A simple, rapid test to help ensure safer meat

Deciding whether to cook or toss a steak that’s been in the fridge for a few days calls for a sniff test. This generally works well for home cooks.

Five days of eating fatty foods can alter the way your body’s muscle processes food, Virginia Tech researchers find

You might think that you can get away with eating fatty foods for a few days without it making any significant changes to your body. Think again.

Stress after birth linked to comfort food preferences in adulthood

Researchers have found that rats exposed to heightened levels of stress during their first few days of life are more likely to be prone to anxiety and stress in later life, and prefer to consume sugary and high-fat foods. The study was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB)…