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Gut-friendly eating made simple: nourish your microbiome with everyday choices
health2 days ago

Gut-friendly eating made simple: nourish your microbiome with everyday choices

A gut-friendly approach centers on eating minimally processed, fiber-rich foods to support the gut microbiome, which may help reduce inflammation and support digestion and overall health. It also suggests gradually increasing fiber to avoid GI discomfort, limiting ultraprocessed items, and using a guided elimination-style strategy to identify foods that irritate the gut, complemented by tracking food, health, and mood to tailor the plan.

via New York Post|
#elimination-diet#fiber#gut-health
Unprocessed Whole Foods Cut 330 Daily Calories Without Shrinking Your Plate
health13 days ago

Unprocessed Whole Foods Cut 330 Daily Calories Without Shrinking Your Plate

A Bristol-led reanalysis of a 2019 trial finds that when people eat unprocessed whole foods they consume about 50% more food by volume but roughly 330 fewer calories per day than on ultra-processed diets, suggesting a built-in nutritional intelligence that favors micronutrient-rich foods and challenges the idea that weight loss is solely about portion size.

via ScienceAlert|
#calories#dietary-choices#health
RFK Jr. Blames GRAS Loophole for Ultraprocessed Foods, Calls for FDA Overhaul
health14 days ago

RFK Jr. Blames GRAS Loophole for Ultraprocessed Foods, Calls for FDA Overhaul

60 Minutes reports RFK Jr. claims the FDA's GRAS exemption lets food manufacturers certify ingredients as safe without full government review, fueling a surge in ultraprocessed foods and potential health problems. He advocates revoking GRAS status for problematic refined carbohydrates unless proven safe, while experts warn about obesity and cardiometabolic disease. The piece also discusses subsidies shaping the food system and notes a related lawsuit against several manufacturers.

via CBS News|
#fda#gras#health
Health Officials Challenge GRAS Loophole in War on Ultraprocessed Foods
health14 days ago

Health Officials Challenge GRAS Loophole in War on Ultraprocessed Foods

Two public health leaders clash over ultraprocessed foods and the GRAS safety loophole: Kessler urges revoking GRAS status for many additives unless proven safe, while Kennedy Jr. seeks tighter oversight to curb the market’s flood of processed ingredients. The report links ultraprocessed foods to obesity and cardiometabolic disease, discusses farm subsidies that underwrite unhealthy calories, and notes a pending lawsuit against manufacturers along with calls for greater food-safety transparency.

via CBS News|
#fda#gras-exemption#health
Pollan’s Guide to Eating: Real Food, Fewer Ultra-Processed Options
health14 days ago

Pollan’s Guide to Eating: Real Food, Fewer Ultra-Processed Options

CBS News highlights that ultraprocessed foods are linked to obesity and chronic diseases; FDA former head Kessler and author Michael Pollan discuss evidence that these foods alter metabolism and drive overeating. NIH research shows people on ultraprocessed diets consume about 500 more calories daily; Pollan recommending eating real food, mostly plants, avoiding ingredients a third-grader cannot pronounce, shopping the supermarket perimeter, cooking at home, and advocating policy changes to subsidize healthier calories.

via CBS News|
#dietary-guidelines#health#michael-pollan
Ultra-Processed Diet May Raise Mortality Risk for Cancer Survivors
health15 days ago

Ultra-Processed Diet May Raise Mortality Risk for Cancer Survivors

A Healthline-backed study of over 24,000 adults in southern Italy found that cancer survivors who consumed the highest share of ultra-processed foods (by weight) had about 48% higher all-cause mortality and 57% higher cancer-specific mortality than those with the lowest intake. The researchers cite increased inflammation and resting heart rate as possible mechanisms, and they urge focusing on fresh, minimally processed foods, though the study is observational and cannot prove causation.

via AOL.com|
#cancer-survivors#diet#health
Five Everyday Habits to Extend Healthspan and Longevity
health29 days ago

Five Everyday Habits to Extend Healthspan and Longevity

A longevity-focused piece argues there’s no single secret to a longer life, but healthspan can be expanded by avoiding five common habits: sitting for long periods, regularly eating ultraprocessed foods (especially processed meats), isolating oneself, ignoring sleep problems, and skipping routine doctor visits. To counter these, experts recommend integrating movement (about 150 minutes of moderate activity weekly plus 2–3 strength sessions and 5–10 minutes of daily stretching), prioritizing social connections, addressing sleep disorders with medical care, and staying current with preventive care to catch issues early.

via TODAY.com|
#aging#health#healthspan
Processed-Food Additives Linked to Higher Cancer and Diabetes Risk in Large French Study
health1 month ago

Processed-Food Additives Linked to Higher Cancer and Diabetes Risk in Large French Study

Two large French NutriNet-Santé analyses link higher intake of common food preservatives with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and certain cancers (notably breast and prostate) among 100k+ adults followed for ~7 years; non-antioxidant preservatives such as sorbates and nitrites showed the strongest associations (e.g., potassium sorbate with ~14% higher overall cancer and ~26% higher breast cancer risk; sodium nitrite with ~32% higher prostate cancer risk), while 12 of 17 preservatives studied were tied to higher diabetes risk. Some antioxidants also linked to cancer risk. Researchers call for regulatory review and more research, and advocate limiting ultraprocessed foods and additives.

via Medscape|
#cancer#diabetes#health
Lower ultraprocessed foods improve metabolic health in older adults
health1 month ago

Lower ultraprocessed foods improve metabolic health in older adults

A small real-world feeding study of adults 65+ found that reducing ultraprocessed foods to under 15% of calories—while keeping total calories and nutrients constant—led to weight loss, reduced abdominal fat, improved insulin sensitivity, healthier cholesterol levels, lower inflammation, and favorable changes in appetite/metabolism hormones; benefits were similar on a meat-based or vegetarian plan. The study was limited by its small size and wasn’t designed to prove disease prevention; longer, larger studies are needed.

via PBS|
#aging#health#inflammation
MAHA Momentum: Statehouses Poised to Shape 2026 Health Policy
health-policy1 month ago

MAHA Momentum: Statehouses Poised to Shape 2026 Health Policy

RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda is gaining steam in state legislatures, with West Virginia enacting a dye ban and about 75 dye-related bills filed in 2025 across 37 states; the Rural Health Transformation Program ties funding to MAHA reforms, fueling policy efforts on vaccines, fluoride, PFAS, and SNAP in numerous states, while California advances ultraprocessed-food rules and industry groups push for faster corporate action—setting the stage for a vigorous state-led health policy push in 2026.

via CBS News|
#food-dyes#health-policy#state-legislation