Low-calorie sweeteners less harmful to body weight, blood sugar
In a new study, researchers found that low-calorie sweeteners cause only modest changes in blood sugar, insulin levels, insulin sensitivity, and weight gain, as...
A healthy diet may protect you from hearing loss
In a new study, researchers found that eating a healthy diet may reduce the risk of acquired hearing loss. They examined three-year changes in hearing...
Legumes could boost your heart health, prevent high blood pressure
In a new study, researchers found that consuming beans, lentils, peas, and other legumes reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and high blood...
Can this new anti-aging supplement turn back the clock?
Increases in lifespan are one of the greatest success stories of modern society. Yet while most of us can expect to live longer, we are...
High blood pressure, unhealthy diets in women of childbearing age
One in five women of childbearing age has high blood pressure, according to a new study that found few of these women are on...
Common supplements may reduce depression, schizophrenia, ADHD symptoms
We’ve all heard that ‘food is good for your mood’. As well as an established relationship between poor diet and mental illness, there is now...
Omega-3 may protect against heart disease, without prostate cancer risk
Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends? It...
High-protein diets may harm your kidneys
A high-protein diet is believed to be healthy. It is suggested that it keeps you fit, helps you to lose fat and to retain...
Climate change and overfishing are boosting toxic mercury levels in fish
We live in an era — the Anthropocene — where humans and societies are reshaping and changing ecosystems. Pollution, human-made climate change and overfishing have...
Common testosterone supplements may increase men’s risk of blood clots
In a new study, researchers found that testosterone therapy may double a man's risk of suffering a potentially life-threatening blood clot. They found that men...