What are the health benefits of green tea?

Green tea, native to China and India, has been consumed and hailed for its health benefits for centuries globally, but has only recently gained popularity in the US.It is considered the most consumed beverage in the world behind water, however 78% of the tea consumed worldwide is black and only about 20% is green.

New treatments for binge eating, how our diet impacts brain function, and the connection between marijuana and obesity

A growing body of evidence shows the impact of diet on brain function, and identifies patterns of brain activity associated with eating disorders such as binge eating and purging. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

What are the health benefits of apples?

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is an old Welsh proverb that most of us are familiar with, but what makes this fruit so special? What health benefits are associated with eating apples

Metabolism influenced by lifestyle via DNA methylation

An unhealthy lifestyle leaves traces in the DNA.

Scientific symposium on healthful antioxidants in plant-based foods

With millions of people tailoring their diets to include more healthful antioxidants – and these “polyphenols” getting tremendous attention among nutritionists, food scientists and physicians – the world’s largest scientific society held a symposium on that topic…

Arsenic in rice poses health risks when rice consumption high

High levels of arsenic in rice have been shown to be associated with elevated genetic damage in humans, a new study has found. Over the last few years, researchers have reported high concentrations of arsenic in several rice-growing regions around the world…

Visit gym or take a pill? Drug mimics exercise

Science gets a lethargic cheer from lazy people around the world this week, as a study published in Nature magazine reveals that we may one day be able to take a compound that produces similar effects in the body as exercise. The study comes from researchers at the Scripps Institute in Jupiter, FL, who injected overweight mice with a compound they created…

What Is Flaxseed? What Are The Benefits Of Flaxseed?

Flaxseeds (also called linseeds) are a rich source of micronutrients, fiber, and the essential fatty acid “alpha-linolenic acid” (ALA). The seeds come from flax, one of the the oldest fiber crops in the world – known to have been cultivated in ancient Egypt and ancient China.

Marketing Unhealthy Foods To Children Is "Disastrous"

The marketing of unhealthy food to children has been disastrously effective and is only making childhood obesity even more of a problem, says The World Health Organization (WHO).

Higher-Producing, Better-Tasting Chocolate Likely Following Genome Sequencing Of Cacao Plant

The freshly sequenced genome of the most commonly cultivated cacao plant in the world is revealed in the open access journal Genome Biology.

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