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Category: Nutrition

Million Gardens Movement Wants to Remove All Modern Barriers to Gardening Through Education and Community
Nutrition

Million Gardens Movement Wants to Remove All Modern Barriers to Gardening Through Education and Community

March 25, 2021

PICTURED: The home page of the Million Gardens Movement, featuring legendary actor Harrison Ford who lent his voice of…

Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?
ArchivesNutrition

Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?

March 8, 2021September 25, 2023

After years of gaining popularity as some sort of secret aging cure, the traditional Japanese diet and method of…

Maternal Diets High in Inflammation Could Lead to Late-Childhood Obesity or Smaller Children
Nutrition

Maternal Diets High in Inflammation Could Lead to Late-Childhood Obesity or Smaller Children

February 23, 2021

In a clever new study, researchers at University College Dublin put together 7 European mother-offspring birth study groups, and…

US to Let Artificial Intelligence Determine Dietary Recommendations After Gargantuan 10-Year Nutrition Study
Nutrition

US to Let Artificial Intelligence Determine Dietary Recommendations After Gargantuan 10-Year Nutrition Study

February 10, 2021

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preparing to embark on a 10-year multi-lateral research project to conduct the…

Nutrition

Resveratrol for Cold and Flu: Anti-Aging Compound Shown Promise as Flu and COVID Treatment

November 2, 2020

While many countries around the world shelter in place waiting for a vaccine to be developed that can end…

Nutrition

Supplement Hydrolyzed Collagen for Skin, Bones, and Joints: Key Information

September 25, 2020

Comprising 30% of the body’s total protein mass, collagens are characterized by sturdy, flexible chains of around 1,400 amino…

Nutrition

Vegetarians and Vegans May Not be Getting Enough Zinc – an Essential Mineral

July 27, 2020

Vegetarian and vegan diets may not have enough zinc to fully prevent the variety of negative health outcomes associated…

Nutrition

Different Salad Green Choices – Say Goodbye to Lettuce and Hello to Healthier, Tastier Greens

July 6, 2020

There’s a sense that whoever started putting romaine and iceberg lettuce in salads has contributed to the obesity epidemic…

Nutrition

Fasting Mimicking Diet Shown to be a “Safe and Effective Supplement” to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

June 23, 2020

A juice detox, a water fast, or a soup diet are often talked about as ways to stimulate healthy…

Nutrition

Established Consensus on “Eat Less Live Longer” Challenged with New Paper

June 10, 2020

As research on extending lifespan and healthspan has progressed over the last two decades, an adage of “eat less,…

Nutrition

New Intermittent Fasting Program Suppresses Cancer and Metabolic Disease in Mice and Humans

April 22, 2020

In terms of the spotlight on modern health trends, methods and strategies of fasting or caloric restriction of some…

NR, NMN, and Resveratrol are the Three Most Promising Longevity Supplements: Here’s What They Do
ArchivesNutrition

NR, NMN, and Resveratrol are the Three Most Promising Longevity Supplements: Here’s What They Do

January 22, 2020November 27, 2023

The below paragraphs were taken from the first part of a two-part World at Large story on NAD+ supplementation.…

Nutrition

Maybe You’ve Heard of NAD+: Here’s Why it’s Important and Why Everyone’s Talking About

January 20, 2020

Since the turn of the century the progress in the field of longevity has been remarkable. Researchers like Dr.…

Nutrition

Depression And Anxiety In Early Motherhood Linked To Unhealthy Eating Habits In Children

November 22, 2019

According to the English NHS, one in three children leaving primary school will be obese or overweight. In the…

Nutrition

In Helping His Dad With Diabetes, Young Mexican Chemist Pioneers Extraction Of Natural Sugar Substitute

October 9, 2019

When 18-year old Javier Larragoiti was told his father had been diagnosed with diabetes, the young man, who had…

Nutrition

New Meta-Analysis Shows “No Health Benefit” To Reducing Red Meat Consumption

October 2, 2019

According to a new review of the evidence, a team of Spanish and Polish researchers have found that there…

Nutrition

Why Do We Take Fish Oil Supplements, And Could There Be Something Better?

August 13, 2019

EPA and DHA, welcome abbreviations for eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid respectively, are actually that which so many professionals…

Nutrition

Environmental Impacts Of Nutritionally-Sound Plant-Based Diets Compared With Their Meaty Counterparts

August 8, 2019

Researchers at Bard’s college have examined and compared the environmental impacts of a nutritionally-sound plant-based diet with those of…

Nutrition

We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley

May 21, 2019

If asked “what is American cuisine,” many people would struggle to come up with anything other than picnic/cookout food,…

What the USDA Never Told You About Fiber, and Why it May Be Exactly What You Need
ArchivesNutrition

What the USDA Never Told You About Fiber, and Why it May Be Exactly What You Need

April 20, 2019March 29, 2024

Without having any knowledge of the subject, most people understand that fiber is an important part of any fitness-enhancing…

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