How does cheese affect cholesterol levels?

Most types of cheese are high in cholesterol and saturated fat. Studies provide conflicting information about the relationship between cheese and blood cholesterol levels

Could gut bacteria cause joint pain?

A study looks at the relationship between diet, gut bacteria, and osteoarthritis. Surprisingly, it found that the microbiome is linked to joint health.

How does fiber prevent weight gain?

A new study takes a fresh look at the relationship between dietary fiber, obesity, inflammation, and gut bacteria.

Supplements during pregnancy may reduce autism risk

The latest study to investigate the relationship between vitamin supplements during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders finds a significant link.

How Does Stress Affect My Cholesterol Levels?

What exactly does stress mean? What is cholesterol

Relationship between feeding and development of infants set out for parents for the first time

A brand new resource for parents combines the developmental stages of infants and young children and their relationship with food and feeding. This influence starts as early as in the womb.

Europe needs a better infrastructure for food and health research

Europe needs a world-class research infrastructure to help researchers better understand the relationship between food, nutrition and health.

Economic growth does not guarantee reduction in undernutrition, study finds

Widely held beliefs concerning the relationship of economic growth and the reduction of undernutrition in children have been challenged in a large study of child growth patterns in developing countries, published in The Lancet Global Health.Malnutrition causes the death of 2.6 million children worldwide each year. This amounts to 1 in 3 of all child deaths.

Carrying extra weight could be healthier for older people

Older people with a BMI (body mass index) in the overweight range live longer, according to the results of a new study. Deakin University’s professor of nutrition and ageing, Caryl Nowson, led a research team that looked at the relationship between BMI and risk of death in people aged 65 years and older.

Healthy midlife diet may prevent dementia later

Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years, according a doctoral thesis. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost 90 per cent lower risk of dementia in a 14-year follow-up study than those whose diet was the least healthy.

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