EPFL researcher and last author Johan Auwerx is pictured.
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Are pomegranates really the superfood we've been led to believe will counteract the aging process? Up to now, scientific proof has been fairly weak. And some...
Group of assorted pumpkins, gourds and squash.
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For some, pumpkins conjure carved Halloween decorations, but for many people around the world, these gourds provide nutrition. Scientists at Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and the National Engineering...
Professor Robin Allaby.
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Professor Robin Allaby, in Warwick's School of Life Sciences, has discovered that human crop gathering was so extensive, as long ago as the last Ice Age, that it started to have an effect on...
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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What is your comfort food?
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A big bowl of mashed potatoes. What about spaghetti and meatballs? Sushi? Regardless of what you identify as comfort food, it's likely the attraction to that dish is based on having...
Eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods is associated with a lower risk of stroke.
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Eating tomatoes and tomato-based foods is associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to new research published in the October 9, 2012,...
The bacteria we all have in our gut may play a decisive role in personalized nutrition and the development of obesity.
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Something as simple as a feces sample reveals whether you can lose weight by following...
Balanced diet (stock image).
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Research with more than 135,000 people across five continents has shown that a diet which includes a moderate intake of fat and fruits and vegetables, and avoidance of high carbohydrates,...
The Institute of Food Research has published a new study that adds more to the growing body of evidence that certain compounds found naturally in foods have specific effects that help prevent chronic diseases. They have uncovered a mechanism...
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It is a known fact that microbes on farms protect children from asthma and allergies. But even non-microbial molecules can have a protective effect: Immunologists from the University of Zurich have shown...
A new discovery about the benefits of eating tomatoes builds on previous evidence of cancer-prevention benefits.
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Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse study at...
