Just Five Days of Junk Food Can Throw Off Your Brain’s Metabolism
The occasional splurge can have long-lasting consequences.
Tag: diet
Gut microbes emerge as a natural game-changing alternative to Ozempic
A gut microbe could naturally regulate sugar cravings and blood sugar levels, offering a promising alternative to drugs like Ozempic.
A cup of cocoa can protect your blood vessels from some of the effects of fatty meals
When you're stressed, few things feel better than indulging in some comfort food. But while most comfort foods aren't the ...
Eating Less Extends Lifespan (But I Can Also Dramatically Shorten It) — Here’s Where Genetics Fit In
A new study suggests that living longer isn’t just about eating less, but how resilient our bodies are when facing ...
This fasting-like diet makes you biologically younger and prevents several diseases
It's not that expensive and only needs to be done 2 or 3 times yearly but has been shown to ...
Shifting to Healthier Eating Can Add a Decade to Your Life
We already know that food has a big impact on our lives — but this is something else.
Identical twin study shows a vegan diet can improve cardiovascular health in weeks
The key is eating more plants.
Low-meat diets can reduce the environmental impact of food production
Study looks at the real diets of over 55,000 people in the UK.
Eating colorful fruits and veggies could help you see better — at least if you’re an athlete
Study looks into the benefits of certain plant compounds.
Is Tofu Bad for You? Debunking the Myths
A lot of people seem to believe tofu is bad for you. Is this really the case?
Most Americans overestimate how healthy their diets are; the most accurate are those with poor-quality diets
Such findings can help improve research into diet quality in the future, and give us all some food for thought.
What does it mean if your poop is green – do you need to see a doctor?
Many different factors can change your stool color, including diet, lifestyle, and health issues.
Shifting to a healthier diet can increase your lifespan by up to a decade
Many of these changes are also eco-friendly and save on cash.
Healthier, more nutritious diets have a lower environmental impact — at least in the UK
Eating better would benefit you and the planet, too.
Eating a hot dog could shave 36 minutes off your lifespan
There's some good news: eating a serving of peanuts adds 25 healthy minutes of life.
Unprocessed plant-based food keeps your heart healthier at any age
Fewer burgers, more broccoli.
Stone-age humans mostly ate meat, then ran out of big animals
When you're all out of McMammoth, you need to start improvising.
Ancient teeth confirm: people have been trading internationally for thousands of years
A banana can teach you much about history.
The food industry is skewing research, but we’re onto them now
Oh, food, don't betray me too!
No-meat diets won’t fix the climate — too many poor countries can’t adopt them
The choice between feeding your family and saving the climate isn’t easy to make -- but it will always go ...
What is tofu and is it a healthy alternative?
Tofu is an excellent source of plant protein. Studies have shown that it has plenty of benefits and it's gradually ...
What is keto: the fat-burning diet
Keto is the fad diet of the decade, but does it really work and is it safe?
A new study looked at how early complex European cultures farmed and ate
They seemed to be doing alright for themselves.
Better diets could save billions in U.S. health care costs
Eating well is good for you and the national budget.
Obesity and undernutrition now come together — over 1 in 3 poor and middle-income countries struggle with both
You can starve on too much food.
Agriculture impacts diets of wild mammals, study shows
Wild mammals living near agriculture fields were found to change their diets.
Earliest evidence of milk consumption comes from Stone Age Britain
I don't know how I could live without cheese.
Change diets to save the tropical forests, researchers say
If the consumption of meat and dairy doesn’t fall, at least one-quarter of the world’s tropical lands could disappear by ...
Grasshoppers, silkworms, giant cicadas are a good source of antioxidants — if you eat them
"In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for ...
Some extinct species of crocs were plant-eaters, fossil study reveals
Between three and six such species have existed in the past.
New ‘brain training’ game could help you wean off of excess added sugar
Sweet, sweet research.
Ancestral shift in diet may have changed human speech as well
Softer food gave humans an overbite that made it easier to produce "v" and "f" sounds.
Write it when you bite it: logging food for just 15 minutes a day may be the most effective weight loss hack
Nobody likes keeping track of the food they ate but it doesn't a lot of time at all and the ...
Neanderthal diet revolved around meat, new study finds
Caveburgers, anyone?
The planetary diet: here’s what you need to eat to save the planet
Want to stay healthy and save the world? Here's how.
There’s no such thing as an ideal diet, new study suggests
Eat more fibers, less energy dense foods, and you'll probably be alright.
What are carbs? Are they ‘good’ or ‘bad’?
There are many misconceptions surrounding carbohydrates. Let's have a look!
You burn more calories in the afternoon than in the morning
A story about metabolism, circadian rhythms, and calories.
One of our extinct ancient relatives developed a chewing pattern unique among primates
We don't know why they did so.
Back to Basics: 5 Weight-Loss Diets and How Difficult They Are to Sustain
It does take a lot of willpower -- but the results are often worth it.
3 out of 4 black adults have cardiovascular problems by the age of 55
The best thing to do is to stick to a healthy diet and be physically active.
Ancient jawbones hint at ancient humans’ diet
It's all about the dried meat and seeds.
Weight gain is mostly controlled by what you eat — not genetics
This is good news, because it means we can change things.
Healthy diet may prevent brain shrinkage in older adults
Eating a balanced diet of fruits and veggies staves of brain aging and cognitive decline.
You can now add pasta to your list of healthy diet foods, study suggests
Researchers discovered that pasta didn't contribute to weight gain or increase in body fat.
Healthy food significantly improves major depression symptoms, new study finds
"You are what you eat."
In Victorian Britain, poor rural areas had the best diet and health
Perhaps we could learn a thing or two from these old lads.
We owe the shape of our jaws, at least in part, to our ancestors’ love of cheese
Cheese -- it literally made your bones what they are.
Modern humans might’ve killed off the Neanderthals by eating all the mammoth
Dibs on the last slice.
Vegetarian diet found to be twice as effective at reducing weight
You might not like it, but that's just the way things are.
