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Study provides first evidence of direct impact of serotonin on development of prefrontal cortex
Date: 16/02/2024
Antidepressant use during pregnancy can impact a child's brain development and contribute to the risk of mental health disorders later in life.
Nutritional epigenetics education reduces ultra-processed food intake in parents of children with autism and ADHD
Date: 09/02/2024
By the end of the education intervention, parents had changed their minds about their ability to control their child's behaviour through diet.
Analysis Shows that Omega-3 Fatty Acids Support Heart and Brain Health
Date: 08/02/2024
The benefits of omega-3 consumption on cardiovascular outcomes and cognitive function can differ by sex and race.
Are preservatives killing good gut bacteria?
Date: 08/02/2024
“With the levels of lantibiotics currently present in food, it’s very probable that they might impact our gut health as well.â€
Preventing Autoimmune Diseases: New Findings on Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements
Date: 07/02/2024
Two years after the end of a randomized trial that showed a benefit of daily vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid (n-3 FA) supplementation for reducing risk for autoimmune diseases, the benefits of daily vitamin D appear to have waned after the supplement was discontinued, while the protection from n-3 lived on for at least 2 additional years.
Free school meals ‘cut obesity and help reading skills’ in England, study finds
Date: 05/02/2024
“School food is the best public health policy we have at our disposal. With it we have the opportunity to reach every child in the UK with hot, healthy, nutritious meals..."
Clues to autism's causes may lie in the gut
Date: 26/01/2024
"The hope is that early identification of autism can lead to prevention or treatment..."
Six Healthy Lifestyle Habits Linked to Slowed Memory Decline
Date: 26/01/2024
A healthy lifestyle is associated with slower memory decline, even in the presence of the APOE ε4 allele. This study might offer important information to protect older adults against memory decline.
Risk of iodine deficiency in vegan diets highlighted by data on customer shopping habits
Date: 26/01/2024
Switching to alternative milk and removing seafood from your diet could lead to an iodine deficiency, which may have a negative impact on long-term health, a new study shows.
New Meta-analysis Shows High Dose Omega-3s Outperform Migraine Medications
Date: 24/01/2024
Data from 40 RCTs combined shows that high dose DHA+EPA was best at decreasing frequency and severity of migraines
Energy drinks linked to poor sleep quality and insomnia among college students
Date: 22/01/2024
Even small amounts of energy drink were associated with poorer sleep outcomes, which warrant more attention towards the consequences of consuming ED among college and university students.
Evidence shows risks associated with energy drinks in children
Date: 22/01/2024
"The evidence is clear that energy drinks are harmful to the mental and physical health of children and young people as well as their behaviour and education. We need to take action now to protect them from these risks."
Third major study finds that multivitamin supplements improve memory and slow cognitive aging in older adults
Date: 18/01/2024
"Cognitive decline is among the top health concerns for most older adults, and a daily supplement of multivitamins has the potential as an appealing and accessible approach to slow cognitive aging."
Wheat diet may exacerbate multiple sclerosis severity, research finds
Date: 18/01/2024
"Our studies show how important diet, its interactions with the gut microbiome and the gut immune system are for health. A wheat-free diet can reduce the severity of MS and other inflammatory diseases."
What’s the best diet for healthy sleep? A nutritional epidemiologist explains what food choices will help you get more restful z’s
Date: 17/01/2024
More and more evidence shows that overall dietary patterns can affect sleep quality and contribute to insomnia.
Diet in childhood linked to blood vessel damage in teenage years
Date: 10/01/2024
This study highlights the importance of establishing healthy dietary habits early in life to protect against vascular damage.
Irritable bowel syndrome patients found to suffer higher rates of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome
Date: 09/01/2024
"As we continue to learn more about how gut health affects health elsewhere it is important that clinicians look for and manage somatic co-morbidities in IBS patients."
Could artificial sweeteners alter your microbiome?
Date: 03/01/2024
These findings suggest that consuming non-sugar sweeteners may significantly alter microbiome composition and function in the metabolically active small bowel, with different alterations seen in stool.
Why Your Brain Hates Junk Food
Date: 02/01/2024
The health of your brain, science is making clear, has a lot to do with the health of your gut, which, of course, has much to do with what you feed it.
Hate salad or veggies? Just keep eating them. Here’s how our tastebuds adapt to what we eat
Date: 28/12/2023
It’s an unfortunate quirk of evolution that vegetables are so good for us but they aren’t all immediately tasty to all of us. We have evolved to enjoy the sweet or umami (savoury) taste of higher energy foods, because starvation is a more immediate risk than long-term health.
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