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The high price of cheap food
Bribing kids to eat vegetables might backfire. Here’s what to do instead.
California legislature passes bill banning ultra-processed foods from schools—and defining them
Mom's pregnancy diet may disrupt children's gut health
‘Bipartisan, common sense, science-based’: California leads the way in banning ultra-processed school meals
Parent-focused programs fail to prevent obesity in toddlers, analysis finds
Do food additives cause symptoms of ADHD? It’s more complicated than you think
PRESS RELEASE: Early Years Nutrition in Crisis: Cross Party Group Report Warns UK Children Face ‘Shorter, Unhealthier Lives’
How food dye can affect children
No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, say UK advisers
Ultra-processed babies: are toddler snacks one of the great food scandals of our time?
Risks of Strict Vegetarian Diets During Pregnancy - Systematic Review
Junk Food Diet Causes 12-Year-Old Boy to Go Permanently Blind
The effects of binge drinking on teenagers’ brain development
California bans six artificial dyes in foods served at public schools
Food for thought: How diet affects the brain over a lifetime
The Food Programme - The Brain Gut Connection
'Diet' soft drinks to get you through the day? Here’s what that may mean for your health
Study suggests prenatal diet may play a role in autism
For women with antenatal depression, micronutrients might help them and their babies – new study
No, sugar doesn’t make your kids hyperactive - (But it can harm their mental as well as physical health....)
Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s school day as having nothing at all
Choosing sugary drinks over fruit juice for toddlers linked to risk of adult obesity
New study says obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency
Too much of a food thing: A century of change in how we eat
Consistent evidence links ultra-processed food to over 30 damaging health outcomes - including mental ill-health and sleep problems
Nutritional epigenetics education reduces ultra-processed food intake in parents of children with autism and ADHD
Evidence shows risks associated with energy drinks in children
Diet in childhood linked to blood vessel damage in teenage years
Why Your Brain Hates Junk Food
The Number-One Worst Food for Your Brain
Young children drinking daily caffeinated soda found more likely to try alcohol within a year
Can Gut Microbes Cause Aggression?
Time to inform the public about the adverse effects of ultra-processed foods, researchers say
This Is Your Brain on Junk Food
International team of scientists says identifying some foods as addictive could shift attitudes, stimulate research
Breastfeeding is associated with lower levels of body fat at the age of nine
A quarter of people are undoing the benefits of healthy meals by unhealthy snacking, research finds
Replacing saturated fat and salt with herbs/spices is both tasty and healthy
FAB WEBINAR - Feeding Humanity: The Key Role of Nutrition in the Mental Health Crisis
9 signs you have inflammation in your body. Could an anti-inflammatory diet help?
Fructose intake is a driver of obesity, just like in hibernating animals, study finds
YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS! - The Food Programme - Feeding Your Brain: A Users Guide
Low fibre intake during pregnancy may delay development in infants' brains
Health organisations call on retailers to commit to restrictions on multibuy promotions
SAY YES to School Food For All
Dietary Interventions for ADHD: Emerging Research and Considerations
Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste
Government announces further delay to introduction of junk food BOGOFs
Ultra-processed foods: bread may be considered one, but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad