Food News
July 4, 2024
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July 3, 2024 — It's no secret that kids aren't crazy about having too many seeds, pulp or chunks in their food. But six-year-olds in particular definitely can't stand lumps, according to a new study. The research ...
July 3, 2024 — Researchers found no infectious virus in the sampled pasteurized milk products tested for ...
June 26, 2024 — Even though there is substantial variability in the contents and nutritional profiles of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs), the nutritional profiles tend to reflect a heart-healthy dietary ...
June 25, 2024 — Nutritionists generally advise everyone to eat more dietary fiber, but a new study suggests that its effects on health can vary from person to person. The findings indicate that recommendations should be tailored to each individual's gut ...
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June 27, 2024 — A research team tracked children from infancy through age 3 to explore the roots of emotional overeating. Parents/caregivers were surveyed about the ...
June 25, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new method for detecting foodborne pathogens that is faster, cheaper, and more effective than existing methods. Their microfluidic chip uses light to detect multiple ...
June 24, 2024 — Research shows that the increasingly popular weight-loss strategy is safe. Intermittent fasting has become an increasingly popular way to lose weight without counting calories. And a large body of ...
June 10, 2024 — The cost of nutritious food and the lack of access to it are of significant concern to U.S. consumers. New public opinion poll and expert analysis ...
June 18, 2024 — Researchers performed a study to quantify highly processed food consumption and to investigate its association with diet quality among Japanese children and adolescents. Highly processed foods (HPFs) ...
June 17, 2024 — A study on the remains of the Chaves and Puyascada caves, both located in the province of Huesca, Spain, yields the first direct proof of the ...
June 17, 2024 — New research shows when animals are fed a diet high in saturated fat for nine weeks, their gut bacteria change in ways that influence brain chemicals and fuel ...
June 13, 2024 — Climate change is making it more difficult to raise cattle -- growth and reproduction are affected by heat -- so it's critical to breed cattle better adapted to a hotter and longer summer. A new ...
June 12, 2024 — Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small amount of dairy and meat -- similar to today's 'Mediterranean diet,' according to a new ...
June 11, 2024 — Researchers tracked how plant matter moves through bacteria's metabolism. Microbes respire three times as much carbon dioxide (CO2) from non-sugar carbons from lignin compared to sugar from ...
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June 10, 2024 — People who eat a healthy, sustainable diet may substantially lower their risk of premature death in addition to their environmental impact, according to a new study. This large study directly ...
June 10, 2024 — After women go through menopause, their risk of heart disease increases dramatically. Researchers studied whether beetroot juice, which is rich in nitrate, can improve how blood vessels function. The ...
June 6, 2024 — The swirl of milk and espresso -- a small storm in your mug -- doesn't impact the dynamics of the milk proteins, according to research. Researchers took a molecular view of how milk proteins and ...
June 6, 2024 — Researchers have investigated the feasibility of a new home-administered treatment for binge eating disorder. The new treatment combines a gentle brain stimulation technique called transcranial ...
June 5, 2024 — Car tires contain hundreds of chemical additives that can leach out of them. This is how they end up in crops and subsequently in the food chain. Researchers have now detected these chemical residues ...
June 5, 2024 — A high sodium diet may increase the risk of eczema, according to researchers, who found that eating just one extra gram of sodium per day increases the likelihood of flares by ...
June 4, 2024 — Maternal obesity impacts the eating behaviors of offspring via long-term overexpression of the microRNA miR-505-5p, according to a new ...
June 3, 2024 — The study sampled 155 dark and milk chocolates from various global brands sold in the United States and tested for the presence of 16 heavy metals ranging from the toxic (lead and cadmium) to the ...
May 31, 2024 — In a new study that followed more than 25,000 initially healthy U.S. women for up to 25 years, researchers found that participants who had greater Mediterranean diet intake had up to 23% lower risk ...
May 30, 2024 — Scientists studying ultra-processed foods have created a new tool for assessing the rewarding and reinforcing properties of foods that make up 58 percent of calories consumed in the United States. ...
May 30, 2024 — Urbanization in Africa is accelerating quickly, showing no signs of slowing down. An international team of researchers addresses critical gaps in our understanding of how this urbanization affects ...
May 30, 2024 — Research reveals taking pictures of food isn't just content for our social media feeds, but could be the key to improving people's ...
May 29, 2024 — What makes chocolate taste and smell so delicious? Chemistry, of course! A variety of molecules work together to create that unmistakable aroma, but those same molecules might carry some unwanted ...
May 29, 2024 — A new perspectives article focuses on different ways to study the mouthfeel of food using atomic force microscopy to better understand the biophysical mechanisms that contribute to taste sensations ...
May 28, 2024 — Participants following an intermittent fasting and protein-pacing regimen, which involves evenly spaced protein intake throughout the day, saw better gut health, weight loss and metabolic responses. ...
May 28, 2024 — Why do primates have big brains? In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists pitted large-brained primates against smaller-brained mammals to find out who was the smartest ...
May 28, 2024 — A new study concludes that nearly half of the food waste, about 620 million metric tons, could be eliminated by fully refrigerated food supply chains worldwide. At the same time, fully refrigerated ...
May 28, 2024 — Switching food and drink purchases to very similar but more environmentally friendly alternatives could reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by more than a quarter (26%), ...
May 23, 2024 — Researchers have managed to analyze, simultaneously, several families of antibiotics in vegetables and earthworms. Sampling carried out in various locations has yielded data on the existence of ...
May 23, 2024 — Researchers have developed a quantitative real-time PCR-based detection method for the emerging zoonotic organism Escherichia albertii. They found that E. albertii survives in the human intestinal ...
