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Pistachios are particularly rich in vitamin B6, magnesium, fiber, phenolic compounds, and phytomelatonin that could benefit sleep health. Image credit: Mixon et al., doi: 10.1017/S0954422426100511.

Could Handful of Pistachios Help You Sleep? New Review Says It’s Plausible, but Unproven

Oct 14, 2026 by Natali Anderson

A new review paper published in the journal Nutrition Research Reviews points to nutrients in the nut that play roles in sleep biology. Pistachios are...

Vanillin has pronounced antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Image credit: Stoilov et al., doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2026.127263.

Vanillin Shows Promise for Treating Chronic Wounds

Oct 13, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Vanillin, the compound that gives vanilla its familiar taste, may have a future in treating wounds that refuse to heal, according to a review paper published...

Reaching for a snack after dinner or before bed may carry a cost beyond extra calories. Image credit: Jill Wellington.

Late-Night Snacking Linked to Higher Risk of Liver Disease

Oct 12, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University and Massachusetts General Hospital have found that people who reported eating late at night had...

The SWITCH trial assessed the equivalence of NNS beverages -- specifically those containing aspartame, acesulfame potassium (acesulfame‑K), and sucralose -- and water in aiding weight loss and subsequent weight management and evaluated the relative effects of long-term exposure over a 104-week period. Image credit: Harrold et al., doi: 10.1017/S0007114526108150.

Diet Drinks Perform as Well as Water in Two-Year Weight-Loss Trial

Oct 7, 2026 by News Staff

A long-running British trial has found that people who drank diet beverages while trying to lose weight kept the pounds off about as well as those who...

Diet macronutrient content affects the cardiometabolic benefits of weight loss. Image credit: Petersen et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2026.07.020.

Keto Diet Outperforms Others for Cardiometabolic Health during Weight Loss: Study

Aug 31, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Not all diets are created equal when it comes to reversing the metabolic damage of obesity, even when they produce the same amount of weight loss, according...

Urolithin A is a metabolite compound produced when gut bacteria break down ellagitannins and ellagic acid, which are found in foods like pomegranates, berries, and walnuts. Image credit: Albrecht Fietz.

Natural Postbiotic Compound Shows Promise against Hard-to-Treat Heart Failure

Aug 21, 2026 by News Staff

Researchers at King’s College London have identified a surprising new therapeutic mechanism for a type of heart failure called heart failure with preserved...

Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy is the commonly accepted treatment to prevent neural tube defects.

Scientists Find Missing Piece in Folic Acid’s Role in Pregnancy

Aug 17, 2026 by News Staff

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa have identified a molecular pathway that may explain how folic...

Allcott et al. show that increasing UMF grade of Manuka honey is associated with stronger antibacterial activity and that this activity cannot be explained by sugar content or methylglyoxal alone. Image credit: Estelle Heitz.

Manuka Honey’s Antibacterial Power Goes beyond Sugar and MGO: Study

Aug 12, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Manuka honey, the New Zealand product long touted for wound care, may also hold potential against bacteria that cause respiratory infections, including...

Paranthropus boisei. Image credit: © Roman Yevseyev.

Study Points to Sugar, Not Just Meat, as Fuel for Human Brain Evolution

Aug 6, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Glasgow argues that dietary sugars, not animal foods, may have played the decisive...

Potassium-rich foods include fruits, vegetables, legumes and dairy. Image credit: Jasmine Lin.

Scientists Propose New Strategy in Fight against High Blood Pressure

Aug 4, 2026 by Natali Anderson

In a perspective paper published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a team of researchers and health experts calls for a ‘paradigm shift’...

Teenagers who regularly skipped breakfast improved the quality of their diets when they began eating a morning meal. Image credit: Pexels.

New Study Finds Eating Breakfast Boosts Diet Quality in Teens Who Usually Skip It

Jul 27, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Adding breakfast back into the daily routine of teens around age 18 who habitually skip the meal can meaningfully improve their nutrition, with the biggest...

Marcus et al. conclude that moderate caffeine or coffee consumption is safe for most adults and is linked to a lower risk of several cardiovascular conditions, including coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation, as well as hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Image credit: Sci.News.

Moderate Coffee and Caffeine Intake Poses Little Heart Risk, and May Even Help

Jul 20, 2026 by News Staff

In a new review paper, Dr. Gregory Marcus from the University of California, San Francisco and colleagues analyzed decades of research on how caffeine...

New research makes a case that runs against two different strands of popular nutrition advice at once: that water at meals is a simple ally in eating less, and that spicy food is something to approach with caution if you're watching what you eat; the research showed the opposite might be true: water tracked with eating more, and spice tracked with eating less. Image credit: Yukuaikuai.

Researchers Challenge Long-Held Beliefs about Water, Spicy Food and Digestion

Jul 20, 2026 by News Staff

A new review of previous studies in the journal Appetite undercuts the popular belief that water fills you up at the table. Meanwhile, a companion study...

The study sheds new light on the link between sleep deprivation and obesity. Image credit: Sweet Briar College.

Losing Even 80 Minutes of Sleep a Night Linked to Weight Gain

Jul 15, 2026 by News Staff

New research from Columbia University found that adults who cut their sleep by about 80 minutes for six weeks packed on a pound (0.45 kg) and moved less...

Sotos-Prieto et al show that modifying dietary habits can have a significant impact on health outcomes. Image credit: Silvia Rita.

Beans and Broccoli Linked to Lower Heart Risk in Young Adults

Jul 13, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new analysis of data from the Western Australian-based Raine Study suggests that two humble vegetable groups — legumes and cruciferous vegetables...

van der Merwe et al. assessed whether chronotype is associated with dietary intake (energy; nutrients), meal timing, body composition markers, and metabolic biomarkers in healthy European and Pacific New Zealand women. Image credit: RitaE.

Night Owls Eat Less at Breakfast, More at Midnight, Study Says

Jul 8, 2026 by Natali Anderson

People who naturally stay up late may be more prone to obesity and poorer metabolic health in part because they consume more of their daily calories late...

Mostly plant-based low-amino-acid diets have the most potent effects on healthspan but require moderate methionine intake to minimize frailty. Image credit: Fanti et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2026.05.015.

Modified Mediterranean Diet Extends Healthy Lifespan in Mice: Study

Jun 25, 2026 by News Staff

In a new animal study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, scientists found that adding a precise amount of a single amino acid to a low-protein,...

Rasheed Ahmad & Fatemah Bahman revealed that a sucrose-free low-fat diet notably disrupted gut microbial diversity and composition, leading to a depletion of short-chain fatty acid-producing commensal bacteria -- such as Lactobacillus murinus and Lachnospiraceae -- and an enrichment of pro-inflammatory or stress-adapted species, including Helicobacter ganmani, Odoribacter splanchnicus, and Alistipes spp. Image credit: Lourdes Alvarez.

Eliminating Sucrose from Low-Fat Diet Alters Gut Microbiome, Animal Study Suggests

Jun 15, 2026 by News Staff

In a mouse study conducted by scientists at the Dasman Diabetes Institute in Kuwait, rodents fed a sucrose-free diet developed insulin resistance, gut...

People who drink a glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie each day as part of the UK’s 5-a-day healthy eating guidance see improvements in their mental wellbeing. Image credit: Joseph Mucira.

Daily Glass of Fruit Juice May Lift Your Mood: Study

Jun 1, 2026 by Natali Anderson

In a small randomized trial in the United Kingdom, adults who added a serving of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie to a healthier diet reported lower depression...