The finding by Brazilian researchers was based on data for 3,587 adolescents who took part in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Another finding of concern is a 63% higher risk of visceral obesity, which correlates closely with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.

The International Vegetarian Union has just launched a 500-page guide that is freely available. The guide aims to demystify the vegetarian plate and correct long-time misconceptions about the vegetarian diet. It provides information on all major nutrients, including how each one is absorbed, what the recommended levels is, what source foods are rich in the nutrient, what symptoms are associated with its deficiency, and the benefits associated with its intake. It also introduces vegetarian dishes from all over the world and recipes on how to prepare the food.

A study that heard participants in women-only meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous in São Paulo (Brazil) detected a strong feeling of rejection and loneliness due to the social stigma attached to alcoholism in women.

A study recently published in the scientific Journal Neurobiology of Aging, developed in partnership between researchers from L’Oréal Brasil, the D’Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), UFRJ and EPISKIN, advanced in the understanding of changes in skin physiology over the years and the consequent loss of skin sensoriality. The research, carried out with a model of human reconstructed skin RHE from EPISKIN, showed that the formation of aggregates of proteins already known to degenerate neurons, contributes to skin aging.

A study shows how extracellular vesicles share information among cells in the same species, enabling the colony to respond in a coordinated manner to the host organism’s defenses.

In an editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Bruno Gualano, a professor at the University of São Paulo (Brazil), reviews what scientists know about the relationship between regular exercise and the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.