MNT daily newsletter - 12 January 2017

Dear S.C.T.C Customer, Welcome to today's MNT newsletter, containing the most recent headlines from your chosen news categories. WIRED Health, March 9th, 2017 Join hundreds of healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology influencers and leaders at the 4th Annual WIRED Health event, taking place March 9th at 30 Euston Square in London, as they gather to hear compelling stories from the co-inventor of CRISPR; the co-discoverer of the ebola virus; and the chief medical officer of the UK government. http://bit.ly/2hYuqQn Nutrition / Diet News Blue corn may help prevent, treat metabolic syndrome A new study in rats suggests that adding blue corn to a high-sugar, high-cholesterol diet may help prevent some of the risk factors for metabolic syndrome. 12 Jan 2017 Nutritional quality of kids' menus at chain restaurants not improving despite industry pledges U.S. chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children's menus have made no significant changes compared with... 12 Jan 2017 No silver bullet to beating obesity, study finds As many seek to battle festive bulge in January, new research challenges previous findings that any single aspect of diet or lifestyle can be targeted to reduce the risk of obesity in adults... 12 Jan 2017 Intensive weight loss does not cause major health problems for female fitness competitors Worries about the potential negative consequences of fat loss regimens for aesthetic purposes in normal weight females have been surfacing in the media. 12 Jan 2017 People with forms of early-onset Parkinson's disease may benefit from boosting niacin in diet, research suggests People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson's disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from the University of Leicester. 12 Jan 2017 Close to half of adults and one quarter of kids in the U.S. regularly consume artificial sweeteners Low-calorie sweeteners (LCSs) are often used in place of added sugars such as sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup in food and beverage products. 12 Jan 2017 Sports Medicine / Fitness News Can yoga help with chronic back pain? A new systematic Cochrane review analyzes existing studies on the benefits of yoga for reducing chronic, non-specific lower back pain. 12 Jan 2017 Intensive weight loss does not cause major health problems for female fitness competitors Worries about the potential negative consequences of fat loss regimens for aesthetic purposes in normal weight females have been surfacing in the media. 12 Jan 2017 You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed through your MNT account on Medical News Today. If you wish to alter any of your subscription details (name, email address etc) or chosen news categories, please log into your newsletter preferences page. To unsubscribe from these newsletters immediately, please click here.

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