Two linked papers in The BMJ this week shed new light on the relation of alcohol and diet with breast cancer and heart disease.
The first study reports that high fruit consumption during adolescence may be associated with lower breast...
Consuming fish oil instead of lard makes a significant difference in brain function. New research shows that brain function remains normal and manages to restrain from eating more than necessary when this type of fat is consumed.
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New research suggests that replacing saturated fats like butter, lard, and fat in red meat with unsaturated fats from plant-based foods -- like olive oil, canola oil, and soybean oil -- can confer substantial health benefits.
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Many parents do not promote healthy eating in kids, according to this month's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan.
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The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are well-known. As well as being healthier, a recent article concludes that the menu traditionally eaten in Spain leaves less of a carbon footprint than that of the US or the United...
People who reported consuming more fast food in a national survey were exposed to higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals known as phthalates, according to a study published by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute...
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 Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Tufts University biomedical engineers...
Edible ginger-derived nano-lipids created from a specific population of ginger nanoparticles show promise for effectively targeting and delivering chemotherapeutic drugs used to treat colon cancer, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia...
Dieters looking to cut calories may believe it's best to pick a fast casual restaurant over a fast food chain, but new research from the University of South Carolina shows that may not be the best choice.
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People who eat at least 20g of nuts a day have a lower risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.Image Credit: Flickr/naomii
A large analysis of current research shows that people who eat at least 20g of nuts a...
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Study compares how the human body reacts to natural and artificial non-nutritive sweeteners and sugar
What should healthy young men who want to watch their weight and manage their blood sugar levels drink? Can they risk something...
