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The gut can drive age-associated memory loss, research reveals

Date: 15/03/2026

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss starting in middle age.

High fat diets allow gut bacteria to enter the brain via the vagus nerve

Date: 12/03/2026

The gut-brain connection, indicating that live bacteria from the gut can directly enter the brain, with potential implications for neurological health, new study explains.

Pregnancy, Fatty Acids, and the Endocannabinoid System (ECS): One Substrate Story Behind Two Epidemics

Date: 12/03/2026

We need to say this out loud, because our silence has cost us decades. The endocannabinoid system, the ECS, was never a “cannabis system”. It is a human regulatory system that cannabis happens to interact with. And because cannabis carried stigma, the ECS was quietly kept out of mainstream medical education.

Clarifying how ketogenic diets treat epilepsy to guide future therapy development

Date: 11/03/2026

The latest scientific explanations for why ketogenic diets reduce seizures in people with epilepsy offered in this new review.

Study confirms food fortification is highly cost-effective in fighting hidden hunger across 63 countries

Date: 06/03/2026

Large-scale food fortification is a highly cost-effective intervention for reducing global malnutrition, new systematic review provides the latest evidence.

How social media and 'diet culture coercion' have helped create widespread disordered eating

Date: 05/03/2026

Approximately 30 million Americans will experience some form of disordered eating in their lifetime. These conditions, which include anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, also seem to affect about twice as many women as men, according to the National Eating Disorders Association.

High-dose folic acid prevents diabetic peripheral neuropathy in mice, study finds

Date: 04/03/2026

Significantly increasing dietary folic acid in mice can prevent peripheral neuropathy, a condition commonly associated with diabetes and other health issues, researchers have demonstrated.

How Sugary Drinks Increase Liver Fat

Date: 04/03/2026

Frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is a major source of added sugars in the US diet and is consistently linked to adverse cardiometabolic outcomes, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). While non-sugar sweeteners reduce sugar intake, evidence suggests they are not inherently liver protective and should be used primarily as a substitution strategy within a framework of overall dietary quality and reduced added sugars.

Severe irritability in teens can be reduced by daily doses of vitamins and minerals – new research

Date: 04/03/2026

Broad-spectrum micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) can significantly reduce severe irritability in teenagers, new research shows.

From Placenta to Policy: How Omega 3 Protects Brains Before Birth

Date: 03/03/2026

Price vs Quality: The Hidden Costs of Low-Priced Food

Date: 02/03/2026

A striking reality is revealed about how price shapes food composition in the United States, to the detriment of consumers in this report by Yuka and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic.

We are what we eat - furthering our understanding of nutrition to optimize mental health

Date: 01/03/2026

Dietary changes such as reducing ultra-processed food intake and eating more fruits and vegetables, as well as taking certain nutritional supplements, have been associated with improvements in depression and other mental health problems in adults and with a healthier start to life for children.

Over 100 food businesses, NGOs and academics call for ‘Good Food Bill’ as failing food system threatens national security and public health

Date: 25/02/2026

Sustain joins major UK food businesses, NGOs and academics in calling for new law as failing food system threatens national security and public health.

Early healthy eating shapes lifelong brain health, new research shows

Date: 24/02/2026

Eating unhealthy foods early in life leaves lasting brain and feeding changes, but gut bacteria can help restore healthy eating, a new University College Cork (UCC) research study finds.

Can Keto “Cure” Schizophrenia? Here’s What We Actually Know

Date: 22/02/2026

For far too long, people with conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have had limited treatment options, and progress has been slow. If this moment sparks broader awareness, more research funding, and more curiosity about metabolic approaches to mental illness, that’s a good thing. At the same time, we need to be precise about what the science does—and does not—show.

'The munchies' are real and could benefit those with no appetite

Date: 19/02/2026

The urgent onset of "the munchies" after cannabis use isn't imaginary—it's a cognitive response that occurs regardless of sex, age, weight or recent food consumption and could offer clues to help people struggling with appetite loss

New treatment offers hope for young eating disorder patients

Date: 19/02/2026

A new therapy for a complex and increasingly common eating disorder among teenagers has been successfully tested by researchers.

Ultraprocessed foods show addictionlike patterns comparable to tobacco, researchers say

Date: 19/02/2026

Many ultraprocessed foods—including packaged snacks, sugary beverages, ready-to-eat meals and many fast foods—aren't simply junk food or bad nutritional choices, researchers argue. They're industrially engineered products designed to keep you coming back—using strategies once used to sell cigarettes.

Your gut microbes can be anti-aging – scientists are uncovering how to keep your microbiome youthful

Date: 18/02/2026

People have long given up on the search for the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring that could reverse aging. But for some scientists, the hunt has not ended – it’s just moved to a different place. These modern-day Ponce de Leóns are investigating whether gut microbes hold the secret to aging well.

Treating patients with lifestyle medicine may help reduce clinician burnout

Date: 18/02/2026

Burnout, In-depth interview, Lifestyle medicine, Physician burnout, Physician well-being