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How Mediterranean diet could benefit your health

The Mediterranean diet is a diet inspired by the eating habits of people who live near the Mediterranean Sea. When initially formulated in the 1960s,...

What and where to eat breakfast may affect psychological health in kids

Scientists from Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha and elsewhere found that breakfast may affect psychological health in children and teens. The research is published in Frontiers...

Higher intake of linoleic acid linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that the intake of linoleic acid is linked to a lower risk for type 2 diabetes. Type...

Meal and snack patterns could affect risks of cancer, heart disease, death

Scientists from Harbin Medical University found that people’s meal and snack patterns could affect their risks of cancer, heart disease, and death. The research is...

How to eat to reduce heart disease death risk if you have diabetes

Scientists from Harbin Medical University found how people with diabetes should eat to reduce their death risk of heart disease. The research is published in...

How vitamin B may help fight vision loss, brain cancer, and COVID-19

The B-group vitamins are a collection of 8 water-soluble vitamins essential for various metabolic processes. Most of these vitamins can’t be stored by the body...

Vegan, vegetarian and Mediterranean diets could help control type 2 diabetes

Scientists from La Trobe University found that vegan, vegetarian and Mediterranean diets could help control type 2 diabetes. The research is published in Nutrition, Metabolism &...

Vitamin K2 could help reduce heart disease risk, shows study

Scientists from the University of Bergen found that one type of vitamin K (vitamin K2) may help reduce heart disease risk. They showed that vitamin...

Omega-3 fatty acids and heart health: What you need to know

Omega-3 fatty acids (also called omega-3 fats and n-3 fats) are essential fats—the body can’t make them from scratch but must get them from food. Foods high...

Diet high in sodium and low in potassium may increase heart disease risk

Scientists from the University of Calgary found that too much sodium and too little potassium intake in daily diet may increase heart disease risk. The...