Americas: Researchers warn chronic stress could prompt habit-forming sugar overconsumption
Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can suppress the hormone cortisol and stress responses in the brain, but diet beverages sweetened with aspartame do not have the...
Americas: Purdue scientists name fat as sixth taste
Fat should be considered the sixth taste and can be called oleogustus, according to a study from Purdue University.
"Most of the fat we eat...
Europe: Working mothers’ brain health boosts with Concord grape juice, finds research
Drinking Concord grape juice daily can benefit certain aspects of memory and everyday tasks in people with stressful lifestyles – specifically working mothers according...
Europe: Vitafoods Europe Conference to reveal updates on EU-funded projects
Healthy ageing is the single most important health category in the global nutraceutical market, according to a survey conducted for the Vitafoods Europe Conference...
Asia Pacific: Eat less to live longer, find researchers
Overeating can lead to health issues that can shorten one's life, such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
On the other end of the...
Americas: Eating butter may not be fatal, find researchers
Butter consumption was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with cardiovascular disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes, according to a...
Americas: Prebiotics found to decrease waistline
A study finds that Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis 420 alone or in combination with the prebiotic fiber Litesse Ultra polydextrose reduced body fat mass,...
Americas: Nutrition found better as a medical treatment
HIV-positive people who received healthy food and snacks for six months were more likely to adhere to their medication regimens, and they, as well...
Americas: Crackly crust is essential to a baguette’s aroma, researchers find
A French baguette is one of those key staples that foodies hunt for.
Now scientists have gained new insight into why a crisp crust...
Americas: Blueberries may improve attention in children
Primary school children could show better attention by consuming flavonoid-rich blueberries, following a study conducted by the University of Reading.
In a paper published in...