The team is now analyzing large published datasets for the effects of other recommended food groups, including fruits and vegetables, on a wider range of diseases

Researcher discovered that very few studies have examined how obesity disrupts the brain’s ability to cope with stress

Until recently, there has been little more than anecdotal evidence to suggest that “food coma” is an actual physical condition

National poll: Nearly half of parents say teens' special diets caused conflicts at family gatherings

Penn findings in animal study pave way to develop new drugs for obesity-related liver disease

In healthy healing, particular lipids that the body produces from essential dietary fat appear to act as signals to resolve the early acute inflammation, including a group of lipids called resolvins

The researchers analyzed the nutritional value of 12 fast-, moderate-, and slow-cooking dry bean cultivars from four classes

Mothers smoking in pregnancy, children skipping breakfast and not having a regular bedtime or sufficient sleep all appear to be important factors in predicting whether a child will become overweight or obese

An epidemiological analysis of data from 1,685 adult Americans finds that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, but not diet soda, is associated with increased risk of prediabetes and increased insulin resistance

The study sample was small, but the results are significant, in part, because they reinforce results in two preceding studies and one 2015 review on high-carbohydrate diets and their negative effects on insulin