Couples’ lifestyle choices impact on obesity risk, study finds

The lifestyle a person shares with their partner has a greater influence on their chances of becoming obese than their upbringing, research suggests.

Benefits of taking the natural pigment astaxanthin

New light shed on neurogenesis in the hippocampus and the molecular basis for the promotion of spatial memory capacity.

Parental anxiety/depression linked to pre-schoolers’ fussy eating

Parental anxiety and/or depression during pregnancy and before their child starts school is linked to a heightened risk of that child becoming a ‘fussy’ eater, finds research published online in…

How much water should I drink each day?

Persistent messages for drinking more water seem to be based on myth – even official advice is questionable.

Fizzy drinks need child-friendly ‘teaspoon labels’ to spell out sugar content, say UK councils

Fizzy drink companies should put child-friendly labels on the front of their products spelling out the sugar content in teaspoons, in a bid to beat tooth decay and child obesity, councils say.

How safe is the Paleo diet?

The popular low-carbohydrate, high-fat ‘Paleo’ diet can cause weight gain and predispose followers to diabetes, say researchers, who recommend a Mediterranean diet instead.

Red meat compound linked to worse outcomes in heart failure patients

Higher levels of circulating TMAO – a compound gut bacteria produce during digestion of red meat – precedes worse outcomes in acute heart failure patients, a new study finds.

Breast milk sugars promote healthy infant growth through gut microbiome

Bacteria that live in the gut interact with dietary components to affect health and wellness.

Eating fish helps stave off dementia

Eating at least one portion of fish per week helps to reduce a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related illnesses.

Science on salt is polarized, study finds

Slightly more than half of papers support the idea that salt is bad for your health.

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