Diet, supplements and metabolic health, with the evidence weighed.
In a 136-person randomized trial, 20 grams a day of the prebiotic fiber inulin cut knee osteoarthritis pain about as much as digital physiotherapy, and also improved grip strength and pain sensitivity.
An Annenberg Public Policy Center survey of 1,842 US adults found 58% know regular drinking raises later cancer risk, up five points since February. The 2025–2030 dietary guidelines dropped the cancer warning.
A Tufts analysis of 30,459 US adults in NHANES found daily calories from coffee climbed from 43 to 60 between 2003 and 2018 while volume stayed flat. Non-dairy creamer became the largest source.
A randomized trial of 2 grams of DHA a day in 365 older adults at risk of Alzheimer's found the omega-3 reached the brain but did not improve cognition or slow hippocampal shrinkage over two years.
A 53-person controlled-feeding trial found eight weeks of a provided Mediterranean diet improved lipids but not C-reactive protein. Inflammation fell only after twice-weekly fasting days brought weight loss.
In about 7,500 adults from two German cohorts, closer adherence to any of ten healthy dietary patterns, from Mediterranean to DASH, was associated with slower epigenetic aging, with modest differences between diets.
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a Class I recall of about 1.58 million pounds of Kayem Foods ready-to-eat meat and poultry stored in a cooler with temperature deviations. No illnesses are confirmed.
An observational study in Nature Medicine tracked 8,127 women prescribed GLP-1 drugs, almost all tirzepatide, through a remote UK service. Mean weight loss was 16.1 kg at six months; there was no comparison group.
The FDA finalized a rule allowing salt substitutes in 139 foods with federal standards of identity, from cheese to canned vegetables. Reformulation is voluntary; the rule takes effect December 14.
A 493-person randomized trial at the University of Liverpool found adults drinking diet beverages lost as much weight over 104 weeks as those drinking water. The American Beverage Association funded it.
