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Consistent evidence links ultra-processed food to over 30 damaging health outcomes - including mental ill-health and sleep problems
Could ultra-processed foods be the new 'silent' killer?
How obesity dismantles our mitochondria: Study reveals key mechanism behind obesity-related metabolic dysfunction
Evidence shows risks associated with energy drinks in children
Why Your Brain Hates Junk Food
Scientists discover potential brain link between stress and emotional eating
Taste depends on nature and nurture. Here are 7 ways you can learn to enjoy foods you don't like
Hunger hormones impact decision-making brain area to drive behaviour, study finds
Time to inform the public about the adverse effects of ultra-processed foods, researchers say
Research identifies four eating behaviour patterns in children
International team of scientists says identifying some foods as addictive could shift attitudes, stimulate research
Obesity and Mental Health: A Surprisingly Strong Connection
Full-fat or low-fat cheese and milk? A dietitian on which is better
How Obesity Is Linked to Our Brain and Gut Activity
Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste
Government announces further delay to introduction of junk food BOGOFs
Obesity impairs the brain's response to nutrients, suggests study
A student's poor eating habits can lead to a lifetime of illness, says researcher
British doctor pioneers low-carb diet as cure for obesity and type 2 diabetes
Five ways to please picky eaters
More evidence that sugary drinks cause weight gain
Disordered eating impacts one in five youth worldwide
Adults' interactions at mealtimes influence children's future relationships with food
Adult 'picky eaters' recall helpful parent feeding strategies
FAB Research Webinar - Nutrition for ADHD and Neurodiverse Minds
ADHD: why it can make it harder to keep eating habits in check – and what you can do about it
Decoding a direct dialog between the gut microbiota and the brain
Pre-school children's emotional eating partly shaped by innate food drive, research shows
Diet can support the prevention and treatment of mental health disorders
Why children may be off their food after COVID
How does excess sugar affect the developing brain throughout childhood and adolescence?
Foods high in added fats and refined carbs are like cigarettes – addictive and unhealthy
Gut bacteria don't cause autism. Autistic kids' microbiome differences are due to picky eating
Gut microbiota differences seen in people with autism may be due to dietary preferences
Children's diet quality predicts their mental health and wellbeing
Study shows brain differences in interpreting physical signals in mental health disorders
Gut to brain: Nerve cells detect what we eat
Autism: Parents of blind girl want better vitamin A testing
Unhealthy Foods Aren’t Just Bad For You, They May Also Be Addictive
ARFID: the eating disorder that makes people fear food
Study pinpoints brain cells that trigger sugar cravings and consumption
Temperament affects children's eating habits
How does sugar drive consumption? Scientists discover gut-brain sugar sensor in mice
Junk food orders up trouble for young brains
3 March 2020 - Science Daily - The origin of satiety: Brain cells that change shape after a meal
Researchers find a western-style diet can impair brain function
7 February 2020 - MedicalXpress - Neurobiological mechanisms involved in the loss of control in a study in mice revealed
BBC - How a vegan diet could affect your intelligence
22 January 2020 - The Guardian - The poo panacea: inside the strange, surprising world of faecal transplants
Sugar changes the chemistry of your brain

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