Biomarker in saliva predicts childhood obesity risk
Credit: Photo by John Russell A molecular marker in saliva is associated with the emergence of childhood obesity in a ...
Tag: Nutrition/Nutrients
Confusing standards lead to extra sugar in kids’ breakfast cereals
Child sugar intake may be impacted by a lack of uniform serving size and standardized metrics for sugar content, according ...
Triglycerides control neurons in the reward circuit
Credit: Chloe Berland et al. Energy-dense food, obesity and compulsive food intake bordering addiction: the scientific literature has been pointing ...
£500,000 NIHR grant for obesity treatment
Credit: World Obesity Federation Dr Jennifer Logue of Lancaster Medical School has been awarded half a million pounds by the ...
With 30,000 surveys, researchers build the go-to dataset for smallholder farms
Farmer input is essential to tackling global challenges of climate change, rural poverty and nutrition. A new data collection tool ...
The origin of satiety: Brain cells that change shape after a meal
Credit: Danaé Nuzzaci / CNRS / CSGA You just finished a good meal and are feeling full? Researchers from the ...
Not only what you eat, but how you eat, may affect your microbiome
Credit: Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Periodontology,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - The importance of the microorganisms that live ...
How millets sustained Mongolia’s empires
Stable isotope analyses reveals dramatic diet diversification at the onset of the steppe's earliest empiresCredit: Alicia Ventresca Miller The historic ...
What can you learn by peering into a fruit fly’s gut? It turns out a lot!
Eavesdropping on 'conversations' between gut stem cells and gut bacteriaCredit: Image is courtesy of Leslie Koyama and Lucy O'Brien. Baltimore, ...
5,000-year-old milk proteins point to the importance of dairying in eastern Eurasia
Recent findings push back estimates of dairying in the eastern Steppe by more than 1,700 years, pointing to migration as ...
Kids eat more calories in post-game snacks than they burn during the game
Researchers: Interventions help cut-down on unhealthy game treatsCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo Almost every parent knows the drill: When it's your ...
Sugar-poor diets wreak havoc on bumblebee queens’ health
Study: Flower losses due to shrinking habitats and climate change hurt prime pollinatorsCredit: Jim Whitfield Without enough sugar in their ...
Extra olive virgin oil keeps healthy properties when used for cooking
Simulation of cooking conditions in a domestic kitchenCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Consuming extra virgin olive oil has proved to have ...
The best preoperative definition of cancer-related malnutrition depends on cancer type
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study authors stress the need for proper recognition and treatment of malnourishment in ...
Sugary drinks a sour choice for adults trying to maintain normal cholesterol levels
Credit: Tufts University BOSTON (February 26, 2020, 5:00 a.m., EST)--Middle-aged and older adults who drank sugary beverages daily were at ...
Oldest reconstructed bacterial genomes link farming, herding with emergence of new disease
Scientists present the first ancient DNA that links the spread of farming culture in ancient Eurasia to the emergence of ...
Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the ...
New torula yeast product as digestible as fish meal in weanling pig diets
Credit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Starting weanling pigs off with the right diet can make all the difference ...
Tart cherry juice concentrate found to help improve endurance exercise performance
Credit: Cherry Industry Administrative Board Montmorency tart cherry juice has gained a reputation as a recovery drink among elite and ...
Veggie-loving fish could be the new white meat
UCI discovery points to aquaculture potential of the monkeyface pricklebackCredit: NOAA/MBARI / Public domain Irvine, Calif., Feb. 19, 2020 -- ...
