Pregnant Moms Addicted To Junk Food May Pass Addiction Onto Offspring

Here’s another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children: New research published in the March 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk food actually cause changes in the development of the opioid signaling pathway in the brains of their unborn children…

Kidney Disease Caused By High-Fat Diets Tackled By Grape Seed And Skin Extract

New insight into grape seed extract as a therapeutic and preventative measure to fight obesity-induced kidney damage is presented in a new study. Grape seed and skin extract (GSSE) is known to contain powerful antioxidants. This study, published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, is the first to make a link between GSSEs and high-fat-diet-induced renal disease…

DNA Barcodes Identify Packaged Meat

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Proper Eating Improves Dementia Patients’ Physical And Mental Health

Dementia patients who are given an educational program to help them remember proper eating habits not only improve their physical health, but their mental health as well. The patients who receive this intervention are less likely to show depressive symptoms half-a-year later…

High Sugar Consumption Linked To Diabetes

For a while the association between sugar consumption and diabetes was thought to solely relate to weight gain, but new research conducted at UC San Francisco indicates that sugar intake may also be directly linked to diabetes. The findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE…

New Plastic Electronics Can Greatly Reduce Food Waste Worldwide

Millions of tons of food are thrown away each year because the ‘best before’ date has passed. But this date is always a cautious estimate, which means a lot of still-edible food is thrown away…

Correlation Between Childhood Conditions And Pain And Depression In Adulthood

It’s common knowledge that a child who misses a meal can’t concentrate in school.

Sugar Consumption Linked To Diabetes, Independent Of Other Factors

Does eating too much sugar cause diabetes? For years, scientists have said “not exactly.” Eating too much of any food, including sugar, can cause you to gain weight; it’s the resulting obesity that predisposes people to diabetes, according to the prevailing theory

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