Neuroscience
A high-sugar diet decreases ability to sense sweetness in rats
For many people, a high-sugar diet has become almost accidental.
Oct 13, 2022
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Health
Should your kids take multivitamins or supplements?
Vitamins are one of the most common ways to ensure children receive essential nutrients for growing in the healthiest way possible, but over-the-counter vitamins may be doing more harm than good.
Oct 3, 2022
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Health
Fuzzy and full of nutrients, peaches are a summertime staple
Typically in season from July to September, peaches are a staple of summertime salads, meals and desserts. They're also a popular choice for nutritionists, who say their sweet taste makes it easier for people to add them ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Health
Five steps for a heart-healthy grilling season
The smells of summer have returned: sunscreen, freshly cut grass and burgers sizzling on the grill.
Jun 27, 2022
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Diabetes
What is sugar alcohol? The reduced-calorie sweetener you might not recognize
From 2017 to 2020, American obesity prevalence was 41.9%, according to the CDC. During that timespan, roughly 135 million Americans were considered medically obese, putting a large sector of the population at increased risk ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Health
Ramadan: A dietitian offers tips for healthy fasting
Ramadan is the month in the Islamic calendar when the Qur'an was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). During the month, Muslims abstain from all sensory pleasures (like food and drink, sex, TV and music) from dawn to ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Health
These fruits and vegetables are packed with the most pesticides, 2022 'Dirty Dozen' list reports
What are the filthiest fruits and vegetables at the grocery store? Strawberries, spinach and kale, according to a new report.
Apr 7, 2022
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Health
Pandemic worsening Americans' already terrible sleep, poll finds
(HealthDay)—Many Americans are bone-weary following two straight years of pandemic stress, and a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows that sleeplessness is only part of the problem.
Feb 4, 2022
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Cardiology
Study finds potatoes not associated with elevated heart health risk factors among adolescent girls
Adolescence is a critical period for the evolution of cardiometabolic risk factors that are largely influenced by diet and lifestyle. Understanding these risk factors is essential to developing effective dietary guidance ...
Oct 27, 2021
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Medical research
Novel sugar detector system in the human mouth has implications for designing tastier, healthier beverages and foods
Most everyone understands that a major role of our sense of taste is to inform us when sugar is present in foods and beverages by eliciting sweetness on our tongues. A study led by the Monell Chemical Senses Center, published ...
Oct 19, 2021
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