A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed that the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) precipitated premature deaths in Brazil. Therefore, discouraging the consumption of ultra-processed foods would promote considerable health benefits for this population and could also help reduce premature mortality. Background To study: Premature Deaths Attributable to the Consumption … Read more
A Chicago pilot program that dispatches mental health doctors and emergency medical responders to some 911 calls has connected 385 people to care without a single use-of-force incident or arrest in its first year, a promising start to a program designed to potentially reduce dangerous interactions with the police It’s also been a slow start: … Read more
CNN — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new CNN poll in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nine in 10 adults said they believe there is a mental health crisis in the US today. When asked to rate the … Read more
CNN — Groceries cost 13.5% more than they did a year ago. Almost 25 million adults live in households where there is not always enough to eat. About 40% of food banks saw increased demand this summer. at a time when the food affordability is in the spotlight, the Biden administration is hosting a White … Read more
People in Oxfordshire who smoke are encouraged to consider taking part in Stoptober this year and see the benefits quitting smoking could bring to their mental well-being. Statistics show that there is a higher prevalence of smokers among people with mental health problems. That’s why Oxfordshire County Council and its partners are joining forces to … Read more
Unfortunately, the malnutrition figures in India are worse than in many poorer countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Wasting, which is low weight for height, is 19.3% in children under five years of age according to the latest National Health Survey. For stunting – short height for age, this number is 35.5% nationally. India cannot be a … Read more
Increases in depression without proportional increases in treatment are widespread, reports a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York. In 2020, depression in the past 12 months was prevalent among nearly 1 in 10 Americans and nearly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults. The … Read more
Artificial sweeteners, from mice to humans For more than a decade, Elinav has been interested in discovering the links between nutrition, gut microbes and the risk of developing common diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, with the hope of designing personalized medicine based on microbiomes. In 2014, Elinav and her colleagues found that saccharin, sucralose, … Read more