Healthy brain aging is a concern for all of us. June is recognized as Brain and Alzheimer's Awareness Month. It's normal to struggle with small things such as recalling names—and we all experience some slowing of the thought ...
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What children eat affects their lifelong health. But influencing their habits can be difficult, especially for underserved families with fewer resources. However, providing caregivers easy access to produce and flexible resources ...
May 27, 2022
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A new study recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition has challenged the tendency in nutrition research to separate starchy vegetables from their non-starchy counterparts and categorize them with foods delivering lower ...
May 25, 2022
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Toxoplasma gondii is probably the most successful parasite in the world today. This microscopic creature is capable of infecting any mammal or bird, and people across all continents are infected. Once infected, a person carries ...
May 12, 2022
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New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April), suggests that disease-causing amoebas that live on organic leafy vegetables ...
Apr 23, 2022
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One of my patients—who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and the cost of her medications—agreed in June 2019 to adopt a more whole-food plant-based diet.
Jan 17, 2022
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Ultra-processed foods are a major public health concern for their potential adverse effects on health. Now a study by the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli (Italy) explores the ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Not all vegan and vegetarian diets are healthy—and one consequence of a low-quality plant-based diet could be poorer mental health.
Nov 16, 2021
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Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular in recent years, both for health and ethical reasons. One extreme form of plant-based diet is "fruitarianism," a diet based largely on consumption of raw fruit. At first ...
Aug 25, 2021
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An earlier onset of disease and aging in the most deprived could be linked to gut health and poor diet.
Jun 18, 2021
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