Vitamin E in canola linked to asthma, lung inflammation
A new study from Northwestern University shows the drastically different health effects of vitamin E depending on its form. The…
New evidence for link between alcohol consumption and cancer metastasis
New research looking at the biological processes involved in breast cancer development has strengthened the argument for a potential link…
Obesity could be an evolutionary hangover from prehistoric gut bacteria
Today, obesity is considered to be undesirable, but in the past getting more fat and more energy from the diet…
Obesity can change our sense of taste
Previous studies have shown that obesity can lead to alterations in the brain, but in new research, scientists have found…
Mercury levels in herbal teas surprise scientists
A new study from the University of Bristol (UK) suggests that fish accounts for only seven percent of mercury levels…
Cholesterol metabolism implicated in anorexia
A DNA-sequencing study of anorexia nervosa sufferers has linked the eating disorder to variants in a gene that regulates cholesterol…
It’s alive! Nutritional value of fresh produce varies with time of day
The fruits and vegetables we buy in the grocery store are actually still alive, leading scientists to conclude that the…
Car designs may change to protect obese
An analysis of traffic collision fatalities showing that obese drivers are far more likely to die than drivers of normal…
Viagra’s surprising weight-loss properties
German scientists investigating why mice given Viagra were resistant to obesity say they have discovered a “quite amazing” anti-obesity effect…
Stabbed or shot? Drink up
Hospital patients with traumatic injuries such as fractures, internal injuries and open wounds were far more likely to survive if…
Significant testosterone deficiency found in obese boys
For the first time, medicos have measured testosterone levels in teens of different weights and found that obese males aged…
Tackling obesity by manipulating gut flora
Antibiotics could one day be the standard treatment for regulating weight, suggests a new study inNature Immunology that examines the…
Hunter-gatherer study contradicts obesity theory
New findings published in the journal PLoS ONEsuggest that diet – rather than lack of exercise – may be the…
US diet engenders stupidity
A new UCLA study with rodents is the first to show how a diet high in fructose sabotages memory and…
Slow food, better mood
“The more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,” say Spanish researchers who have linked the consumption…
Trans fats and aggression: the Twinkie defense gets scientific
University of California, San Diego researchers have provided the first evidence linking the consumption of trans fats with a range…
Lower calorie intake provides brain boost
A low caloric diet changes the chemistry in the brain, enhancing both cognitive performance and memory, a discovery which scientists…
BPA levels in canned soup unexpectedly high
In one of the first studies to investigate levels of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in canned food, Harvard researchers…
Not all trans fats are created equal
Natural trans fats produced by ruminant animals such as dairy and beef cattle are not detrimental to health and in…
Switch hands for a healthier diet
Psychologists from the University of Southern California found that popcorn munching moviegoers ate about the same amount of popcorn regardless…
Artificial sweeteners contributing directly to diabetes risk
The findings from two new studies have prompted US health scientists to state that the promotion of diet sodas and…
“Bad” cholesterol not so evil
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) – popularly known as bad cholesterol – turns out to be critical for building muscle mass, and…
Processed food cripples young brain
A new study appearing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that infants with a higher intake…
Benefits of breastfeeding last into adolescence
Breastfeeding appears to confer advantages well beyond infancy, with European researchers reporting significant differences in muscle strength and aerobic capacity…