Artificial Sweeteners Doing More Harm Than Good – More Likely to Gain Weight
A $2.2 billion industry to help people lose weight through artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes, according to researchers from the University…
A $2.2 billion industry to help people lose weight through artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes, according to researchers from the University…
Researchers discover brain circuit linked to food impulsivity. This creates the possibility scientists can someday develop therapeutics to address overeating. You’re on a diet, but…
A new hypothesis may hold the key to solving four medical mysteries associated with the chronic brain disorder. Four unsolved mysteries around schizophrenia have long…
The team from the Universities of Bristol and Reading found that 28-day-old piglets produced very different levels of immune cells, antibodies, and other immune-associated molecules…
Researchers from King’s College London and China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan, have found omega-3 fish oil supplements improve attention among children with Attention Deficit…
The little-known protein is normally abundant in fat; without it, the body struggles to manage glucose and insulin. With unexpected findings about a protein that’s…
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A. About 2 billion people around the world suffer from…
Study Finds 27 Percent Drop in Child Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries More than half of child deaths worldwide stem from preventable causes, such…
Adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa whose weight is in the healthy, overweight, or obese ranges face similar cardiovascular and other health complications as…
Chelsea L. Kracht, Ph.D., discusses the results of a new study that indicates that the busyness of having multiple children forces parents to be more…
The gut microbiome undergoes rapid and dramatic changes in species composition and gene expression when the host switches between eating cooked or raw vegetables, according…
Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according to a new study by a University of Guelph…
Anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, statins, and antibiotics, can safely and effectively curb the symptoms of major depression, finds a pooled analysis of the…
Move over, apples — new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep “bad cholesterol” at bay. According to…
Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as a commercial carbohydrate gel in sustaining blood glucose levels and boosting performance in trained…
Limiting access to food in mice increases levels of the hormone, ghrelin, which may also increase motivation to exercise, according to a study published in…
Has anyone ever told you to eat a banana when you have a muscle cramp or eye twitch? That’s because bananas have potassium. Potassium is…
The John Innes Center will co-lead a pioneering research program investigating how a plant-based diet could prevent chronic illness. The Edesia: Plants, Food and Health…