Health

Dairy vs. plant-based foods and the relationship to oral health

Maintaining optimal oral hygiene is essential for a healthy smile, but it's also important to consider that oral hygiene goes beyond good cleaning habits. Research has shown that there is a bi-directional relationship between ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Incidence of foodborne pathogens back to prepandemic levels

During 2022, the incidence of pathogens commonly transmitted through food generally increased to prepandemic levels, according to research published in the June 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Diabetes

Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion by 2050: study

The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday.

Health

Starches common in processed grains can curb helpful gut bacteria

Eating cereal grains—corn, rice, wheat or one of the several others that collectively provide more than half of the world's calories—means consuming the carbohydrate known as starch. Starches consist of two primary components, ...

Dentistry

Sipping is terrible for your teeth

If you think sugar, soda, and sticky sweets are bad for your teeth, you're right. But there's something even worse: sipping.

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Exposure to dioxins can worsen thyroid function

Exposure to dioxins can negatively impact thyroid function, according to a study presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

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