Health
Fatty foods can impair the body's response to everyday stress, research suggests
Eating fatty foods during stressful periods can impair the body's 'recovery' from the effects of stress, new research suggests.
Dec 5, 2023
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Frontiers in Nutrition
Health
More than just carbs: Starchy vegetables play an integral role in meeting nutrition needs
A perspective recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition underscores the unique role starchy vegetables play as a vital vehicle for essential nutrients.
Oct 25, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Mixed-reality technology may improve research on eating behaviors
In 2020, more than four in ten people in the United States had obesity, an increase from three in ten people in the year 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To better understand eating behaviors ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Health
Fats found in breastmilk may provide answers to why breast is best
In a paper published on Aug. 30 in Frontiers in Nutrition, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, have found that ether lipids are ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Consuming added sugars may increase risk of kidney stones
Between 7% and 15% of people in North America, between 5% and 9% of people in Europe, and between 1% and 5% of people in Asia suffer from kidney stones. Common symptoms are severe pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Health
Drinking kombucha may reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, pilot trial suggests
People with type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Low fiber intake during pregnancy may delay development in infants' brains
Undernutrition during pregnancy is one of the factors linked to an increased risk of diseases in children as they grow older. Yet, maternal malnutrition remains a problem for women worldwide.
Jul 27, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
One third of normal-weight individuals are obese, according to study
Researchers from the School of Public Health at TAU's Faculty of Medicine examined the anthropometric data of about 3,000 Israeli women and men and concluded that body fat percentage is a much more reliable indicator of an ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Health
Study reveals sports foods are often mislabeled
A comprehensive audit of readily available sports foods has revealed many are mislabeled and claim to be more nutritious than they actually are.
Jun 19, 2023
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Health
Common spice turmeric improves recovery in professional soccer players, study suggests
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University found that drinking a 60ml turmeric drink twice a day allowed players to return to their pre-game fitness faster than those who did not.
Jun 6, 2023
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