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2 May 2017 - Food Navigator - Food insecurity’s mental toll extends beyond nutritional impact

2 May 2017 - Science Daily - Got a sweet tooth? Blame your liver

1 May 2017 - MedicalXpress - U.S. toddlers eat more french fries than vegetables

1 May 2017 - Science Daily - Widespread vitamin D deficiency likely due to sunscreen use, increase of chronic diseases, review finds

Results from a clinical review find nearly 1 billion people worldwide may have deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D due to chronic disease and inadequate sun exposure related to sunscreen use.

28 April 2017 - Nutraingredients - Study explores how gut microbial populations impact cognitive function

“These findings are among the first to relate bacterial phylogenetic characteristics to executive function among adult humans. Further study is required to elucidate a causal relationship between dietary manipulation of microbiota composition and changes in selective aspects of cognitive performance,” wrote the researchers.

27 April 2017 - MedicalXpress - Overweight/obese people with diabetes at increased risk of brain abnormalities

26 April 2017 - Nutraingredients - Valuable protection: Is the variety of gut bacteria more important than immune system in newborns?

Susceptibility to intestinal infections in neonates has been generally ascribed to immaturity of the innate and adaptive immune systems; however, additional factors may play a role, as this study demonstrates.

25 April 2017 - The Conversation - ‘Junk food’ and the consumer blame game

According to a recent YouGov survey, we eat too much “junk food” and new research by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says we can no longer say we do so because it’s cheaper. But how can we substantiate these claims unless we agree what classifies as junk food?

24 April 2017 - NutraIngredients - Fish oil molecule ups brain and eye cell survival odds from stroke

A molecule made from omega-3 fish oil could help damaged brain and retina cells survive in the event of a stroke or other neurodegenerative and eye-blinding disorders, a study has shown.

24 April 2017 - Futurity - These gut microbes may protect babies from infections

24 April 2017 - NutraIngredients - Study unlocks how genes may affect dietary preferences

Genes involved in behavioral and psychological traits appear to drive a significant part of someone’s food preferences and dietary habits, says a new study from Spain.

Autism Speaks - Special report on Autism and co-occurring conditions

21 April 2017 - The Guardian - Stroke and dementia risk linked to artificial sweeteners, study suggests

21 April 2017 - NutraIngredients - Could coffee polyphenols improve sleep and energy metabolism in obese people?

Chlorogenic acids – the most abundant polyphenols in coffee – may help people fall asleep and boost fat burning during sleep, suggests a new study.

Five ways to boost your nutrition before pregnancy

20 April 2017 - MedicalXpress - Is soda bad for your brain? (and is diet soda worse?)

20 April 2017 - MedPage Today - Study Links Diet Soda to Stroke, Dementia

20 April 2017 - MedicalXpress - Researchers provide evidence linking 'leaky gut' to chronic inflammation

20 April 2017 - Nutraingredients - Beetroot’s ‘anti-ageing’ effects noted in post-exercise brain study

19 April 2017 - Nutraingredients - Gut bacteria control age-related inflammation: Mouse data

Changes to our microbiome and intestinal barrier functions directly lead to increased levels of systemic inflammation as we age, say researchers who suggest such age-related inflammation is reversible.