A study conducted by the universities of Harvard (Boston, United States) and Murcia, among other participants, has associated six gene variants with breakfast so for the first time a genetic component of this habit has been acknowledged. The research This research, published last June 13th in “The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,” has also…
Dairy products, as diet’s basic foods, were chosen this year as the central axis of Nutrition Day 2019. The goal of this event is to raise awareness among the population about the importance of maintaining healthy dietary habits in all stages of life. The Spanish Federation of Nutrition, Food and Dietetics Societies, (FESNAD) celebrated…
Some 11 million deaths could have been prevented if those people hadn’t regularly eaten a poor diet. The Lancet reported this in the study “Global Burden of Disease “ which concludes that those deaths are more associated with not eating enough healthy foods than with eating too many foods that are bad for one’s health.…
Carbohydrates are a source of energy and nutrition essential to any balanced diet. However, this food group has always been surrounded by false beliefs that have resulted in many people removing them from their diets. Laura González, Head of Nutrition and Health at Nestlé, once again puts the spotlight on the second level of…
Greens and vegetables provide countless health benefits. While they can reduce the risk of certain diseases, they can also cause others. Discover the pathologies associated with vegetables and how to reduce their risk in Abecedario de la Nutrición. Nestlé’s head of health and nutrition, Laura González, talked to the coordinator of “El Bisturí”, Henar…
There are a number of diseases that it’s necessary to monitor, specifically those related to carbohydrates. Some examples are favism, wheat allergy, gluten sensitivity, celiac disease or diabetes. Can we all eat everything? There are physiopathological conditions and moments in the life cycle in which we must adjust our diet, in this case carbohydrates,…
The clinical trial In patients with Parkinson’s, melanoma, leukemia, HIV, hemophilia… gene therapy is envisaged as a valid option in more and more diseases. Now, a new clinical trial shows that it could also “safely” correct the immune systems of newborns diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening hereditary disorder: X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID). At…
A new clinical trial shows that this therapeutic option could “safely” correct the immune systems of newborns with a rare and fatal hereditary disorder. The clinical trial In patients with Parkinson’s, melanoma, leukemia, HIV, hemophilia… gene therapy is envisaged as a valid option in more and more diseases. Now, a new clinical trial shows…
Among the arguments laid by people who oppose the application of vaccines, there are some that refer to some components (or supposed components) these medicaments contain: thiomerosal, mercury… in some cases they mention human DNA, which they point out as the culprit of that supposed link with the risk of autism (a link of which…
US scientists managed to bring brain cells of dead pigs back to life, which opens the possibility to recover the brain function after damage, and it opens the debate on the redefinition of death. At an American lab, a group of scientists tries to bring back to life the brain of an animal. There…
“El Bisturí” special on the so-called “miracle diets” with an interview to nutritionist Laura González, head of Health and Nutrition at Nestlé, and Germán Díaz Ureña, professor of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, European University. The miracle diets In recent years the so-called “miracle diets,” which are usually unbalanced, are being abused. These diets…
We’re talking about proteins in Abecedario de la Nutrición in “El Bisturí”, with Laura González, who explains why eating them is necessary. She defines them and mentions how they contribute to mitigate tiredness. Proteins in a diet Proteins are commonly known for maintaining body tissue like muscles. When we get to a certain age…