Author name: Dr. Barry Dinner

Environment Health Linked to Human Health

Researchers from Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness (New York, USA) and the University of Washington (Washington, USA) reveal how climate change impacts human health – with particular impact to the US Gulf Coast, northeast, and west coast regions.  Coastal areas are particularly vulnerable to impacts of climate change due to hazards such as […]

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Leafy Greens Could Enhance Sports Endurance

Nitrate supplements have ignited a new conversation about nitrate-rich foods like spinach, arugula, and other vegetables, as being important for muscle endurance during exercising. A previous study has suggested that beetroot juice, an abundant dietary source of nitrate, increases blood flow to the skeletal muscles during exercise by 38%. In a recent sports performance study,

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Childhood Stress Linked to Later Health Issues

A 45-year-long study of nearly 7,000 people has found that psychological distress in childhood is associated with a higher risk of heart disease and diabetes in adulthood. Ashley Winning, ScD, MPH, of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard’s TH Chan School of Public Health, and colleagues examined data collected about participants in

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