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Large, Long-Term Study Suggests Link between Eating Mushrooms and a Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

October 10, 2019

Recent research shows that even a small increase in mushroom consumption could offer potential health benefits

Psychologists Show Leading with Flavor Encourages Healthy Eating

October 3, 2019

Evocative labels such as "twisted citrus glazed carrots" and "ultimate chargrilled asparagus" can get people to choose and co...

Meatballs Might Wreck the Anti-Cancer Perks of Tomato Sauce

September 23, 2019

Study finds twofold decrease in lycopene uptake with iron supplement

Sugar Alters Compounds That Impact Brain Health in Fruit Flies

September 6, 2019

This finding could tell researchers why behaviors that change with the internal energy state, such as food intake, learning a...

Higher Consumption of Soft Drinks Linked with an Increased Risk of Mortality

September 5, 2019

This is the main highlight of a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, based on a population of about 452,000 peopl...

High Fat Diet during Pregnancy Slows Learning in Offspring, Rat Study Suggests

August 27, 2019

Although the study was performed on animals, the researchers say their findings likely apply in some measure to other mammals...

Scientists Discover Why Brown Fat Is Good for People's Health

August 22, 2019

Study may help lead to drugs aimed at diabetes and obesity

New, Healthier 'Butter' Spread Is Almost Entirely Water

August 21, 2019

The demand for low-fat, high-protein products has rapidly increased due to consumers' growing health awareness

Apples, Tea, and Moderation—the Three Ingredients for a Long Life

August 14, 2019

Researchers found that people who habitually consumed moderate to high amounts of foods rich in flavonoids were less lik...

Study: Phenols in Cocoa Bean Shells May Reverse Obesity-Related Problems in Mouse Cells

June 24, 2019

A new study suggests that three of the phenolic compounds in cocoa bean shells have powerful effects on the fat and immu...

Curbing Your Enthusiasm for Overeating

June 11, 2019

UC Riverside-led mouse study focuses on cannabis-like molecules that augment feeding behavior

High-Sugar Diet Deadens Sweet Tooth, Promotes Overeating in Flies

May 17, 2019

After feeding fruit flies a high-sugar diet, the flies’ taste neurons triggered a molecular chain-reaction that hampere...

How the Pursuit of Carbs Changed Mammals’ Genes and Saliva

May 16, 2019

A study of 46 mammal species explores the evolutionary history of amylase, a compound that breaks down carbs

As Bumblebee Diets Narrow, Ours Could Too

May 16, 2019

Fewer plants cause developmental delays for prolific produce pollinators

Bats Evolved Diverse Skull Shapes Due to Echolocation, Diet

May 2, 2019

With so much morphological variety, bats represent an opportunity to learn what types of evolutionary forces shape the shapes...

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