A research team headed by University of Kentucky scientist Ai-Ling Lin has published two studies that demonstrate the effect of ketogenic diet (KD) —...
A study carried out by the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the Max Rubner-Institut, Germany, shows that cocoa and cocoa-based foods contain...
A new study reveals that a traditional Mediterranean-style diet reduces stroke risk among white adults who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease....
According to investigators from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, dairy intake of around three standard servings per day is associated...
A new study led by the National Institute on Aging shows that a long daily period of fasting improves the health and survival of male mice, regardless...
Obesity is associated with increased blood concentrations of the anorexigenic hormone leptin; however, obese individuals are resistant to its anorexigenic...
Saliva is necessary for digestion. It lubricates the throat to make swallowing easier and contains chemicals that break down food. It also assists with...
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports shows that consuming edible crickets can help support the growth of the probiotic bacterium Bifidobacterium...
A new study led by SUNY University at Buffalo researcher Leah Panek-Shirley found that after drinking a small amount of caffeine, participants consumed...
New research by scientists from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and elsewhere shows how omega 3-rich diet can prevent disruptive, even abusive behavior.
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A Middle Pleistocene cave bear, also known as the Deninger’s bear (Ursus deningeri), is generally regarded as the direct ancestor of the mostly vegetarian...
Diet may affect individuals’ risks related to the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration, a progressive chronic disease of the...
A large prospective cohort study of a half million people in the United Kingdom has found inverse associations for coffee drinking with mortality, including...
According to a new preclinical study by researchers from the University of Lausanne and Monash University, a diet rich in fiber blunts harmful immune responses...
Intestinal stem cells are responsible for maintaining the lining of the intestine, which typically renews itself every 5 days. When an injury or infection...
