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Eating More Ketones May Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease

December 10, 2019

Dietary intervention restores protective protein and decreases death rate in mice

How Much Will We Eat in the Future?

December 9, 2019

Researchers at Göttingen University investigate relationship between our body size and human global calorie demand...

Scientists Create 'Epigenetic Couch Potato' Mouse

December 5, 2019

A new Baylor College of Medicine-led study in mice shows that epigenetics plays a key role in determining one's inn...

Ketogenic Diet Helps Tame Flu Virus

November 18, 2019

Mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high in carbohydrates, according to a n...

Meal-Detection Technology Brings 'Artificial Pancreas' One Step Closer to Reality

November 12, 2019

AI researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology develop meal-detection technology that allows insulin to be administered au...

Potatoes Are as Effective as Carbohydrate Gels as Fuel Source for Athletes

October 30, 2019

Study finds inexpensive tubers comparable to commercial carbohydrate products in trained cyclists

Scientists Identify New Signposts in Blood and Urine to Reflect What We Eat and Drink

October 25, 2019

Recent research addresses a major challenge in assessing diets: studies in nutrition largely rely on participants to rec...

Study Provides First Evidence That Fat Accumulates in the Lungs of Overweight and Obese People

October 21, 2019

Scientists already know that people who are overweight or obese are more likely to suffer with wheezing and asthma, but the r...

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

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