If adhered to, branded diets are ‘similarly effective’

How does the Atkins diet compare to Weight Watchers at losing weight? A new meta-analysis suggests there is not much between them, as long as diets are followed for 12 months.

A shift in global diets essential to address climate change

A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that – if current trends continue – food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Daily breakfast is associated with a lower type 2 diabetes risk profile in children

Regular consumption of a healthy breakfast may help children lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in this week’s PLOS Medicine.

Infant feeding habits may predict eating behaviors in later life

The follow-up to an FDA study analyzing infant nutrition investigates to what extent eating behaviors in the first year of life predict eating behaviors at age 6.

Brain scans suggest people can learn to like healthy foods

Brain scans of participants showed higher activation of reward centers shifted from high-calorie toward low-calorie food over a 6-month structured behavioral weight-loss program.

American diet ‘improving’ but remains poor overall

Consumption of trans fats has fallen, but there is a widening gap in terms of diet quality between rich and poor, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health.

Quality of U.S. diet improves, gap widens for quality between rich and poor

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Study reveals drivers of Western consumers’ readiness to eat insects

The most likely early adopters of insets as a meat substitute in Western societies are young men with weak attitudes toward meat, who are open to trying novel foods and interested in the…

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