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Childhood junk food may rewire the brain for life

Children who regularly eat high-fat, high-sugar foods may experience lasting changes in the brain that continue long after their diets…

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This popular fermented food may help flush microplastics from the body

Scientists in South Korea say a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body get rid of nanoplastics by…

3 days ago

Most Americans don’t know this food raises colon cancer risk

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and a new poll from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Morning…

2 months ago

Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back

A unique opportunity to observe deep brain activity in a person with obesity and loss of control eating provided new…

5 months ago

Running fixes what junk food breaks in the brain

Researchers at University College Cork, led by Professor Yvonne Nolan, have uncovered the specific metabolic processes that explain how exercise…

7 months ago

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro makes food taste sweeter and saltier, and that may quiet cravings

New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna,…

8 months ago

Nudges improve food choices and cut calories when shopping for groceries online

A team of Duke-NUS Medical School researchers designed and tested a new digital toolkit that helps consumers make healthier grocery…

1 year ago

Honeybee dance ‘styles’ sway food foraging success

As far as animals go, honeybees are world-class dancers. While not as deep and complex as a Super Bowl half-time…

1 year ago

Slow traffic, fast food: Study links road delays with unhealthy eating

Ever notice how much more tempting it is to pick up fast food for dinner after being stuck in traffic?…

1 year ago

Growing divide: Agricultural climate policies affect food prices differently in poor and wealthy countries

Farmers are receiving less of what consumers spend on food, as modern food systems increasingly direct costs toward value-added components…

1 year ago