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woman holding sugar cubes and saccharin pills

Health

Our guts may sense sugar and low-calorie sweeteners differently

The gut distinguishes sugar from low-calorie sweeteners, and tells the brain what has been eaten within milliseconds, studies in mice and human cells suggest

News

The 'ancestral diet' doesn't make sense and relies on lazy stereotypes

Health

The 'ancestral diet' doesn't make sense and relies on lazy stereotypes

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Vegetarian diet

Health

Vegetarians may have a lower risk of urinary tract infections

News

The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

Health

The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown

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Couple having brunch

Health

Swapping breakfast for brunch on weekends may lead to weight gain

News

Forget exercise and diet fads – this is the secret of a healthy life

Health

Forget exercise and diet fads – this is the secret of a healthy life

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ladies eating at a restaurant

Health

Eating more slowly and dining with others can boost your health

Features

vegan activists in Toronto

Health

Our Veganuary study is just the latest self-experiment

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Roasted sweet potatoes in a pan

Health

Going vegan for January? Find out how much difference it really makes

Features

Illustration on the ketogenic diet (or keto), low carbohydrate diet, composed mainly of high-fat foods.

Health

Eating a keto diet may give some protection against the flu

Giving mice a diet with lots of fat and few carbohydrates seemed to boost certain immune cells, which protected them from the flu

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Health

Eating tiny nutrient particles could be better than health supplements

News

Health

I tested out DNA-based food shopping and it was strange

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Paleo diet

Environment

Brexit ideas of UK food self-sufficiency are just pipe dreams

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