According to a new scientific investigation, it would appear that the type of foods parents give to their children is a clear indicator on the IQ level the young ones will develop when they grow up.The researchers behind the new study looked at how dietary patterns begin to influence the IQ of children aged 8. They n... |
8 February 2011
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Experts are now saying that people who are terribly picky about their food may in fact be suffering from a previously-unrecognized affliction called selective eating disorder (SED).Individuals suffering from this condition don't have just a few foods they would never touch, like the rest of us, but rather only a... |
29 November 2010
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A new investigation has recently determined that consuming only moderate amounts of carbonated drinks did not promote weight gain in overweight women. It was found that mood and carbohydrate craving were also undisturbed after the entire study period. The investigation, entitled “Effects of sucrose drinks on ma... |
12 August 2010
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The human brain is designed in such a way that, after we eat as much as we need, it sends commands that let us know we're full. In some cases, however, this mechanism malfunctions, and people continue to eat various foods even after they no longer need them. Now, investigators at the University of Texas Southwes... |
28 December 2009
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Scientists have known for a very long time that there are literally thousands of species of unknown creatures living in the ocean, at impressive depths, without having ever seen the light of day. In a new set of investigations, carried out for the Census of Marine Life initiative, scientists have found no less than 1... |
23 November 2009
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As most of you already know, the human body is by default primed to letting you know when you've had enough to eat. But, somehow, this integrated mechanism fails when we eat something that is to our liking, such as our favorite ice cream. A new scientific paper, by experts at the Southwestern University (SU), s... |
14 September 2009
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Researchers from the University of California in Davis (UCD) said as far back as 1951 that the use of powerful antibiotics as growth-promoting hormones in livestock meant for human consumption increased the incidence of antibiotic-resistant coliform bacteria, which could pose a very real threat to us. They gave the s... |
17 June 2009
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As the population of our planet grows ever larger, statistics and estimates warn of an impending threat on our race, namely food shortages. Not accounting for the possible effects of global warming over the next decades, scientists believe that the amount of food the existing production surfaces will create will not ... |
4 June 2009
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According to a new joint study by Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) scientists, working together with experts from the University of Oslo, mothers who have a lot of negative feelings and emotions are far more likely to give unhealthy food to their children than other moms, not necessarily on purpose, but si... |
6 April 2009
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A team of researchers and chemists have devised a system that allows barcodes to signal if products are fresh, or if their “best before” time is overdue. The technique works best for frozen foods, but other teams are working on some similar methods as well, including smell detectors, also placed in the ba... |
12 March 2009
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New scientific studies, conducted on a mouse model, reveal that common food additives can speed the expression of lung cancer and even trigger the terrible disease in people predisposed to contracting it. The finds, published in the January issue of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory... |
29 December 2008
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Diet trends at global and national level are changing and out of the multitude of emerging new trends, here are two of the most popular and their underlying principles. One important thing that we have to understand is that when we say "diet trends" in this context, we're not talking about a specific type of die... |
16 May 2008
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