Date: 14/11/2019
Dopamine “hits” from eating sugar promote rapid learning to preferentially find more of these foods.
Date: 13/11/2019
Babies born with high levels of triglycerides and 'bad' cholesterol may face a heightened risk for social and psychological problems in childhood, says study.
Date: 13/11/2019
Short-term increases in sugar consumption could increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease and have a significant impact on our health: study.
Date: 12/11/2019
"Pregnant women - especially those with allergies - should be aware that their diet during pregnancy can affect their child's chances of developing eczema and/or food allergies."
Date: 12/11/2019
Vitamin B12 deficiency impairs fat metabolism and may be associated with obesity during pregnancy, according to new research.
Date: 12/11/2019
Airborne chemical contamination is a major environmental risk factor worldwide and contributes significantly to many diseases, including neurologic diseases.
Date: 12/11/2019
Your diet can put you at risk of depression, according to a new study. The study also found that the likelihood of depression is higher among middle-aged and older women who were immigrants to Canada when compared to Canadian-born women.
Date: 11/11/2019
New study suggests that anti-inflammatories can mitigate Major Depressive Disorder symptoms
Date: 11/11/2019
Elovanoids - bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 PUFAs - protect the brain and retina from neurodegenerative diseases like age-related macular degeneration and Alzheimer's.
Date: 11/11/2019
Review: "Further research is still required to increase our understanding of the possible role of gut microbiota in Parkinson's Disease. It is important to emphasize that no microbiota-based treatment for PD exists to date."
Date: 07/11/2019
Scientists hypothesize that PD can be divided into two subtypes: gut-first, originating in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) of the gut and spreading to the brain; and brain-first, originating in the brain, or entering the brain via the olfactory system, and spreading to the brainstem and peripheral nervous system.
Date: 06/11/2019
Certain dietary imbalances - e.g. too much saturated fat, too many carbs - are associated with daytime drowsiness.
Date: 06/11/2019
The European Academy of Paediatrics and the Child Health Foundation recommend that breast milk substitutes should contain equal amounts of omega 3 and omega 6.
Date: 05/11/2019
This study is the first large-scale cohort to examine the association of late-life waist circumference with the incidence of dementia in an older population.
Date: 05/11/2019
New research links markers for celiac disease with anxiety in children.
Date: 05/11/2019
Study identifies 'hyper-palatable' foods, the ones we tend to binge on. Surprise surprise - it's all the really bad ones. They identified three "clusters:" combinations of fat and sodium (such as hot dogs or bacon); combinations of fat and simple sugars (like cake, ice cream and brownies); and combinations of carbohydrates and sodium (such as crackers, pretzels and popcorn).
Date: 04/11/2019
What would a democratic and sustainable food future look like? The authors of this article have developed three scenarios for sustainable food systems: technological, community-based, and educated.
Date: 04/11/2019
Proton-pump inhibitors, metformin and several other commonly used drugs markedly alter the taxonomic structure and metabolic function as well as antibiotic-resistance genes in the gut microbiome.
Date: 01/11/2019
In 2018, for the first time, more than 35% of adults in 9 mostly southern US states - Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and West Virginia - were obese.
Date: 01/11/2019
People with depression or vulnerability to depression should be encouraged to eat plant-based diets with higher levels of grains, fibres and fish, according to new recommendations published by the MyNetGut consortium.