BOSTON (May 5, 2020)–Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples and tea, were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias over 20 years compared with people whose intake was higher, according to a new study led by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA...
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How can you make healthy food resolutions really stick?
by Melissa Rayworth For many of us, January is all about giving things up: Maybe we’re going to stop eating meat and embrace a plant-based diet. Or we’re ready to kick excess sugar to the curb after a holiday season awash in sweets. Or we’re committed to avoiding fast food. This Jan. 17, 2020 image...
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How tiny silica particles can stop the body absorbing fat in food
By Rich Haridy In addition to seeking ways to enhance fat metabolism and increasing our understanding of the genetics of weight gain, one of the major avenues of current obesity research essentially involves trying to figure out ways to get people to eat less. But what if we tackled the problem from a different angle?...
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Kombucha, kimchi and yogurt: How fermented foods could be harmful to your health
by Manal Mohammed, The Conversation Fermented foods have become very popular, thanks to claims about their nutritional properties and reported health benefits, such as improving digestion, boosting immunity and even helping people lose weight. Some of the most popular fermented foods include kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, tempeh, natto, miso, kimchi and sourdough bread. But though these fermented foods might offer us many health perks, most people aren’t aware that they might not...
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When you eat may matter more than what you eat: study
by Len Canter, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—There’s evidence that the old expression “eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper” could use some tweaking. With one important revision, this approach could help not just for better health, but also for losing weight. A study in the American Journal of Clinical...
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Brown and white body fat speak different languages
by University of Copenhagen Many people might not realize that they have different types of body fat. Most of it is white fat that sits on your stomach, hips and thighs, for example. White fat is an energy storage that our body can use when food is scarce. White fat also produces and receives signals...
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Aҫaí berry extracts fight malaria in mice
Posted Today Despite humanity’s best efforts to eradicate malaria, the disease struck more than 200 million people in 2017, according to the World Health Organization. Worse yet, the parasite that causes malaria is developing resistance to many antimalarial drugs, including the mainstay, chloroquine. Researchers are actively searching for new treatments, and now, a group reporting...
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Major study finds cutting down red and processed meat consumption has little impact on health
by McMaster University Most people can continue to eat red and processed meat as they do now. A panel of international scientists led by researchers at Dalhousie and McMaster universities systematically reviewed the evidence and have recommended that most adults should continue to eat their current levels of red and processed meat. The researchers performed...
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A simple way to get kids eat more vegetables
Children are notoriously picky eaters and many parents find it hard to get their children to eat more vegetables, which are important for growth and development. Now, a new study shows that repeatedly offering a variety of vegetables boosted the kids’ acceptance and consumption of healthy foods, such as vegetables. A team of Australian researchers aimed to evaluate the efficacy of repeated exposure to multiple target vegetables in boosting kids’ consumption....
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Choosing chicken over red meat could reduce the risk of breast cancer
Posted Today Eating red meat, especially in large quantities, is not good for you. In fact, eating a lot of red meat has been associated with heart disease and cancer. Meanwhile chicken, according to this new international study, might actually reduce the risk of breast cancer. We say “might” because, regardless what you’ve read online,...