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Junk food diet may disrupt sleep by altering brain activity

31 May 2023

Men who tried a high-fat, high-sugar diet developed disrupted electrical brain activity during the deepest stage of their sleep, suggesting that the food reduced their sleep quality


Turmeric supplements have become increasingly popular after small studies suggested their active ingredient may ease some inflammatory conditions

Turmeric supplements have been linked to liver damage in five people

25 October 2022

Five new cases of jaundice have been associated with the regular consumption of turmeric supplements and teas, with all cases recovering after treatment


Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight, Mexico

Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

25 March 2022

Genes lost during vampire bats’ evolution may have helped them to adapt to their exclusive blood diet which is high in iron and fluid and low in calories


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Swapping breakfast for brunch on weekends may lead to weight gain

16 January 2020

Eating later meals at the weekend may cause us to put on weight because our metabolisms are used to processing food at the same times each day


Ketogenic diet may stop migraines by changing the brain’s fuel

Ketogenic diet may stop migraines by changing the brain’s fuel

14 August 2019

A low-carb diet cut the number of days people had migraines in half, possibly by forcing the brain to run on ketones instead of glucose


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2019 Preview: Experimental vaccine could let coeliacs eat gluten

18 December 2018

A vaccine that teaches a person's immune system to see gluten as harmless could enable some people with coeliac disease to eat bread and pasta made from wheat


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Gluten may be making you tired and depressed according to a new study

13 September 2018

Gluten might not cause gut problems in people who don’t have coeliac disease, but a study of 14 people suggests it may occasionally cause fatigue or depression


Eating less red meat protects against endometriosis

Eating less red meat protects against endometriosis

20 June 2018

Minimising red meat consumption seems to protect against endometriosis, according to a study of more than 80,000 women who were followed for two decades


A woman eating a very large sandwich

Eating all your meals before 3pm could be good for your health

10 May 2018

Eating all of your daily meals by mid-afternoon has been found to lower appetite and cut blood pressure, and may make you less likely to develop diabetes


Mediterranean diet delays Alzheimer's for three extra years

Mediterranean diet delays Alzheimer's for three extra years

2 May 2018

Filling your diet with plants, fish and oil and limiting your intake of processed food may slow the build-up of amyloid plaque, delaying the onslaught of Alzheimer's


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