We’re dealing with a worldwide crisis by now.
High-potassium foods like bananas and avocados can stave off strokes and heart attacks, new study finds
Munch up on those avocados and bananas, people!
New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice
Soon they’ll carry little smartphones around. I hope.
How the alcohol industry lies to you
While it’s in no way as bad as Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol also isn’t clean.
Not art nor Instagram: Food art does not represent reality
Your Instagrams are not original. Painters have been doing it for centuries.
High salt intake doubles the risk of heart failure
A new study studied the connection between salt consumption and heart failure risk.
Waste not, want not: astronauts to turn pee into nutrients, tools on deep-space missions
Stay hydrated up there, ladies and gents.
Finally, a large-scale probiotics trial is successful — it combats infant sepsis
It’s one of the few major trials that actually reported success.
Modern humans might’ve killed off the Neanderthals by eating all the mammoth
Dibs on the last slice.
Overweight Asian Americans seen as “more American” than their thinner counterparts
Does that guy look American to you? Nah he’s too thin.
Cheers! Regular drinkers might live longer lives without dementia
You shouldn’t pick up drinking just yet — on the contrary.
Eating vegetables can fight cognitive aging, new study reports
Nom down on those greens!
A man’s sweet tooth can increase the risk of anxiety and depression
Bad news, everyone.
Not all plant-based diets are the same when it comes to heart health
Eating plants doesn’t necessarily make you healthier, but eating the right one certainly does.
Diet soda might actually make you fatter, new study suggests
Thought you’re safe with sugarless drinks? Think again.
What is pasteurization, and how does it keep milk fresh for 9 months at a time?
What wizardry is this!? Find out here.
Our sense of smell might be connected to our extra pounds — in more ways than one
Not smelling food makes your body burn more calories, researchers suggest.
Researchers develop probiotic beer that “boosts your immunity and improves gut health”
If you needed another reason to enjoy your beer — here yo go!
Bad beef: Despite pledge, Burger King continues to cause massive deforestation
It’s up to us, the consumers, to make a difference.
The story about the “breatharian” couple not eating any food, living from the “universe energy” is bogus — and people bought it
I don’t need any food, the universe feeds me. Yeah…