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Plant-based alternatives contain twice as many additives as animal products, finds study

A first-of-its-kind study of supermarket products has found that in total, the plant-based items sampled contained twice as many food additives as the animal-based equivalents. Overall, the plant-based products contained more additives, more ingredients and more E-numbers than th

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Remaking the past: How memory works

Imagine you're 6 years old and in the back seat of your parents' car on a road trip. Your mum decides to stop for breakfast food at lunchtime and pulls into a quiet roadhouse where other travelers eat apple pie and drink cola with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

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Green power: How spinach and kale could cut risk of chronic lung disease

Eating your greens could be the secret to breathing easier, with a new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) revealing that people who eat more vitamin K1-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables may lower their risk of chronic lung disease. The paper is published in The Ameri

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Breast milk gives certain gut bacteria a head start

Breast milk helps shape the gut microbiota for longer than previously thought. Researchers from DTU and Rigshospitalet have discovered that sugars in breast milk, which are nondigestible by the infant—so-called human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)—influence which bacteria thrive in

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Growing evidence shows sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism

Since the first introduction of saccharin, an array of artificial and other non-nutritive (i.e., low-calorie or calorie-free) sweeteners have become ubiquitous in the U.S. food supply. However, a growing body of research suggests that these compounds are not inert in the body and

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Food noise: Why thoughts about eating aren't always something to be feared

When you're hungry, it's normal to find yourself thinking about what you're going to eat next. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Fitness.

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From caffeine to 'healthy' labeling, FDA sets year-end agenda for US food supply

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the food supply issues it seeks to tackle by year's end. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Fitness.

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Baby-led weaning: A solid approach to infant nutrition

When it's time to add solid food to a baby's diet, is it best to spoon-feed purees—the conventional approach—or to allow the baby to feed herself soft finger foods? The second path, called baby-led weaning, has exploded in popularity in the past decade, yet many parents and careg

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Diets that lower inflammation might cut dementia risk, study indicates

A diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods might help people avoid dementia, especially if they have an elevated risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.

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FDA scientists warn against expanded peptide access as Kennedy reshapes advisory panel

Federal health scientists are urging caution about expanding access to controversial peptide drugs, even as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reshapes the advisory panel that will consider whether to loosen those restrictions.

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New listeria labeling proposed for smoked salmon and other ready-to-eat foods

Researchers from the DTU National Food Institute are proposing a new labeling scheme designed to give consumers a better opportunity to choose ready-to-eat foods, such as smoked salmon and spiced pork roll, without risking infection with Listeria bacteria.

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Cancer also knows how to wait: Study uncovers the hidden step between mutation and tumor b

The development of cancer is not a process triggered immediately by the emergence of an oncogenic mutation. There is growing evidence for the existence of an intermediate phase—hitherto poorly defined—in which mutated cells remain in a latent state, "accumulating the potential ne

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