Andrew Rhoades

CHICAGO — A greater intake of ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, did not significantly increase the risk for type 2 diabetes in middle-aged adults, according to a study presented at NUTRITION.“We were motivated with wanting to better understand how [UPFs], a staple of the U.S. diet which contributes to over 60% of caloric intake, was potentially influencing the risk of diabetes,”

Most physicians who are reluctant to treat addiction cited poor training and other institutional factors as major reasons for their hesitancy, a systematic review in JAMA Network Open showed.“The findings were pretty much expected,” Nora D. Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told Healio. “Prior research has been describing that physicians don’t

A federal judge has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on new noncompete agreements with all workers in for-profit organizations.United States District Judge Ada E. Brown, from the Northern District of Texas, ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “lacks substantive rulemaking authority with respect to unfair methods of competition” while calling the ban

The life expectancy gap in the United States widened to over 20 years in the last 2 decades, with significant variations in life expectancy across diverse populations, study results published in The Lancet revealed.Certain populations, including American Indian or Alaska Native individuals, saw declines in life expectancy due to health care barriers that “require immediate action,”

Global increases in life expectancy have been accompanied by a similar rise in the number of years living with the effects of disease. This difference between life expectancy and disability-free healthy living, what researchers called the healthspan-lifespan gap, has grown to almost 10 years over the last 2 decades, the results of a cross-sectional analysis of WHO member states published in JAMA

ED visits resulting from electronic bicycle and scooter injuries rose threefold from 2019 to 2022, according to findings from a retrospective analysis published in Injury Prevention.Alcohol and substance use increased the odds of these ED visits, particularly in men and adolescents.

Several glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, receptor agonists may be associated with reduced risk for a dementia diagnosis in older adults with diabetes, according to a recent study from Epic Research.The findings add to research on links between diabetes medications and the development of cognitive disorders.

Use of weight loss medications appeared to be significantly lower among those from certain racial and ethnic minority groups, results from a cross-sectional study published in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities revealed. The analysis showed a disparity gap compared with white individuals ranging from 30% to 64% lower odds of using obesity-management medications among Asian, Black and

A significant proportion of new cases of CVD and diabetes globally can be attributed to the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. , according to a new study published in Nature Medicine. cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus could be connected to the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages.The effects of the drinks on these diseases were especially pronounced in developing countries and show a need

The FDA announced it has authorized the marketing of 20 Zyn nicotine pouch products, citing their greater health benefits vs. cigarettes and other tobacco products. It is the first time the agency has authorized the sale of nicotine pouches, but the authorization does not signify their safety.