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Low-fiber, high-fat diets adversely impact the gut
Urgent action needed to reduce harms of ultra-processed foods to British children
Brain alterations detected in obese children
Sugar overload may be a recipe for long-term problems
Gut to brain: Nerve cells detect what we eat
Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection
Managing children's weight, blood pressure and cholesterol protects brain function mid-life
Is Your Belly Fat Fogging Your Thinking?
New research reveals why some of us are hungry all the time
How the gut microbiota develops in the first five years of life
Ultra-processed foods are breaking your heart
UK medical schools fail to offer minimum nutrition training
Consumption of added sugar doubles fat production
Exercise during pregnancy may save children from health problems as adults
Could what we eat improve our sleep?
Early antibiotic exposure linked with childhood obesity
The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
College of Medicine partners with ITN Productions to launch The Food Manifesto in autumn 2021
Study: Diet high in poor quality carbohydrates increases heart disease and death
High fructose diets could cause immune system damage
Unhealthy Foods Aren’t Just Bad For You, They May Also Be Addictive
Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new study shows
You know sugar is bad for your kids—here's what you can do
Different forms of sugar impact hunger-suppressing hormones in young adults
Youth depression tied to higher risk of 66 diseases and premature death
Glyphosate can create biomarkers predicting disease in future generations.....IN MICE
Study discovers microbiome modulation possibilities in obese population
Changes to the brain's reward system may drive overeating in mice
Study: Fructose syrup disrupts gut microbiome but fruit can undo negative effects
Diet and lifestyle during pregnancy linked to modifications in infants' DNA
Diabetic nerve pain reduced with enzyme and vitamin combination
Kid influencers are promoting junk food brands on YouTube—garnering more than a billion views
ADHD is related to high-sugar, unhealthy diets
Scholars link obesity and disease to dramatic dietary changes
Poor diet is top contributor to heart disease deaths globally
Only 3% sugar cut out from food products in three years, PHE finds
Targeting the 'second brain' to fight diabetes
Enhancing blood sugar control boosts brain health for people with type 2 diabetes
Study reveals dietary fructose heightens inflammatory bowel disease
Curcumin and fish oil offer cognitive boost
World first study links obesity with reduced brain plasticity
Good nutrition can contribute to keeping COVID-19 and other diseases away
Offspring of Mice Fed Imbalanced Diets Shown to Be Neurologically ‘Programmed’ for Obesity
Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study
Excessive fructose consumption may cause a leaky gut, leading to fatty liver disease
Influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby's gut microbiome
Lipoic acid supplements help some obese but otherwise healthy people lose weight
Excess weight among pregnant women may interfere with child's developing brain
Body weight has surprising, alarming impact on brain function
Study pinpoints brain cells that trigger sugar cravings and consumption

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