Good nutrition positively affects social development, Penn research shows

Proper nutrition during childhood can positively affect a child’s social behaviors and development.

Junk food, high-fat diet may harm kidneys as much as type 2 diabetes

It is well established that type 2 diabetes – if untreated – can lead to kidney damage. Now, new research shows that an unhealthy diet may do just as much harm.

Digesting sweet taste

Gut enzymes in sweet taste cells may point way to better-tasting non-caloric sweeteners.

How fasting helps fight fatty liver disease

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have new information on what happens at the molecular level when we go hungry.

Serious video games may help increase fruit and vegetable intake

Creating implementation intentions within the goal-setting process in Squires Quest!

Putting the spotlight on folic acid supplementation in pregnancy

Future Science Group (FSG) has announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, reviewing national and international guidelines for folic acid supplementation, and analyzing its…

Probiotics mitigate stress in medical students at exam time

A probiotic given to medical students during the run-up to nationwide medical school examinations reduced stress among the students.

Silk keeps fruit fresh without refrigeration

Half of the world’s fruit and vegetable crops are lost during the food supply chain, due mostly to premature deterioration of these perishable foods, according to the Food and Agriculture…

Laser tool effective at identifying mutant listeria bacteria

A Purdue University-developed laser tool already effective in quickly detecting harmful bacteria has been shown to detect mutant varieties of listeria – and in the same amount of time.

Meat consumption raises mortality rates, analysis of more than 1. 5 million people finds

All-cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat, particularly red or processed meat, on a daily basis, a review of large-scale studies involving more than 1.5 million people has found.

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