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A ketogenic nutritional intervention—a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, moderate-protein diet—was feasible and safe for patients with weight-normalized and mildly underweight anorexia nervosa. This pilot study demonstrates the potential of a new approach to treating anorexia nervosa.
Vitamin D levels remain low all year-round in key at-risk groups in England, challenging the belief that summer sunlight is enough to restore them.
Peer-reviewed feasibility pilot trial reports reduced eating disorder and depressive symptoms in difficult-to-treat psychiatric condition
Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful—expressing attitudes strikingly like those that spurred regulation of the tobacco industry, new research finds.
Philip Morris Companies Inc. used cigarette research, flavor engineering, and behavioral science to turn Lunchables into one of America's most successful ultra-processed foods for children, a new study reveals.
A nutritious diet is one of the key ways to stay physically and mentally fit. Research suggests it may reduce your risk of developing various conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. Diet may also help protect against depression and other mental health concerns. But for some people, eating so-called “clean” foods can become an obsession. And social media can exacerbate this. So what is “clean eating”? And when could it be harmful?
The most popular herbicide on the planet is also killing gut microbes.
An unhealthy diet during adolescence could have long-lasting effects on how the brain makes decisions about food—even after returning to a healthy diet, new research suggests.
Secretary Kennedy promised to define ultra-processed foods by April (after a call for input), but then said it may be too complicated to define these foods for policy purposes. Apparently not.
Consumption of eggs is associated with a lower risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease for those 65 years and older, according to researchers. Eating one egg per day for at least five days a week reduces the risk of Alzheimer's by up to 27%, researchers found.
Companies that produce UPFs play on human nature to make products seem the easiest, most rewarding and compelling option, new research explores.
Only 29% of people with bipolar disorder are prescribed lithium, according to recent data. Despite being the "gold standard" for treating this mental health condition, we often prioritise perceptions over scientific reality, and neglect the best available treatment.
A food coloring widely used in the U.S. and worldwide has been found to alter the balance of bacteria living in the gut and may cause low levels of inflammation.
Relaxation exercises may be less effective on a full stomach, new study suggests
A previously unknown communication chain in the hypothalamus—the region of the brain responsible for regulating hunger and fullness, identified. These findings could eventually point to new ways of targeting appetite-related conditions such as obesity and eating disorders.
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and maternal and neonatal outcomes: results from a quantitative umbrella meta-analysis
Every shopper knows the pull of cheap junk foods lining supermarket shelves. Meanwhile, the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables continues to climb. So it's little wonder conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes are so common, and healthcare systems struggle to cope.
Caffeine can restore social memory impaired by sleep deprivation by targeting a defined brain pathway, researchers demonstrate.
Eating large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked not only to reduced fertility in men, but also to slower growth in early embryos, and smaller yolk sacs, which are essential for early embryonic development, according to new research.