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Planetary Health Diet Associated With Lower Risk of Premature Death, Lower Environmental Impact
- Does a Beet a Day Keep Heart Disease Away?
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- How Milk Proteins Interact With Caffeine in Espresso
- New Home-Administered Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder Shows Promising Results
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Uptake of Tire Wear Additives by Vegetables Grown for Human Consumption
- Why Do 1 in 10 Americans Get Eczema? Is It Too Much Salt?
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024
Friday, May 31, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Scientists Develop Visual Tool to Help People Group Foods Based on Their Levels of Processing
- Rapid Urbanization in Africa Transforms Local Food Systems and Threatens Biodiversity
- Picture This: Snapping Photos of Our Food Could Be Good for Us
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Chocolate's Tasty Flavors Might Pose a Risk in Other Desserts
- New Research Approach: Exploring the Mouthfeel of Food With a Microscope
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Intermittent Fasting Shows Promise in Improving Gut Health, Weight Management
- Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter
- Improved Refrigeration Could Save Nearly Half of the 1.3 Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year Globally
- Simple Food Swaps Could Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Household Groceries by a Quarter
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Developing Novel Methods to Detect Antibiotics in Vegetables and Earthworms
- Mistaken Identity Cleared Up of Foodborne Pathogen Causing Severe Symptoms in Children
- Sense of Belonging and Food Choices
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods Tied to Cognitive Decline, Stroke, According to Study
- Gene Could Unlock Big Wheat Yields for a Growing Population
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Chocolate That Harnesses the Full Potential of the Cocoa Fruit
- Researchers Find Unique Adaptations of Fungus Associated With Bee Bread
Monday, May 20, 2024
Friday, May 17, 2024
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Natural Toxins in Food: Many People Are Not Aware of the Health Risks
- Study Reveals Consumers Value Animal Welfare More Than Environmental Sustainability When Buying Meat and Dairy Products
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Temperature, Time and Blueberry Wine
- Eurasian Jays Can Use 'mental Time Travel' Like Humans, Study Finds
- Two Decades of Studies Suggest Health Benefits Associated With Plant-Based Diets
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Is It Time to Retire the Best-Before Date?
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
- Childcare Pick-Up: A 1-Hour Window to Build Healthier Eating Habits
- Cranberry Extracts Could Boost Microbiota and Counter Cardiometabolic Diseases
Monday, April 29, 2024
- One in Eight Grown-Ups Love Extreme Tartness
- More Plants on the Menu of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers
- Fixin' To Be Flexitarian: Scrap Fish and Invasive Species Can Liven Up Vegetables
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Food in Sight? The Liver Is Ready!
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- New Research Shows 'profound' Link Between Dietary Choices and Brain Health
- Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
- The Spiciness of Mustard May Depend on Soil Microbes
- 3 in 5 Parents Play Short Order Cook for Young Children Who Don't Like Family Meal
Friday, April 19, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Guidance on Energy and Macronutrients Across the Lifespan
- Probiotic Feed Additive Boosts Growth, Health in Poultry in Place of Antibiotics
- E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can
- Research Explores How a Father's Diet Could Shape the Health of His Offspring
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains
- Green-to-Red Transformation of Euglena Gracilis Using Bonito Stock and Intense Red Light
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Microbial Food as a Strategy Food Production of the Future
- PFAS Exposure from High Seafood Diets May Be Underestimated
- Choosing Sugary Drinks Over Fruit Juice for Toddlers Linked to Risk of Adult Obesity
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Biofortified Rice to Combat Deficiencies
- Economist: Tens of Billions of Dollars in Forest Products Are Being Overlooked
- Food Security in Developed Countries Shows Resilience to Climate Change
- Method to Extract Useful Proteins from Beer-Brewing Leftovers
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Mixed Diets Balance Nutrition and Carbon Footprint
- Size of Salty Snack Influences Eating Behavior That Determines Amount Consumed
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- More Social Birds Are More Adventurous Feeders
- Scientists Further Our Understanding of How a Foodborne Bacterium Can Survive in Food Preparation Environments
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Do Sweeteners Increase Your Appetite? New Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trial Says No
- Small Birds Spice Up the Already Diverse Diet of Spotted Hyenas in Namibia
- Eggs May Not Be Bad for Your Heart After All
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests
- Fiber, Genes and the Gut Microbiome: Study Reveals Possible Triggers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Craving Snacks After a Meal? It Might Be Food-Seeking Neurons, Not an Overactive Appetite
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Industrial Societies Losing Healthy Gut Microbes
- Deciphering the Role of Bitter and Astringent Polyphenols in Promoting Well-Being
- Cacao Plants' Defense Against Toxic Cadmium Unveiled
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults
- Gut Bacteria Important for Overcoming Milk Allergy
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- How Home Food Availability Affects Young Children's Nutrient Intake
- Small Amounts of Licorice Raise Blood Pressure, Study Finds
- It's Hearty, It's Meaty, It's Mold
- Training Dairy Cows With Positive Reinforcement Can Turn Otherwise Stressful Events Into Play
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Tryptophan in Diet, Gut Bacteria Protect Against E. Coli Infection
- Who Knew That Coprophagy Was So Vital for Birds' Survival?
Monday, March 11, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- For a Healthy Fruit Snack, What Would You Choose?
- Sweetened Drinks Linked to Atrial Fibrillation Risk
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Researchers Create Coating Solution for Safer Food Storage
- Study Results Show 25% of Pregnant People Are Not Getting Enough Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Their Diet or Dietary Supplements
- Dung Beetles Show Their Love by Sharing the Load