What You Eat Affects Your Brain's Health and Mood
Scientists are discovering that the foods we eat have a big impact on our brain's health, especially on something called inflammation—which is when our brain …
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Why Mexicans Are Eating 900 More Calories Daily Than 60 Years Ago
Over the past six decades, the way people in Mexico eat has changed dramatically. A new study looked at what Mexicans have been eating from 1960 to 2020 and …
Read MoreEating Better May Help Protect Your Kidneys From Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
Researchers looked at how the quality of food people eat affects kidney health in people with diabetes and high blood pressure. These two conditions are major …
Read MoreHealthy Eating and Exercise May Help Fight Depression and Anxiety
Researchers studied 182 adults who were experiencing emotional stress to see if following healthy lifestyle guidelines could improve their mental health. They …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet May Help Control Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Researchers studied 193 people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to understand how their eating habits affect their condition. They found that people with …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Protect Your Liver in Your 20s
Researchers studied 887 young adults around age 27 to understand how their food choices affect liver health. They found that people who ate more vegetables, …
Read MoreWhy Chimpanzees Don't Get Inflamed as They Age
Scientists discovered something surprising: chimpanzees living in natural conditions don't show the same aging-related inflammation that humans do. Researchers …
Read MoreHow What You Eat Affects Your Cancer Risk
Cancer cells need lots of energy to grow quickly, and what we eat plays a big role in whether cancer develops. Scientists have found that eating too much …
Read MoreHome-Cooked Meals Beat Restaurant Food for Health and the Planet
Researchers in Portugal studied what over 2,200 adults eat and how their food choices affect both their health and the environment. They found that people who …
Read MoreCommon Food Additive May Trigger Gut Inflammation
Researchers discovered that Tween 80, a common additive found in many processed foods and medications, may cause gut inflammation similar to inflammatory bowel …
Read MoreHigh-Phosphate Diets May Damage Heart and Kidney Health
Researchers studied how eating a Western-style diet high in phosphate (a mineral found in processed foods and animal products) affects kidney and heart health. …
Read MoreCan Fasting and Chamomile Tea Protect Your Body from Unhealthy Fats?
Researchers studied how margarine (a processed fat) affects the body and whether two simple interventions—intermittent fasting and chamomile tea—could help …
Read MoreHow Safe Are Food Additives? What You Need to Know
Food additives are chemicals added to foods to preserve them, improve taste, or change color. Governments around the world have strict rules about which …
Read MoreWhy Italians Are Eating More Junk Food Than Ever Before
Researchers looked at what Italians ate over 15 years to see if their diets were getting healthier or unhealthier. They compared food choices from 2005-2006 …
Read MoreDo Food Additives Harm Your Gut? What Science Found
Researchers wanted to know if common food additives called emulsifiers might damage our digestive system and cause inflammation. They had 60 healthy people …
Read MoreHow Your Gut's Digestion Process May Trigger Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists have discovered a new theory about how type 2 diabetes develops, focusing on a small part of your intestines called the duodenum. Instead of just …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Affect Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers reviewed how the foods we eat can influence breast cancer risk and how the disease progresses. The study found that certain eating patterns may …
Read MoreWhy Immigrants' Eating Habits Change and How It Affects Their Health
When people move to a new country, they often start eating differently—usually eating more processed foods and less of their traditional meals. A new review of …
Read MoreJunk Food May Hurt Heart Health More in Kids With a Specific Gene
Researchers studied 258 young children to understand how different eating patterns affect heart and metabolic health, especially in kids who carry a particular …
Read MoreHow Your Food Choices Can Help Save the Planet
Scientists reviewed research about how climate change and food are connected, and what makes people choose healthier, more eco-friendly foods. The good news? …
Read MoreSchool Program Helps Teens Eat Less Junk Food in Indonesia
Researchers in Indonesia studied whether a healthy eating program called Aksi Bergizi actually changed what teenagers eat. They compared 253 students who …
Read MoreWestern Diet Linked to Breast Cancer Risk in Younger Women
Researchers in Iran studied 213 women to understand how different eating patterns might affect breast cancer risk. They found that women who ate a "Western" …
Read MoreWhat Ramadan Fasting Does to Kidney Patients' Nutrition
During Ramadan, Muslim patients on kidney dialysis change what they eat, which can affect their health. Researchers studied 102 Malaysian dialysis patients to …
Read MoreCutting Salt in Mexican Foods Could Save Thousands of Lives
Researchers in Mexico studied what would happen if food companies reduced the amount of salt in processed foods. Using data from over 9,000 people's eating …
Read MoreWhat Kids Eat Affects Their Eczema Through Gut Bacteria
Researchers studied 75 Korean preschoolers to understand how food choices affect eczema (a skin condition that causes itching and irritation). They found that …
Read MoreWhich Type of Hard Fat Is Better for Your Heart?
