Six easy snacks to boost your energy (and two drinks to avoid)
When you’re feeling sluggish, particularly in hot weather, it’s tempting to grab an iced coffee, energy drink or…
Intensive poultry farming and campylobacter evolution
Genomic analyses reveal that the rise of industrial poultry farming has transformed the ecology and evolution of Campylobacter…
What is creatine? Popular fitness supplement could be doing more than building muscle
Creatine helps muscles produce energy, and it is one of the most researched and effective sports supplements. While…
Jet lag may disrupt athletes’ gut microbiome and slow recovery
Long-haul travel may do more than disturb sleep; it could also alter the gut microbiome in ways that…
The everyday habits linked to better grades in teenagers
Researchers examined how diet, sleep, physical activity, and television viewing relate to school performance, while accounting for demographic…
A common dietary nutrient feeds a gut pathway linked to atrial fibrillation
A 5,090-person cohort and complementary mouse experiments trace how a diet-linked microbial pathway could reshape atrial structure, electrical…
Prebiotic sodas may contain less fiber and more sugar
Prebiotic sodas have become more popular in recent years, with a wave of new products promising gut health…
Planetary Health Diet lowers cardiovascular risk in older women
A 20-year study of more than 65,000 postmenopausal women found that higher adherence to the Planetary Health Diet…
MATILDA database reveals wide variation in dietary environmental impacts
Improving diets is one of the world’s biggest public health and environmental challenges. More than 2.5 billion adults…
Wastewater DNA reveals what communities eat
During the Covid-19 pandemic, health officials in many places tracked the activity of the virus by analysing sewage,…
Dietitians Reveal 6 Impressive Benefits of Eating Chia Seeds
5 min read There are plenty of so-called superfoods and trendy concoctions that, upon close examination, may not…
Cambridge scientists solve brain puzzle behind popular obesity drugs
Cambridge scientists have solved the mystery of why both stimulating and blocking a particular ‘switch’ in the brain…