October 2024
October 26
The impact of vitamin D administration on mortality in COVID-19 patients:a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Front Nutr. 2024 Sep 25:11:1441847. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1441847. eCollection 2024.
“Not medically necessary “: inside the company helping America’s biggest health insurers deny coverage for care
By T Christian Miller Pro Publica, Patrick Rucker The Capital Forum, David Armstrong Pro Publica, Cancer Therapy Advisor October 30, 2024
Medicare paid insurers billions for questionable home diagnoses, watchdog finds
By Christopher Weaver and Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ October 24, 2024
The anabolic response to a ground beef patty and soy-based meat alternative: a randomized controlled trial
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Available online 31 August 2024
Coffee during pregnancy safe for baby’s brain development, study suggests
Psychological Medicine, 2024; 1 DOI: 10.1017/S0033291724002216
Dietary experts advise skipping guidelines on ultra-processed foods—for now
By Alison Cooney, STAT News October 21, 2024
Toddlers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods
European Journal of Nutrition, 2024; DOI: 10.1007/s00394-024-03496-7
MV140 sublingual vaccine reduces recurrent urinary tract infection in women
Can Urol Assoc J. 2024 Feb;18(2):25-31. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.8455.
‘Airport malaria’ on the rise in Europe, new study suggests: Here’s what travelers should know
By Angelica Stable, Fox News October 22, 2024
Unilateral strength training leads to muscle-specific sparing effects during opposite homologous limb immobilization
Journal of Applied Physiology November 2024; volume 137, issue 5
October 19
Association of egg intake with Alzheimer’s dementia risk in older adults: The rush memory and aging project
Nutritional Epidemiology Volume 154, Issue 7 p2236-2243July 2024
Tarlov cysts
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Payments by drug and medical device manufacturers to US peer reviewers of major medical journals. Medical devices and equipment.
JAMA. Published online October 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.17681
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy promising for treating resistant depression
By Hoban Khaja PharmD, Clinical Advisor October 11, 2024
Fruits are now so sweet that zoos had to stop feeding them to animals
By Drew MacFarlane, The Weather Channel October 03, 2018
Scientific support for Feingold program
Environmental Health, Feingold.org April 2022
Kellogg’s faces protests over food dyes in popular breakfast cereals
By Kelly McCarthy, ABC News October 16, 2024
To require warning labels on sugar-sweetened foods and beverages
Congress.gov
Cases of adverse mental health outcomes developing with continuous glucose monitoring
By Jessica Nye, PhD, Clinical Advisor October 11, 2024
FDA shakes up weight loss market as Mounjaro shortage ends
By Joseph Choi, thehill.com October 13, 2024
Consumption of 85% cocoa dark chocolate improves mood in association with gut microbial changes in healthy adults
The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry Volume 99, January 2022, 108854
October 12
Implausibility of radical life extension in humans in the twenty-first century
Nat Aging (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00702-3
Association between vitamin B2 intake and cognitive performance among older adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES
Sci Rep 14, 21930 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72949-0
Riboflavin Deficiency
StatPearls NCBI Bookshelf, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-.
Lots of kids wear crocs, but are they bad for young feet?
By Maria Godoy, NPR.org October 8, 2024
Diet quality during pregnancy, adolescent brain morphology, and cognitive performance in a population-based cohort
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Available online 8 October 2024
High-dose recombinant influenza vaccine: NNT=3000 to prevent one more infection, no impact on hospitalization
Am Fam Physician. 2024;109(4):372
Vaccines to prevent influenza in healthy adults
Database Syst Rev 2018 Feb 1;2(2): CD001269. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001269.pub6.
Who should take the flu vaccine
By Jennifer Robinson, MD, Webmd February 25, 2024
Most of today’s children are unlikely to live to 100
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN October 7, 2024
GSK agrees to settle about 80,000 Zantac lawsuits for up to $2.2 billion
By Brendan Pierson, Reuters October 9, 2024
Reducing daily sitting may prevent back pain
BMJ Open, 2024; 14 (9): e084305 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084305
Implausibility of radical life extension in humans in the twenty-first century
Nat Aging (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00702-3
October 5
Lack of personal growth, purpose linked with mild cognitive impairment
AMA. 2024;332(13):1044. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.17611
One in three Americans has a dysfunctional metabolism, but intermittent fasting could help
Annals of Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.7326/M24-85
‘Weekend Warrior’ physical activity may help protect against more than 200 diseases
Circulation, 2024; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.068669
Benefits of resistance exercise training in treatment of anxiety and depression
Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2023.11.016
FDA fast-tracks first nasal spray for allergic reactions, anaphylaxis
JAMA. 2024;332(13):1043. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.17605
Boar’s Head factory problems—warnings 2 years ago
By Jennifer Henderson, MedPage Today, October 2, 2024
Gut microbiome and atrial fibrillation-results from a large population-based study
EbioMedicine, 2023 May:91:104583. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104583. Epub 2023 Apr 27.
Gut bacteria linked to fatty deposits in heart arteries
Circulation, 2023; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.063914
Court revives more than 500 lawsuits over Fosamax femur fracture risk
By Brendan Pierson, Reuters September 20, 2024
Ultraprocessed food intake and body mass index change among youths: a prospective cohort study
Growing Up Today Study
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume120, Issue 4, October 2024, Pages 836-845
Ultraprocessed food consumption and risk of gallstone disease: analysis of 3 prospective cohorts
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Volume 120, Issue 3 September 2024, Pages 499-506
Pervasiveness of inflammation-inducing foods in American diet
Public Health Nutrition, 2024; 27 (1) DOI: 10.1017/S1368980024001800
