the high carbohydrate diet. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/102/4/780.abstract 58 comments science
- Butter consumption resulted in increases in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol compared with the effects of olive oil consumption http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/07/01/ajcn.115.112227.abstract 9 comments science
- A high whey protein–, leucine-, and vitamin D–enriched supplement preserves muscle mass during intentional weight loss in obese older adults http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/101/2/279.short 139 comments science
- Serum biomarkers of habitual coffee consumption may provide insight into the mechanism underlying the association between coffee consumption and colorectal cancer http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/03/11/ajcn.114.096099.short 20 comments science
- A 16-year long longitudinal study on 120,000 subjects found that a diet rich in proteins leads to weight gain when also rich in high glycemic index foods, and to weight loss when also rich in low glycemic index foods. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/04/08/ajcn.114.100867 72 comments science
- No link found between genetics and obesity (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition) http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/91/1/184.full 13 comments science
- Cocoa, Cognition, and Aging (CoCoA) Study—a randomized controlled trial http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2014/12/16/ajcn.114.092189.full.pdf 7 comments science
- "Fiber and fruit intakes are associated with a reduction in total mortality" http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/100/6/1498.short?rss=1 27 comments science
- Caffeine intake is independently associated with a lower risk of incident kidney stones http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/100/6/1596.short 12 comments science
- Umami flavor enhances appetite but also increases satiety http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/100/2/532.short 8 comments science
- A recommendation to eat or skip breakfast has no discernible effect on weight loss "contrary to widely espoused views" http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/100/2/507.short 106 comments science
- Increased fruit and vegetable intake has no discernible effect on weight loss http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/100/2/567.short 12 comments science
- There is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD. - AJCN http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.abstract 3 comments science
- Sugars and risk of mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study - Added sugars were not associated with elevated mortality. Fructose was weakly associated with excess mortality while added sugar, sucrose and added sucrose were inversely related to mortality. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/99/5/1077.abstract 22 comments science
- Flavonoid-rich fruit and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular disease http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/99/3/479.short 13 comments science
- Resistance to weight loss in obese people can be predicted by insulin resistance and inflammatory markers http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/98/6/1385.abstract 3 comments science
- Meta-analysis finds significant inverse association between intake of dairy products and risk of type 2 diabetes http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/98/4/1066.short 33 comments science
- It's a little old, but with the keto diet becoming popular lately, it's good to note: Ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets have no metabolic advantage over nonketogenic low-carbohydrate diets http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/83/5/1055.full 12 comments science
- Eating fruits and vegetables tied to longer life http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/06/26/ajcn.112.056119 66 comments science
- New research suggests that egg consumption is not associated with the risk of CVD and cardiac mortality in the general population. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/05/15/ajcn.112.051318.abstract 3 comments science
- Theobromine, a natural constituent of cocoa, raises serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/97/6/1201.short?rss=1&utm_source=feedly 4 comments science
- Both sugar sweetened soda and artificially sweetened soda were associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/01/30/ajcn.112.050997 1313 comments science
- Risk of hospitalization or death from ischemic heart disease among British vegetarians and nonvegetarians: results from the EPIC-Oxford cohort study http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2013/01/30/ajcn.112.044073.abstract 6 comments science