Why regular coffee intake could worsen sports performance

Many athletes turn to caffeine as a way of boosting their performance, but a new study suggests that regular caffeine intake may have the opposite effect.

Unhealthful plant-based diet can increase heart disease risk

Plant-based diets can prevent the onset of heart disease, but eating unwholesome plant foods can have the opposite effect, researchers find.

Could artificial sweeteners promote diabetes and obesity?

Artificial sweeteners are often recommended to aid weight loss and help manage type 2 diabetes.

Red Wine Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

Regular alcohol consumption raises breast cancer risk, except for red wine, which has the opposite effect when consumed in moderation, researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reported in the Journal of Women’s Health…

Link Between Diet, Nutrient Levels And Cognitive Ability, Brain Shrinkage

New research has found that elderly people with higher levels of several vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids in their blood had better performance on mental acuity tests and less of the brain shrinkage typical of Alzheimer’s disease – while “junk food” diets produced just the opposite result…

How Much Should I Eat?

How much an individual should eat depends on many factors, including their height, age, sex, general state of health, job, leisure time activities, genetics, body size, body composition, and what medications they may be on. How much relates to your daily calorie intake requirement – consume more each day than you use up and you will usually put on weight, consume less and the opposite will happen…

Folic acid in dietary supplements could increase risk of breast cancer, Swedish research suggests

In most women folate, a type of B vitamin, reduces the risk of breast cancer. However, in women with a certain genetic make-up it has shown to be the opposite: folate raises the risk of breast cancer, according to a Swedish nutrition researcher.