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A Simple Change in Diet Reduced Calorie Intake by 330 Calories Per Day Without Reducing Meal Sizes

For people who choose to follow a diet consisting of unprocessed foods, research suggests that this shift can affect food choices in surprising ways. Instead of reaching for higher-calorie whole […]

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A High-Fat Diet Can Put Liver Cells Into Survival Mode, Paving the Way for Cancer to Develop Unnoticed

A high-fat diet is one of the strongest risk factors for liver cancer. New research from MIT sheds light on why this is the case and shows that a high-fat

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Everyday Chemicals Quietly Damage Beneficial Gut Bacteria

Scientists have conducted a large-scale laboratory analysis of commonly used man-made chemicals and found that 168 of them are harmful to bacteria that normally live in the healthy human gut.

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New Study Shows How Kimchi Strengthens the Immune System

Increasing seasonal concerns about overlapping respiratory illnesses such as colds and flu have sparked interest in ways to boost immune health. New clinical research now suggests that kimchi may help

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Why Ultra-Processed Foods Make Teenagers and Young Adults Eat More Even Though they’re Not Hungry

The number of overweight young people in the United States is on the rise. An analysis published in The Lancet predicts that by 2050, about one in three Americans between

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Natural Hormone Activates a Hidden Fat-Burning Switch

Studies in mice have shown that a hormone produced in the gut can send signals to the brain and influence how much energy the body uses. This hormone, called FGF19

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