Researchers wanted to know if two different types of hard fats commonly used in processed foods affect your heart health differently. They had 47 healthy …
Read MoreWhy Esports Players Eat Differently Than Other College Students
Researchers compared the eating and lifestyle habits of college students who play esports competitively versus those who don't. They found that esports players …
Read MoreEating Right for Peak Health: A Doctor's Guide to Better Nutrition
A team of ear, nose, and throat doctors reviewed what we know about nutrition and how it affects our bodies. They found that good nutrition isn't about …
Read MoreWhat Girls Eat in Their Teens May Affect Breast Health Later
Researchers followed over 11,000 girls from ages 10 to 30 to see if their eating habits during childhood and teenage years affected their chances of developing …
Read MoreWhy Getting Enough Sleep Matters More When You're Young
A large study of over 27,000 adults in Taiwan looked at how sleep and food choices affect weight, especially at different ages. Researchers found that people …
Read MoreWhy Whole Foods May Protect Your Health Better Than Ultra-Processed Foods
Researchers looked at how different types of foods affect our health by comparing whole, natural foods with ultra-processed options. The study suggests that …
Read MoreFoods That Cause Body Inflammation Linked to Heart and Kidney Disease
Researchers studied over 17,000 American adults to understand how inflammatory foods affect heart, kidney, and metabolic health. They found that people who ate …
Read MoreReal Food Beats Shakes for Healthy Gut Bacteria During Weight Loss
Researchers compared two ways to lose weight quickly: eating real food meals versus drinking shakes and eating bars. Both diets had very few calories (800-900 …
Read MoreWhat the Munda Community Eats and Why It Matters
Researchers studied what people from the Munda community in Jharkhand, India eat every day and how their food choices are changing. The Munda are an indigenous …
Read MoreEating Better Foods May Lower Your Colorectal Cancer Risk
Researchers studied nearly one million people across the United States and Europe to understand how different eating patterns affect colorectal cancer risk. …
Read MoreWhy Fresh Foods Are Healthier Than Packaged Foods in Nigeria
Researchers in Nigeria looked at thousands of foods sold in stores to understand what people are eating and how healthy those foods are. They compared packaged …
Read MoreWhy riverside communities struggle with weight and nutrition
Researchers studied 160 adults living in riverside communities in Brazil to understand their eating habits and health. They found that people in these …
Read MoreWhat You Eat During Pregnancy May Help Prevent Food Allergies
Scientists have discovered that the food a mother eats during pregnancy and while breastfeeding can influence whether her child develops food allergies. This …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Affect Kidney Cyst Risk, Study Finds
Researchers studied over 119,000 people for more than 10 years to understand how diet affects the development of fluid-filled sacs in the kidneys. They found …
Read MoreWhat People in Kazakhstan Actually Eat and Why It Matters
Researchers in Aktobe, Kazakhstan studied what 460 adults eat and discovered that money, age, and gender shape food choices more than we might think. They …
Read MoreHow Common Food Chemicals May Increase Cancer Risk
Scientists used computer models and advanced analysis to understand how nine chemicals found in food—including pesticides, mercury, and mold toxins—might cause …
Read MoreHow Korean Teens' Eating Habits Are Changing Over 16 Years
Researchers looked at what Korean teenagers ate between 2007 and 2022 to see how their eating habits changed. They studied nearly 7,700 teens and found three …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Young Adults
Researchers followed nearly 19,000 young Spanish adults for about 16 years to see how different plant-based eating patterns affected their heart health. They …
Read MoreWhy Fatty Foods and Sugar Together Are Extra Dangerous for Diabetes
A new review of scientific research shows that eating too much fatty food combined with too much sugar creates a "double trouble" effect that's worse than …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Help Control Belly Pain from IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes painful stomach problems that make life difficult for many people. Scientists are discovering that what you eat plays a …
Read MoreWhy Junk Food Hurts Older Brains More Than Younger Ones
Scientists discovered that eating processed foods with refined ingredients affects older people's brains differently than younger people's brains. In this …
Read MoreFood and Exercise May Help Fight Depression Better Than We Thought
Researchers looked at recent studies about how diet and exercise affect depression. They found that eating whole plant-based foods, avoiding processed foods, …
Read MoreWhat Brazilian Schools Feed Kids: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Meal Patterns
Researchers looked at 557 weekly menus from Brazilian schools to understand what meals students were eating. They found two main types of meal patterns: one …
Read MoreHidden Phosphorus in Food: What Elderly Kidney Patients Need to Know
Researchers studied 232 elderly people with kidney disease to understand how much phosphorus they eat, especially from processed foods. They found that people …
Read MoreProcessed Foods May Hurt Brain Health in Older Adults
Researchers studied nearly 3,000 Americans over age 60 to see how different eating patterns affected their memory and thinking skills. They found that people …
Read MoreWhy Processed Foods Are Creating a Liver Disease Crisis
A new review reveals that fatty liver disease now affects 38% of people worldwide, largely due to eating too many processed foods. This liver condition, called …
Read MoreHealthy Eating May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
Scientists reviewed many studies to see if eating healthy foods can protect our brains as we get older. They found that people who eat more vegetables, fruits, …
Read MoreHealthy Eating Score Linked to Better Heart Health in New Study
Researchers studied how a special eating score called the Dietary Obesity Prevention Score relates to heart health. This score measures how well someone's diet …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk by Up to 35%
A major review of 36 studies found that people who eat plant-based diets have a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Vegan diets showed the …
Read MoreHow Cooking Methods May Affect Your Heart, Kidneys, and Blood Sugar
Scientists are studying harmful compounds called AGEs that form when food is cooked at high temperatures, like grilling or frying. These compounds may …
Read MoreTeaching Teens to Read Food Labels Helps Them Make Better Food Choices
Teenagers today eat way more packaged and processed foods than previous generations, which can lead to health problems later in life. Researchers looked at 11 …
Read MoreYour Body Shape May Reveal Your Eating Habits, Study Shows
Researchers studied nearly 16,000 Korean adults to see how body composition relates to eating patterns. They found that people with different combinations of …
Read MoreCertain Fats in Processed Foods May Make You Hungrier Through Gut Bacteria
Scientists discovered that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) - common fats found in many processed foods - might actually make you feel hungrier. In their …
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