Nearly 70 percent of Americans ages 20 or older are overweight or obese, including Larry Chu, MD, a Stanford anesthesiologist and executive director of Medicine …
Tag: nutrition
When bacteria swarm: H. pylori home in on our stomach cells
Imagine you’re thrown into wild ocean waters, battered by waves until you can’t tell which way is up. Your only chance of survival is to …
Stanford grad students design new tools for learning about nutrition, feelings
Mushrooms and tomatoes, veggies that are often reviled by preschoolers, star in a new app designed by a Stanford graduate student that aims to involve …
Can food mentions in newspapers predict national obesity rates?
Food words trending in today's newspapers could help predict a country's obesity rates in three years, according to findings recently published in the journal BMC Public …
Adventurous eaters more likely to be healthy, new study shows
Are you willing to sample chocolate-covered silkworm pupae? What about blood sausage or, for the vegetarians among us, some shoo-fly pie (one of my personal favorites)? …
“They might be slightly healthier, but they’ll still be junk foods”: Expert comments on trans-fat ban
As you've probably heard, the FDA ruled last week to ban trans-fats and phase them out of all food products over the next three years. …
Stanford initiative aims to simultaneously improve education and maternal-child health in South Africa
What if we could "leapfrog" over the education and technology gap in low-resource countries, while at the same time improving maternal and early childhood health …
FDA changes regulation for antibiotic use in animals
Livestock can no longer be fed antibiotics "preventatively" or to help them grow bigger. The FDA has ruled to change their regulations of how drugs can be …
Study finds arm circumference is accurate measure of malnutrition in children with diarrheal illnesses
Malnutrition is a leading cause of mortality in children under the age of five, contributing to approximately 3.5 million child deaths worldwide each year. Currently, the World Health Organization and …
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory: Med student encourages community engagement
Right after graduating from Stanford, Steve (Suk) Ko moved to East Palo Alto with some friends who were also recent graduates. They put all their effort …
Raw milk still a health hazard, says Stanford doctor
In spite of looser regulations around the sale of unpasteurized milk, it's still unsafe to drink. That's the message from Stanford pediatric infectious disease expert …
Sticky situation: How sugar affects our health
Here's a shocking statistic: On average, Americans consume three pounds of sugar each week, or 3,550 pounds in an entire lifetime. This leads some to …
Why establishing a health baseline is a “critical starting point for achieving future health goals”
Raise your hand if you want to be more successful at achieving health goals, such as losing weight or lowering your cholesterol levels, and maintaining …
How to keep New Year’s resolutions to eat healthy
New Year's Day always offers the opportunity to hit pause, reflect on our lives and set goals to improve our health and well-being. For many …
The role of nutrition in diabetes prevention and management
Can certain diets help patients prevent or manage their diabetes? Which foods are best for diabetics and which ones should they avoid? If you increase …
Stanford dietitian explains how – not just what – you eat matters
Recent posts, including this one from last week and this one from earlier today, offered sound advice to help avoid overeating around the holidays. Of …