Is tricalcium phosphate bad for your health?

Tricalcium phosphate is a concentrated form of calcium that some people take as a supplement when they are not getting enough calcium from their diet.

Drinking soda daily may harm your fertility

Researchers have uncovered a link between conception and soda: drinking it daily could harm your chances of becoming pregnant. This goes for men and women.

High-fructose diet during and after pregnancy can cause a fatty liver in offspring

A diet high in fructose-containing sugars eaten during pregnancy or while breastfeeding can cause offspring to have a fatty liver, increasing their chances of developing obesity or type 2 diabetes.

Mediterranean diet may decrease pain associated with obesity

Those who eat more fish, plant proteins less likely to suffer, study finds.Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, new research…

Too little food from animal sources may increase risk of preterm birth

Pregnant women increase their chances of vitamin B12 deficiency if they don’t consume enough meat, milk or eggs. This vitamin is found only in animal products.

Alcohol and Asthma: What’s the Connection?

Asthma is a condition that causes breathing difficulties. Learn how alcohol use can affect asthma and how to lower the chances of an attack.

Couples’ lifestyle choices impact on obesity risk, study finds

The lifestyle a person shares with their partner has a greater influence on their chances of becoming obese than their upbringing, research suggests.

Could ‘The Martian’s’ scientist survive on potatoes alone?

In the movie “The Martian,” the main character is stranded on Mars and must rely on his own super-science knowledge to survive. Because the crew had packed some potatoes for a Thanksgiving celebration, Watney creates a lab “garden” and is able to survive off the potatoes — after calculating how many calories he would need to survive until a rescue mission could arrive. However, packing some pinto bean seeds would increase his chances of survival, experts say.

More water = less kidney stones

Staying well hydrated is an effective way to reduce your chances of forming kidney stones, according to new research presented at the National Kidney Foundation’s 2015 Spring Clinical Meetings.

New study challenges claims that low vitamin D causes type 2 diabetes

A large genetic study challenges claims of a causal link between people’s levels of vitamin D and their chances of developing of type 2 diabetes.

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