Ketogenic diets may increase cancer risk in the small intestine
A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, also called a ketogenic diet, can help some people lose weight by forcing their bodies to burn fat for fuel instead of sugar.
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Therapeutics: News and Research on Diet Therapy
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Mediterranean diet paradox reveals shifting nutrition trends
Despite decades of scientific evidence linking the Mediterranean diet to lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other chronic illnesses, the eating pattern is steadily disappearing in the very countries where ...
Jul 14, 2026
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First randomized controlled trial shows promise of a ketogenic diet in psychotic disorders
Published today in Schizophrenia Bulletin, a first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial (RCT) from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), adds to growing literature on the potential benefit ...
Jul 8, 2026
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Mediterranean diet is associated with better psychological well-being, study suggests
Following a Mediterranean diet may provide additional benefits for mental health. A new study has now linked it to greater psychological well-being among people over 50. The research is the result of a collaboration between ...
Jul 6, 2026
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Treatment for alcohol use disorder can reverse harmful brain effects
When we drink alcohol, our liver breaks it down into acetate, which the body can then burn as fuel. A new Neuropsychopharmacology study has discovered that chronic alcohol use can alter how the brain metabolizes acetate—and ...
Jun 30, 2026
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Plant-based alternatives contain twice as many additives as animal products, finds study
A first-of-its-kind study of supermarket products has found that in total, the plant-based items sampled contained twice as many food additives as the animal-based equivalents. Overall, the plant-based products contained ...
Jun 24, 2026
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Can wiggling your pinky really stop cognitive decline?
What if protecting your brain from dementia was as simple as wiggling your little fingers a few seconds each day? That's the promise behind "pinky time," a viral TikTok trend that claims a simple finger exercise can lower ...
Jun 24, 2026
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Mediterranean-inspired diet with added methionine extends healthy lifespan in mice
A plant- and fish-based, low-protein diet paired with small amounts of an amino acid commonly found in eggs, meat and dairy increased healthy lifespan and decreased frailty and fat mass in mice, according to a new USC study ...
Jun 23, 2026
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Turns out the 'gym bros' were right (kind of)—we should be eating more protein
A new perspective paper published in Frontiers in Nutrition argues that current public health recommendations for physical activity and protein intake are designed to prevent deficiency rather than maximize long-term health, ...
Jun 17, 2026
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How scientific progress is changing our understanding of the biology of aging
As recently as the mid-20th century, aging was described by Nobel Prize laureate Peter Medawar as "an unsolved problem in biology." Today, scientists can analyze the activity of thousands of genes in individual cells, identify ...
Jun 16, 2026
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