In this seventh episode of Morning Sign In, Morning Sign Out (MSO) Outreach Director Jenny Lee and writers Kruthica Dama and Andrew Camacho talk about a recent study on how online grocery shopping was found to help reduce hypertension and build better nutrition habits.

Audio editing: Jenny Lee, Outreach Director

Speakers: Jenny Lee, Outreach Director; Kruthica Dama, Writer; Andrew Camacho, Writer

MSO Website: 

https://www.msoatucla.org/

Kruthica Dama's Article:

https://www.msoatucla.org/online-grocery-shopping-may-be-key-to-better-nutrition-habits.html

Steen et al.’s Research:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02077-7

Other sources used in this episode:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on healthy eating:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.html#:~:text=Emphasizes%20fruits%2C%20vegetables%2C%20whole%20grains,%2C%20trans%20fats%2C%20and%20cholesterol.

Harvard Medical School on foods that should be taken in moderation:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/which-foods-dont-belong-in-a-healthy-diet

CDC's hypertension statistics:

https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/facts.htm

American Heart Association on blood pressure readings:

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-readings

CDC on health issues due to hypertension:

https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/about.htm#:~:text=High%20blood%20pressure%20can%20damage%20your%20arteries%20by%20making%20them,Chest%20pain%2C%20also%20called%20angina.

World Health Organization on other health issues due to hypertension:

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hypertension#:~:text=If%20hypertension%20isn%27t%20treated,chest%20pain

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with more information on nutritional health:

https://www.nutrition.gov/

In this sixth episode of Morning Sign In, Morning Sign Out (MSO) Outreach Director Jenny Lee, writer Audrey Banzali-Marks, and editor Hope Harris talk about the latest research on the relationship between eczema and dietary fiber, as well as how the modern Western Diet could affect our health based on the researchers’ results. 

Audio editing: Jenny Lee, Outreach Director

Speakers: Jenny Lee, Outreach Director; Audrey Banzali-Marks, Writer; Hope Harris, Editor

MSO Website: 

https://www.msoatucla.org/

Audrey Banzali-Marks’ Article:

https://www.msoatucla.org/feeding-the-fight-against-eczema-how-fiber-strengthens-skin.html

Trompette et al.’s Research:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1933021922000113?via%3Dihub

Other sources used in this episode:

National Eczema Association Website:

https://nationaleczema.org/eczema/

National Eczema Association’s eczema statistics:

https://nationaleczema.org/research/eczema-facts/

Medline Plus’ carbohydrate information:

https://medlineplus.gov/carbohydrates.html

The Harvard School of Public Health’s information on dietary fiber recommendations:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/fiber/

Mayo Clinic’s information on symptoms of insufficient dietary fiber in the diet:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/fiber/art-20043983#:~:text=Dietary%20fiber%20increases%20the%20weight,Helps%20maintain%20bowel%20health.

Nemours Children’s Health information on keratinocytes:

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/skin-hair-nails.html#:~:text=Keratinocytes%20(ker%2Duh%2DTIH,protect%20the%20body%20against%20infection.

Rakhra et al.’s information on the Western Diet:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7721435/

Bylund et al.’s information on the prevalence and incidence of atopic dermatitis:

https://medicaljournalssweden.se/actadv/article/view/1691

National Eczema Association’s information on eczema diets:

https://nationaleczema.org/diet-nutrition/

What are heart xenotransplantations? Why is it important and what kind of research has been found and is currently being done? In this fifth episode of Morning Sign In, we'll be delving deeper into these questions.