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Study highlights role of epigenetics in vulnerability to food addiction

Study highlights role of epigenetics in vulnerability to food addiction

Researchers identify key epigenetic markers during the study A team of Spanish researchers has identified in rodents and humans common epigenetic mechanisms related to food addiction. The article, published in Journal of Clinical Investigation, was led

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Dietary shift, emissions pricing critical for sustainable food system

Dietary shift, emissions pricing critical for sustainable food system

We need to transform the very nature of the global food system: Scientists Proponents of degrowth have long argued that economic growth is detrimental to the environment. Now, scientists show that concerning the food sector,

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Daily micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy reduces complications at birth: Study

Daily micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy reduces complications at birth: Study

Results suggest iron plus folic acid and vitamins is better at reducing adverse birth outcomes A six-year study of nearly 100,000 women in Botswana (Southern Africa) has provided new evidence that relatively inexpensive daily diet

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IIT-K to revolutionise water purification process with new patent win

IIT-K to revolutionise water purification process with new patent win

The device is able to produce inorganic contaminant-free water at a cost as low as 2 Rs/litre and with zero maintenance cost In a path-breaking step towards water purification and water quality monitoring, the Indian

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Prolacta Bioscience highlights link between human milk oligosaccharides and infant gut microbe

Prolacta Bioscience highlights link between human milk oligosaccharides and infant gut microbe

Offers proof of concept that a human milk-based synbiotic could allow therapeutic manipulation of the gut microbiomeDemonstrating its commitment to Advancing the Science of Human Milk, US-based Prolacta Bioscience has announced that Cell Host & Microbe has published

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Study finds children with vegetarian diet to have similar growth as with meat diet

Study finds children with vegetarian diet to have similar growth as with meat diet

Children with a vegetarian diet may have higher odds of underweight weight statusA study of nearly 9,000 children found those who eat a vegetarian diet had similar measures of growth and nutrition compared to children

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New cocoa processing method produces more flowery-tasting dark chocolate

New cocoa processing method produces more flowery-tasting dark chocolate

According to the study, moist incubation method produces a chocolate with a pleasant aromaAfter cocoa beans are harvested, they are traditionally covered in banana leaves and left for a few days to ferment. During this

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Keto-diet based molecule may be useful in treating colorectal cancer: Study

Keto-diet based molecule may be useful in treating colorectal cancer: Study

Beta-hydroxybutyrate strongly suppresses the growth of colorectal tumours in lab experiments, according to a new study A molecule produced in the liver in response to low-carb ketogenic diets has a powerful effect in suppressing colorectal

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PAU develops new premium quality wheat variety to give soft chapatis

PAU develops new premium quality wheat variety to give soft chapatis

Chapati is the staple diet in Northern Western IndiaResearchers at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have developed a wheat variety, with excellent baking quality having soft and sweet chapatis. The wheat variety called ‘PBW1Chapati’ has been released at

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Study links nutrient tolerance with genetic data

Study links nutrient tolerance with genetic data

Most of the findings can be applied to humans as well, even though further research is still neededIn an international collaborative study, researchers from Australia, Denmark and Finland investigated how individuals of a same population