Zapping our tastebuds can help reduce our salt intake
By Peter Rejcek, science writer Image: YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock.com Most people consume too much salt in their diet, leading to high blood pressure and other health [...]
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Consuming sweeteners during pregnancy may affect baby’s microbiome and obesity risk
Consuming sweeteners during pregnancy may affect baby’s microbiome and obesity risk, finds new study in Frontiers in Nutrition [...]
High salt reduces tumor growth by tackling immune cells
A high salt diet inhibited tumor growth in two independent mouse models; Frontiers in Immunology [...]
Taste is key in promoting insect-based food
Promoting the enjoyable aspects of insect-based food is more effective than highlighting health or environmental benefits: Frontiers in Nutrition [...]
Raw fruit and vegetables provide better mental health outcomes
Study finds raw fruit and vegetables are better than cooked, canned and processed - and names the top 10 raw foods: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Long-term caffeine worsens symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease
Low caffeine doses worsened neophobia, anxiety-related behaviors and emotional and cognitive flexibility: Frontiers in Pharmacology [...]
Caloric restriction in combination with low-fat diet helps protect aging brains
Exercise was significantly less effective than caloric restriction in preventing aging-induced inflammatory activation of microglia in mice: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]
Organic food provides significant environmental benefits to plant-rich diets
The study of more than 34,000 people is the first to investigate the environmental impacts of both food choices and farm production systems: Frontiers in Nutrition [...]
Foods for fighting the effects of rheumatoid arthritis
Blueberries, olive oil, turmeric and ginger are just some of the foods recommended in a Frontiers in Nutrition study. [...]
New link found between gut bacteria and age-related conditions
Gut bacteria from old mice induce age-related chronic inflammation in young mice, finds a study in Frontiers in Immunology [...]
Healthy lifestyle linked to lower pain in multiple sclerosis sufferers
Smokers with MS are twice as likely to have pain than non-smokers, while those who are physically active are less likely to have pain, finds a study in Frontiers in Neurology. [...]
Maternal diet could affect kids’ brain reward circuitry
Children from high-fat diet mothers have altered brain circuitry into adulthood. Research from Frontiers in Endocrinology explains how a preference for unhealthy foods can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy. [...]
Linking mental health and the gut microbiome
Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry. [...]
Cocoa and chocolate are not just treats — they are good for your cognition
A mini-review concludes: cocoa can be seen as a dietary supplement to protect human cognition and can counteract different types of cognitive decline. [...]
One step closer to finding out how wine may protect your neurons
Recent research, published in Frontiers in Nutrition, investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying the neuroprotective actions of wine. [...]
Healthy living equals better brain function
Research suggests feedback loop between greater executive function and healthy behavior [...]
How growing more legumes could relieve economic stress
Two major dependencies can be alleviated by increasing legume cultivation. These are the dependency of nitrogen fertilizers and the dependency on imports. [...]
How your diet can influence your environmental impact
By Hedwig Ens, Frontiers The impact of our dietary choices on the global phosphorus footprint shouldn’t be neglected, recent research in Frontiers in Nutrition [...]
Eating your greens could enhance sport performance
By Fabienne Eckert, Frontiers Science Writer Nitrate supplementation in conjunction with Sprint Interval Training in low oxygen conditions could enhance sport performance a [...]
Eat Mediterranean: your brain will reap the benefit
The Mediterranean diet can improve your mind, as well your heart, shows a study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Nutrition. [...]
Linking our diets to changes in hormones and cancer
By Monica Favre, Frontiers science writer We’ve heard the phrase, “you are what you eat,” but recent research shows that what we are eating, how much we are eating and [...]