People who eat spicy foods regularly could live longer

A new study suggests that a daily diet that regularly includes spicy food is associated with a lower risk of death, including deaths from specific diseases such as cancer.

Effects of spinach extract on satiety: feel full, curb cravings

A new study found in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition examines how consuming the concentrated extract of thylakoids found in spinach can reduce hunger and cravings.

Study explains why ‘eating for two’ during pregnancy is not necessary

A new study of flies suggests a hormone released in early pregnancy enlarges the gut so it absorbs more energy from food and stimulates the body to store more fat.

New treatment may help neonatal liver disease associated with parenteral nutrition

A new study finds that exogenous glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) treatment may help fight neonatal parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD).

Nutrition and pregnancy: Scientists challenge ‘eat for two’ myth

A new study, published in eLife, has shown that women may not need to ‘eat for two’ during pregnancy because the body could adapt to absorb more energy from the same amount of food.

Salt, sweet, sour… now fat is one of our basic tastes

In a new study, participants grouped cups of taste solution to identify ‘fat’ taste as a distinct new taste alongside the traditional basic tastes of salt, sweet and so on.

Some like it sweet, others not so much: It’s partly in the genes

Twin study suggests a common genetic pathway underlies sweet taste perception of natural and non-caloric sweetenersA new study from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions suggests that…

Benefits of vitamin B12 supplements for older people questioned

Vitamin B12 supplements offer no benefits for neurological or cognitive function in older people with moderate vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new study published in the American Journal of…

Restaurant meals can be as bad for your waistline as fast food is

When Americans go out to eat, either at a fast-food outlet or a full-service restaurant, they consume, on average, about 200 more calories a day than when they stay home for meals, a new study reports. They also take in more fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium than those who prepare and eat their meals at home

Cranberry juice may help protect against heart disease and diabetes risk factors

Study finds polyphenol-rich cranberries to be a sustainable lifestyle approach to better healthA new study 1 reveals that drinking low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail may help lower the risk of…

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