Almost a fifth of us still not eating ANY whole grains

Experts at Newcastle University are calling for the introduction of guidelines around the amount of whole grains we should be eating after it was revealed almost one in five of us are not eating…

Researcher warns of increased cancer risk with excess supplement use

Though dietary supplements can offer health benefits, one researcher warns that excess use of these supplements may raise the risk of cancer.

Sugar-sweetened beverages suppress the body’s stress response

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can suppress the hormone cortisol and stress responses in the brain, but diet beverages sweetened with aspartame do not have the same effect, according to a new…

Research identifies barriers in tracking meals and what foodies want

Eating healthy is sometimes a challenge on its own, so technology should ease that burden – not increase it – according to new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of…

Why long time consumption of soyfoods reduces breast cancer recurrence

Women diagnosed with breast cancer are often told not to eat soyfoods or soy-based supplements because they can interfere with anti-estrogen treatment.

Maple syrup helps antibiotics defeat bacteria

In lab tests, extract of maple syrup made bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics in a number of ways. If it works in humans, it could help cut the use of antibiotics.

Brain development suffers from lack of fish oil fatty acids, UCI study finds

While recent reports question whether fish oil supplements support heart health, UC Irvine scientists have found that the fatty acids they contain are vitally important to the developing brain.

Gut bacteria diversity may be reduced by Western lifestyle

A comparison of the gut bacteria of participants from Papua New Guinea and the US suggests that elements of a Western lifestyle could deplete the gut’s collection of microbes.

Durbin, Blumenthal ‘troubled’ by FDA inaction on mislabelled supplements

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More salt doesn’t mean better performance for endurance athletes

SLU researcher recommends caution with sodium supplementationIn a recent study, Saint Louis University researchers found that salt pill consumption neither hurt nor helped performance for…

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