Sun-exposed oyster mushrooms help patients fight tuberculosis
Bread containing the low-cost mushrooms increased vitamin D levels and boosted immune response of TB patients Baltimore (June 9, 2019) ...
Tag: Nutrition/Nutrients
Posture impacts how you perceive your food
TAMPA, Fla. (June 7, 2019)- Summertime is often filled with outdoor parties and food trucks, meaning you're spending more time ...
When social interaction helps you choose your food
By deciphering the neural mechanisms involved in food consumption, UNIGE scientists demonstrate the importance of social interactions when choosing food ...
A home-based weight management program benefits both children and parents
An in-home weight management program improved the health of not only the child, but also the child's parents, according to ...
Unsalted tomato juice may help lower heart disease risk
In a study published in Food Science & Nutrition, drinking unsalted tomato juice lowered blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in ...
Dietary supplements linked with severe health events in children, young adults
Key takeaways: Compared with vitamins, dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy were associated with nearly three ...
Do images of food on kids’ clothes influence eating behavior?
A U-M study finds that junk food imagery on clothes is fairly common, especially on apparel marketed for girls ANN ...
Study: Cholesterol in eggs tied to cardiac disease, death
UMass Lowell expert stresses moderation, balance in daily diet LOWELL, Mass. - The risk of heart disease and death increases ...
Speeding up potato cultivation by using new methods
Millions in funding for HHU plant researchCredit: HHU / V. Prigge There are several thousand different varieties of Solanum tuberosum, ...
Vitamin D could help cancer patients live longer
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University physicians have found that vitamin D, if taken for at least three years, ...
Could boosting the gut microbiome be the secret to healthier older age?
Fecal transplants from young to aged mice rejuvenates the immune system in the gut of aged miceCredit: Marisa Stebegg, Babraham ...
Gene mutation evolved to cope with modern high-sugar diets
The gene variant became more common in humans after cooking and farming became widespread, and might now help people avoid ...
Red and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol
UCSF CHORI study also shows that saturated fats raise low density lipoproteins (LDLs) by the same amount, regardless of meat ...
A little formula in first days of life may not impact breastfeeding at 6 months
But it might alter moms' attitudes to longer-term feeding, UCSF-led study shows A study has lodged a new kink in ...
Climate action urgently required to protect human health in Europe
New EASAC report 'The imperative of climate action to protect human health in Europe' highlights an alarming range of health ...
Featured research findings from Nutrition 2019
Conference press materials now available Press materials are now available for Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society ...
Fathers aid development of larger brains
Credit: Judith Burkart The bigger the brain in relation to body size, the more intelligent a living organism is. This ...
Children who nap are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems
A Penn study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders in China revealed strong connections between 30 to 60 ...
The magic behind the medals
How the most successful winter Olympian ever used high intensity training sessions to win goldCredit: Photo: Nancy Bazilchuk/NTNU When the ...
A combination of agrochemicals shortens the life of bees, study shows
A nonlethal dose of insecticide clothianidin can reduce honeybees' life span by half; once combined with the fungicide pyraclostrobin, it ...
