Tag: Nutrition/Nutrients

Early life weight gain can set teenagers up for poor health outcomes Excessive weight gain in children under two years ...

Consuming more fruit and vegetables can improve your mental well-being, according to a new study. A key feature of this ...

Researchers identify sour taste receptor in fruit flies Taste is so familiar a sensation that you might think scientists had ...

Flaxseed supplements increase 'good' bacteria and fatty acids in mouse study Rockville, Md. (February 5, 2019)--Research in mice suggests that ...

Overheated mice do not defend against flu in lab studyCredit: University of Tokyo CC-BY Heat waves can reduce the body's ...

People with strong religious beliefs are more likely to buy fat-free, sugar-free or gluten-free foods than natural or organic foods, ...

Singapore, 29 January 2019 - Consistent with studies in other populations, findings from the first local study, The Singapore Chinese ...

Nutrition education programs for children should incorporate all family members who act as caregivers Many mothers have to navigate a ...

URBANA, Ill. - Rice coproducts in pig diets add fat and fiber, but too much fiber can decrease energy absorption ...

Researchers from the University of Malaga (UMA) evidence that levels of this vitamin in the body decrease in those months ...

Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln You've just exercised for an hour, tracking the burned calories with a sense of ...

Credit: Source: modified from Quarta, C. & Fisette, A. et al. (Nature Metabolism) Obesity - as research in the past ...

Digestive Disease Week® media registration now open Bethesda, MD (Jan. 31, 2019) -- Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) will host its ...

BfR at the international start-up project meeting on animal health and food safety in Africa The project is funded by ...

How rapeseed could be used as a protein source for human nutritionCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Rapeseed doesn't just contain ...

Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today announced the findings on its novel nano-encapsulation ...

Cleveland Clinic survey finds most Americans don't know their BMI, or that excess weight tips the scales for common heart ...

Experimenting with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a low-calorie diet prevented asthma symptoms regardless of the diet's fat ...

Credit: University of Texas at Austin In the latest evidence that it's worth sticking to your health-focused New Year's resolutions, ...

Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image, ...