Andrew Rhoades

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades

The ability to easily measure health-related indexes such as heart rate, BP, electrocardiograms, sleep patterns and stress levels with wearable technology as accessible as a smartwatch or ring with internet connectivity is now commonplace and widely used. There is a growing interest in harnessing the ease of acquiring this and related data in attempts to correlate workplace environments with physiologic effects as physicians do their work.

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades

Read more Key takeaways: Participants who ate chickpeas over 12 weeks had decreased total cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. The findings support guidelines advising people to eat fruits and vegetables daily. ORLANDO — Eating a cup of beans daily reduced inflammation and improved cholesterol levels in people with prediabetes, a randomized control study presented at the annual NUTRITION meeting showed.

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades |Jay B. Lusk

Key takeaways: New U.S. dementia cases dropped from 3.5% in 2015 to 2.8% in 2021. Existing dementia cases rose from 10.5% to 11.8% during that time. Modifying lifestyle factors can help with prevention, a researcher said. New dementia diagnoses have significantly decreased since 2015, a study published in BMJ found. But more people are living with the disease than ever, underlining “the need for long-term care planning, caregiver support and equitable dementia care delivery,” Jay B.

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades |Alessandro Feraldi

Key takeaways:Data show men were less likely to seek care for diabetes, HIV/AIDs and hypertension. More research is needed to track gender-related health risks and how they change over time, a researcher told Healio. June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, which aims to encourage men to engage in healthy habits and improve their wellness. There are several troubling disease prevalences and gender disparities among American men.

3 weeks ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades

Key takeaways: The level of exposure to sweet foods did not influence adult’s preferences for sweet-tasting foods. The researchers plan to conduct a similar study in children. ORLANDO — Eating more sweet-tasting foods did not increase a person’s preference for sweet tastes, according to the results of a parallel randomized clinical trial presented at the annual NUTRITION meeting.