Date: 19/12/2018
A new study links higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood with more efficient brain connectivity and performance on cognitive tests in older adults.
Date: 18/12/2018
Food allergies are associated with heightened levels of disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research suggests.
Date: 18/12/2018
Sugar can silence a key protein required for colonization by a gut bacterium associated with lean and healthy individuals, according to a new Yale study.
Date: 18/12/2018
Eating a diet containing foods which are known to promote inflammation – such as those high in cholesterol, saturated fats and carbohydrates – makes you around 40% more likely to develop depression.
Date: 14/12/2018
Even in developed countries, a large proportion of children don’t get enough vitamins and minerals, and there is some evidence that vegan diets might be adding to this. So how hard is it for vegetarian or vegan parents to get this right while passing on their food preferences?
Date: 14/12/2018
A randomized trial by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers indicates that magnesium optimizes vitamin D status, raising it in people with deficient levels and lowering it in people with high levels.
Date: 13/12/2018
Eating a plant-based diet may lower the risk of chronic disease and is good for the environment, but poorly planned vegan diets that do not replace the critical nutrients found in meat, can lead to serious micronutrient deficiencies.
Date: 13/12/2018
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation has the potential to enhance neural blood flow, possibly preventing memory decline caused by restricted blood flow or brain cell inflammation.
Date: 12/12/2018
"Children with ADHD had higher serum zonulin levels and were more impaired in social functioning compared to controls." So said the findings reported by Gonca Özyurt and colleagues exploring zonulin and the assumption that "the level of zonulin increases when intestinal permeability is impaired."
Date: 11/12/2018
New research explores the links between gut-related symptoms and autism.
Date: 11/12/2018
Scientists have found a compound in coffee that may team up with caffeine to fight Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia - two progressive and currently incurable diseases associated with brain degeneration.
Date: 11/12/2018
Scientists estimate that we share our bodies with 38 trillion organisms that play an integral part in keeping us healthy and making us who we are. They crawl across our skin, cling to our intestines, and generally call our bodies home.
Date: 11/12/2018
You'd think vitamin deficiencies would be rare in the United States, but many people are running low on vitamin D, and it's a serious health threat.
Date: 11/12/2018
Food craving, the intense desire to eat certain foods, can sabotage efforts to maintain healthy eating habits and body weight, no matter the time of year. A change in diet is one of the approaches that can help combat the problem.
Date: 10/12/2018
A study by the University of Birmingham and Loughborough University has shown that regular weighing at home and simple tips to curb excess eating and drinking can prevent people from piling on the pounds at Christmas.
Date: 06/12/2018
Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has reported.
Date: 05/12/2018
New smartphone app data shows that we now have erratic eating patterns. Many of us are continually snacking rather than eating at defined times – which means we spend up to 16 hours a day in a “fed” state.
Date: 05/12/2018
A recent investigation found that undeclared allergens were present in a quarter of foods sampled. But a more fundamental issue needs to be addressed: why are more people experiencing severe food allergies than ever before?
Date: 05/12/2018
A new Irish study has shown that a deficiency in vitamin D is associated with a substantially increased risk of depression.
Date: 05/12/2018
The gut microbiome - the world of microbes that inhabit the human intestinal tract - has captured the interest of scientists and clinicians for its critical role in health. However, parsing which of those microbes are responsible for effects on our wellbeing remains a mystery.