Health
Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?
Whether they know it or not, most Americans don't go a day—or often a single meal—without eating ultraprocessed foods.
Aug 27, 2024
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Medications
Q&A: Weighing the social costs of weight-loss drugs
A wildly popular class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists—which includes Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound—are revolutionizing the treatment of obesity.
Aug 22, 2024
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Addiction
Taking a trip down memory lane could be the key to drinking less alcohol
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have explored the role memory plays in alcohol consumption and believe it could help people drink less booze.
Aug 22, 2024
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Health
Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise
Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people's daily calories. With nearly 1 in 3 adults in the United States overweight and more than 2 in 5 with obesity, according to the National Institutes of Health, researchers ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Health
Heavier people are not getting enough vitamin C, says study
An international study involving the University of Otago, Christchurch, has found that inadequate vitamin C status is significantly linked to increased body weight—raising public health concerns due to the rising prevalence ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Health
Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents, finds study
Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), new research from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found.
Jul 16, 2024
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Health
Eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child's school day as having nothing at all
Many parents know it is important for their teenagers to have breakfast before they go to school. Even though young people can be reluctant to eat it, breakfast provides the energy the brain and body need to function through ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
New study says obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency
Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds.
Apr 10, 2024
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Medications
Can a cup of tea keep COVID away? Study demonstrates that certain teas inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in saliva
New research from the University of Georgia suggests that something as simple as a cup of tea can help in the fight against COVID-19.
Apr 8, 2024
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Health
Research finds pretzel size affects intake by governing how quickly a person eats and how big their bites are
The size of an individual snack piece not only influences how fast a person eats it, but also how much of it they eat, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. With nearly a quarter of daily calorie intake ...
Apr 8, 2024
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