 | | - Diabetes patients may benefit most from Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet was associated with a mean weight loss of four pounds at six months in adults with type 2 diabetes, while other diet plans studied did not yield similar results, an analysis of 20 studies comparing seven popular diets in diabetes patients revealed. Researchers also noted a 4% to 10% increase in good cholesterol levels and an up to 9% reduction in triglyceride levels in patients who were on Mediterranean, low-carb or low-glycemic diets. The results appear in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reuters (2/6)        | | | - Web series aims for levity, diet education
A Web-based series called "Debunking the Diet" is hosted by comedian Erin Gibson and combines humor with diet and nutrition education from a registered dietitian. Rosa Compean, brand director at Luna, which produces the series, says it's in response to a January advertising blitz from weight-loss companies and tries to "take a really lighthearted approach to tackling the diet myths and nutrition misinformation." The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/5) - Study: Diet drinks amplify alcohol's potency
Researchers say alcohol mixed with a diet drink is more potent than alcohol mixed with a sugar-sweetened drink because the sugar absorbs some of the alcohol. "Alcohol, consumed with a diet mixer, results in higher breath-alcohol concentrations as compared to the same amount of alcohol consumed with a sugar-sweetened mixer," says lead author Cecile Marczinski. National Public Radio/The Salt blog (2/5) - Study links red meat intake to higher chance of GDM
Pregnant women who were in the highest quintile of red meat intake before pregnancy were significantly more likely than those in the lowest quintile to develop gestational diabetes mellitus, according to a study in Diabetes Care. However, consuming foods rich in vegetable protein, such as nuts, may help reduce the risk, researchers said. Medscape (free registration) (2/6) - Study: Nutrition deficits, autism often coincide
The odds of having nutritional deficiencies and feeding problems were five times higher among children with autism spectrum disorder than in those without the condition, a study showed. Researchers reported in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders that children with autism had substantially lower calcium and protein intake, and were at greater risk for long-term health problems. Examiner.com (2/4) - Exercise may improve fetal, maternal health with gestational diabetes
Regular moderate-intensity exercise may help boost fetal and maternal health in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus, a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found. Patients in the exercise group also had a lower risk of macrosomia and were less likely than the control group to need an acute or elective cesarean delivery, researchers noted. Diabetes.co.uk (U.K.) (2/5) | Institutional Foodservice | | - Individual "loaded" pizza
This pizza is meaty with mushrooms and sausage, but low in fat and high in flavor. Epicurious  | Weight loss is important, but so is nutrient quality."
--Mayo Clinic RD Katherine Zeratsky, as quoted by Reuters |
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