Thunderclap headache caused by the world’s hottest chili pepper

A new study explores the ‘unusual’ case of the man who ate the hottest chili pepper in the world and experienced thunderclap headache as a result.

Researchers develop new framework for human nutrition

Existing models for measuring health impacts of the human diet are limiting our capacity to solve obesity and its related health problems, claim two of the world’s leading nutritional scientists in…

Could ancient wheat be the future of food?

Researchers believe untapped consumer markets exist for ancient foods such as einkorn, emmer, and spelt, which fed large swaths of the world’s population for thousands of years but disappeared…

Silk keeps fruit fresh without refrigeration

Half of the world’s fruit and vegetable crops are lost during the food supply chain, due mostly to premature deterioration of these perishable foods, according to the Food and Agriculture…

Scientists to use microbes and methane to create sustainable Omega 3

Scientists are trying to find a new way to produce the nutritional fatty acids called Omega 3 that are currently sourced from fish oil from the world’s declining natural fish stocks.

Commercial sea salt samples purchased in China contaminated with microplastics

Tiny plastic bits, collectively known as called microplastics, are showing up in bodies of water around the world, and are accumulating in aquatic creatures, including fish and shellfish.

When eating fish is a health hazard

Fish farmed or caught near the world’s great industrial growth areas run the risk of spreading toxic contamination up the food chain and poisoning consumers.

New research: Coffee not associated with lifestyle diseases

Danish researchers are the first in the world to have used our genes to investigate the impact of coffee on the body.

Nut consumption associated with reduced risk of some types of cancer

Cancer and type 2 diabetes are two of the most significant public health burdens facing the world today, and currently available data suggests their prevalence is expected to continue to increase.

A derivative of vitamin B3 found to prevent liver cancer in mice

Liver cancer is one of the most frequent cancers in the world, and with the worst prognosis; according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2012, 745,000 deaths were registered worldwide due to…

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