Woman eating a donut many elements play a part in determining weight, including genetics, environment, activity level, and stress. But research conducted by Linda M. Bartoshuk, Bushnell Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, indicates that the role of taste and the effects of […]
Adding a prebiotic fibre to a high-fat diet (HFD) protected mice against metabolic syndrome, according to a recent study in Cell Host & Microbe. Mice given the fermentable fibre inulin as a supplement to their HFD showed less weight gain and developed far less severe symptoms of metabolic syndrome, compared with those fed the HFD […]
Consuming soy foods and cruciferous vegetables – such as cabbages, kale, collard greens, bok choy, Brussels sprouts and broccoli – may be associated with a reduction in common side effects of breast cancer treatment in breast cancer survivors, according to a team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Understanding the role of […]
Stevia’s health benefits go beyond sugar reduction – it could also be a natural alternative for treating metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, say researchers. Publishing their findings in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medicinal Food, the Mexican researchers reviewed both in vitro and in vivo studies which looked at the beneficial effects […]
Research conducted at the University of Southern Denmark shows that fatty acids might neutralize the harmful effects of Listeria bacterium. The study, spearheaded by professor Birgitte Kallipolitis, was initiated with the purpose of finding ways to reduce dangerous bacteria in food. Kallipolitis and her research team are working on multiple studies to decipher once and […]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will publish a scientific opinion on how much sugar can be included in a healthy diet by 2020, it has confirmed. It will aim to establish “a sciencebased cutoff value for daily exposure to added sugars from all sources which is not associated with adverse health effects”. Added sugars […]
Research published in the Journal of Nutrition has suggested that mangos could play a beneficial role in curbing the adverse effects associated with a high-fat diet. Samples from studies performed on mice were compared from the beginning to the end of the study period, and mango supplementation was found to prevent the loss of beneficial […]
