This Week In Wellness

TWIW 200: Fish oil increases your muscle and strength gains

This Week In Wellness supplementing with fish oil may increase the muscle and strength gains of healthy young adults doing strength training. 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36822153/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33221700/

TWIW 199: Motor control in kids linked to mathematics

This Week In Wellness better motor skills in first grade have been linked to better performance in reading and mathematics in the 3rd grade in a recent study at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. 
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230525/Motorically-skilled-children-in-first-grade-have-better-academic-skills-by-third-grade.aspx
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/9900/Cross_Lagged_Associations_between_Physical.239.aspx

TWIW 198: WHO advises against non-sugar sweeteners

This Week In Wellness the World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated their advice on the use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight control to reflect the fact that research shows they do not confer any long term benefit and may in fact increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and all death. 
 
https://www.who.int/news/item/15-05-2023-who-advises-not-to-use-non-sugar-sweeteners-for-weight-control-in-newly-released-guideline

TWIW 197: Healthy diet improves fitness without exercise

This Week In Wellness a healthy diet has been shown to increase physical fitness in middle aged adults by the same amount as an extra 4000 steps a day.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230511/Healthier-diets-may-lead-to-greater-physical-fitness.aspx
https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad113/7146619?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=true
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TWIW 196: Sardines may be better than fish oil

This Week In Wellness a recent study published in the Frontiers in Nutrition Journal has shown that sardines may be more beneficial than fish oil supplements due to the presence of additional micronutrients.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230418/Eating-sardines-vs-fish-oil-supplements-study-evaluates-the-nutritional-benefit-beyond-fatty-acids.aspx
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1107475/full
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TWIW 195: Healthy diet reduces sleep apnea risk

This Week In Wellness high quality foods lower the risk of sleep apnea by up to 41% regardless of the individual's BMI according to a US study published in Nutrients. However it didn’t significantly impact insomnia or sleep quality. 
 
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230427/Healthy-eating-lowers-risk-of-sleep-apnea.aspxhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/9/2078

TWIW 194: The link between bone density and dementia

This Week In Wellness a study published in Neurology has identified an increased risk of dementia amongst elderly people with low bone density.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230322190844.htm

TWIW 193: No such thing as fresh air

This Week In Wellness a study by researchers at Monash university has found that just 0.001% of the worlds population are breathing air below the safety levels recommended by the World Health Organisation (the WHO).
 
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230307073211.htm
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(23)00008-6/fulltext  

TWIW 192: Italian Government bans lab produced meat

This Week In Wellness the italian government has backed a bill to ban laboratory-produced meat, fish and milk including fines of up to €60,000 for those who transgress. 
 
Italian agriculture lobbies have collected half a million signatures in recent months calling for protection of "natural food vs synthetic food"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65110744

TWIW 191: A cheap sleep solution

This Week In Wellness a simple eye mask has been shown to improve memory and alertness in as little as 2 nights despite not affecting sleep timing or duration. https://www.sciencealert.com/wearing-an-eye-mask-while-you-sleep-could-have-surprising-mental-benefitshttps://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/46/3/zsac305/6912219?login=true

TWIW 190: Breast milk helps seed microbiome

This Week In Wellness a new Dutch study has shown that 60 percent of a babies microbiome is inherited from their mother and that whilst babies born via caesarian section received less gut and vaginal microbes this may at least in part be made up for by a higher percentage of microbes from mums breast milk, skin and respiratory system. 
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2023-03-09/babies-microbiome-mothers-birth-caesarean-section/102059396
https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(23)00043-4

TWIW 189: Exercise 1.5x better than meds for depression

This Week In Wellness research from the University of South Australia showing that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than traditional counselling or medication therapies has led researchers to call for exercise to be the primary approach for managing depression. 
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230224/Physical-activity-more-effective-than-counseling-or-medications-to-manage-depression.aspxhttps://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/16/bjsports-2022-106195