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Can eating eggs boost heart health?

Can eating eggs boost heart health?

To highlight the need for more strategies to encourage moderate egg consumption Researchers from China have shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood, publishing their results in eLife.

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Consumers link higher-pitched commercials to healthier food products: Study

Consumers link higher-pitched commercials to healthier food products: Study

The findings were published in the scientific peer-reviewed journal Food Quality andPreference A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) studying how the acoustic and visual composition of advertisements impact perceptions, has

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Oats may be suitable for people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance: Study

Oats may be suitable for people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance: Study

People eating highly restrictive gluten-free diet have lower whole grain intake and can suffer higher rates of heart disease Ground-breaking new research published in Nature has decoded the genome of oats and explained why the popular cereal

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Can cranberries improve memory and ward off dementia?

Can cranberries improve memory and ward off dementia?

A new study highlights the neuro-protective potential of cranberries Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower 'bad' cholesterol, according to new research from the University of East Anglia

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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