Duane Mellor

Duane Mellor

Duane Mellor
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Registered Dietitian and Senior Lecturer, Aston Medical School, Aston University

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Reactions: A preliminary investigation presented at a conference claims that restricting meals to an 8-hour window increases the risk of cardiovascular death by 91%

According to an unpublished study presented at a conference of the American Heart Association and not peer-reviewed, an analysis of over 20,000 American adults found that individuals who restricted their food intake to less than 8 hours a day, following a time-restricted eating plan, were more likely to die from cardiovascular diseases compared to those who ate during 12-16 hours a day.

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Reaction: study suggests that pregnant women who follow vegan diets are at increased risk for preeclampsia and low birth weight babies

Women who follow vegan diets during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing preeclampsia and giving birth to underweight newborns, suggests an observational study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. In the investigation, more than 65,000 women identified themselves as omnivores, more than 800 as vegetarians -in some of their different modalities- and 18 as vegans.

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