"Previously, a pilot study found that trace amounts of capsaicin, the chemical that gives chili peppers their pungent smell, enhanced the perception of food being salty," said study's senior author

Johns Hopkins research underscores people's implicit bias for fatty, sugary foods

Researchers looked at the dietary patterns of a group of 969 British men and women whose lifestyles have been monitored since they were born, in March 1946

"Your mother always told you to eat your vegetables, and science now tells us she was right,” researcher says

A new study shows that eating salad with added fat in the form of soybean oil promotes the absorption of eight different micronutrients that promote human health

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have shown, for the first time, that reduced dietary potassium promotes elevated aortic stiffness in a mouse model, as compared with normal-potassium-fed mice

Benefits of green tea were already known; new UCLA study shows that polyphenols in both varieties alter gut bacteria

The research is the product of the partnership between the CNIC and Grupo Banco Santander and was published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology

While investigators say these findings look highly promising at this stage, much more research is required to determine if this approach will succeed in humans

New findings reinforce recent research that suggests cultures with plant-based diets tend to have lower colon cancer rates than cultures with meat-based diets