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The first week of September looked pretty productive in the science world across the globe. We brought you papers from Australia, the USA, Finland and other parts of Europe. Would you eat lab-grown meat? Gen Z doesn't seem to be too keen. There are also three different topics around COVID that may be interesting for a range of personal training clients. Here are the highlights:
Red hot meat: The wrong recipe for heart diseaseFrom MasterChef to MKR, the world's best chefs have taught us how to barbeque, grill and panfry a steak to perfection. But while the experts may be seeking that extra flavor, new research suggests high-heat caramelization could be bad for our health. Source: University of South Australia Vitamin D deficiency may raise risk of getting COVID-19, study findsIn a retrospective study of patients tested for COVID-19, researchers found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus. Source: University of Chicago Medical Center Linking calorie restriction, body temperature and healthspanCutting calories significantly may not be an easy task for most, but it's tied to a host of health benefits ranging from longer lifespan to a much lower chance of developing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's. A new study illuminates the critical role that body temperature plays in realizing these diet-induced health benefits. Source: Scripps Research Institute Gen Z not ready to eat lab-grown meat72% of Gen Z don't want to eat it New research found that, despite having a great concern for the environment and animal welfare, 72 percent of Generation Z were not ready to accept cultured meat - defined in the survey as a lab-grown meat alternative produced by in-vitro cell cultures of animal cells, instead of from slaughtered animals. Source: University of Sydney Gut microbiota not involved in the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitusBut gut microbiota may be modulated by fish oil and probiotics Consuming the combination of fish oil and probiotic food supplements modulate the composition of gut microbiota in overweight and obese pregnant women, reveals a new study. The same study shows that gut microbiota composition and function is not related to gestational diabetes. Source: University of Turku COVID-stress may be hard to beat even with exerciseIn a study of twins, people who reported increasing their physical activity after the start of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders reported higher levels of stress and anxiety than those whose activity levels stayed the same. Source: Washington State University Epigenetic changes precede onset of diabetesEpigenetic changes in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas can be detected in patients several years before the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. These changes are responsible for the altered methylation activity of specific genes which differs from that in healthy individuals. In humans, 105 such changes have been discovered in blood cells. Source: German Center for Diabetes Research (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD) Weight stigma predicts emotional distress and binge eating during COVID-19New research shows that young adults who experienced weight stigma before the pandemic have higher levels of depressive symptoms, stress, eating as a coping strategy, and are more likely to binge-eat during COVID-19 compared to those who haven't experienced weight stigma. Source: UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity Probiotics may help manage childhood obesityProbiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a new study. The study found that obese children who were put on a calorie-restricted diet and given probiotics Bifidobacterium breve BR03 and Bifidobacterium breve B632, lost more weight and had improved insulin sensitivity compared with children on a diet only.
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