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Research suggests bamboo-based foods could support metabolic health https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260118/Research-suggests-bamboo-based-foods-could-support-metabolic-health.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Research suggests bamboo-based foods could support metabolic healthThis systematic review synthesizes human, in vitro, and food-processing studies on bamboo consumption, finding limited but suggestive evidence for metabolic, digestive, and antioxidant benefits when products are properly prepared. It also highlights safety considerations, including potential goitrogenic effects from inadequately processed shoots, and calls for higher-quality human trials. Students who game the most show lower diet quality and higher BMI, study finds https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260118/Students-who-game-the-most-show-lower-diet-quality-and-higher-BMI-study-finds.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Students who game the most show lower diet quality and higher BMI, study findsA national study of Australian undergraduates suggests that spending more than 10 hours a week gaming is associated with poorer diet quality, higher body weight, and disrupted sleep, highlighting the need for healthier gaming habits rather than less gaming altogether. Gut microbiota analysis offers insights into how ultra processed foods affect health https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260116/Gut-microbiota-analysis-offers-insights-into-how-ultra-processed-foods-affect-health.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Gut microbiota analysis offers insights into how ultra processed foods affect healthTo gain more knowledge about how ultra-processed food affects us, we need new research methods, claim researchers. Now they are looking to better understand our intestinal flora. Engineered vessels boost retinal organoid function, enabling advanced disease modeling https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260114/Engineered-vessels-boost-retinal-organoid-function-enabling-advanced-disease-modeling.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Engineered vessels boost retinal organoid function, enabling advanced disease modelingUntil now, it has been difficult to maintain retinal ganglion cells deep inside organoids over extended periods. The supply of nutrients and oxygen in the densely packed tissues is limited, leading to cell death. Insulin anxiety and workplace barriers complicate gestational diabetes care https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260120/Insulin-anxiety-and-workplace-barriers-complicate-gestational-diabetes-care.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Insulin anxiety and workplace barriers complicate gestational diabetes careInsulin use in gestational diabetes presents challenges; education and support are key to overcoming fears and ensuring effective self-management for mothers. GOP promotes MAHA agenda in bid to avert midterm losses. Dems point to contradictions. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260120/GOP-promotes-MAHA-agenda-in-bid-to-avert-midterm-losses-Dems-point-to-contradictions.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 GOP promotes MAHA agenda in bid to avert midterm losses. Dems point to contradictions.When a "Make America Healthy Again" summit was held at the posh Waldorf Astoria in Washington, the line of attendees stretched down the block. The shift toward multi-target strategies in obesity therapeutics https://www.news-medical.net/whitepaper/20260120/The-shift-toward-multi-target-strategies-in-obesity-therapeutics.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 The shift toward multi-target strategies in obesity therapeuticsA deep dive into the scientific shift toward multi-target obesity therapeutics and its implications for metabolic health and disease prevention. Study reveals how ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260116/Study-reveals-how-ketogenic-diet-protects-against-epilepsy-seizures.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Study reveals how ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizuresUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Dietary intervention eases celiac symptoms in children but not quality of life https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260114/Dietary-intervention-eases-celiac-symptoms-in-children-but-not-quality-of-life.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Dietary intervention eases celiac symptoms in children but not quality of lifeThe Gluten3S research group launched a dietary intervention with children who had recently been diagnosed with celiac disease. Gut bacteria compound during pregnancy protects offspring from fatty liver disease https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260114/Gut-bacteria-compound-during-pregnancy-protects-offspring-from-fatty-liver-disease.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Gut bacteria compound during pregnancy protects offspring from fatty liver diseaseChildren born to mothers who consume a high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding face a higher risk of developing fatty liver disease later in life. Lifestyle prevention of diabetes may halve carbon footprint associated with treating complications https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260120/Lifestyle-prevention-of-diabetes-may-halve-carbon-footprint-associated-with-treating-complications.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Lifestyle prevention of diabetes may halve carbon footprint associated with treating complicationsPreventing high blood glucose (pre-diabetes) from turning into type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes could more than halve the carbon footprint associated with treating the complications of the disease, suggests a modelling study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Mcgill researchers find unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260120/Mcgill-researchers-find-unexpected-chemical-contaminants-in-human-milk-samples.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nutrition_newsletter_23_january_2026 Mcgill researchers find unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samplesAn interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill University has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa.