By Kelsey Waddill May 31, 2023 – With the Affordable Care Act\’s preventive care coverage requirement under scrutiny, Peterson-KFF researchers investigated how many Americans rely on the law\’s coverage and determined that up to 10 million people could be affected. The researchers used data on claims from 2019, which would not be susceptible to the … Read more
Researchers at Uppsala University have examined how junk food affects sleep in a new study. In random order, healthy volunteers ate one unhealthy diet and one healthier one. The participants\’ deep sleep quality decreased after the unhealthy diet, compared with those following the healthier diet. The results of the study were published in the journal … Read more
We rarely think about food in relation to our mental health. We worry that it leads to health problems, such as cardiovascular OR gastrointestinal problems, but did you know that different foods and drinks can exacerbate anxiety spikes and even bouts of depression? Indeed, there are foods and beverages that therapists and psychiatrists, who have … Read more
In a recent study published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers explored the impacts of precision nutrition on gut microbiome variation. Study: Variation in crop, host and gut microbiome influences precision nutrition: an example of blueberries. Image Credit: BukhtaYurii/Shutterstock.com Background Nutrition research funding is increasingly focused on precision nutrition, which has recently received significant interest. Fruit … Read more