Vegetarian News
August 6, 2025
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Aug. 5, 2025 Fresh grapes contain a potent mix of over 1,600 compounds that benefit heart, brain, skin, and gut health. New evidence suggests they deserve official superfood recognition, with benefits even at the ...
Aug. 5, 2025 People eating minimally processed foods lost twice as much weight as those on ultra-processed diets, even though both diets were nutritionally balanced and participants could eat freely. This real-world, long-term study revealed that food processing ...
Aug. 1, 2025 Ape behavior just got a name upgrade — “scrumping” — and it might help explain why humans can handle alcohol so well. Researchers discovered that African apes regularly eat overripe, ...
July 28, 2025 Eggs are finally being vindicated after decades of cholesterol-related blame. New research from the University of South Australia reveals that eggs, despite their cholesterol content, aren't the dietary villains they've long been made out to be. ...
July 21, 2025 People in richer countries aren t moving less they re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is fueling the obesity epidemic across industrialized ...
July 10, 2025 Climate change is silently sapping the nutrients from our food. A pioneering study finds that rising CO2 and higher temperatures are not only reshaping how crops grow but are also degrading their nutritional value especially in vital leafy greens ...
July 4, 2025 Scientists have discovered that the bacteria behind Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have a sneaky way of surviving inside ticks—they hijack the tick’s own cell functions to steal cholesterol they need to grow. By tapping into a built-in protein ...
June 30, 2025 Researchers at UT Arlington have discovered a key enzyme, IDO1, that when blocked, helps immune cells regain their ability to properly process cholesterol—something that breaks down during ...
June 28, 2025 Teens are being misled by cannabis edibles dressed up like health foods. Bright colors, fruit imagery, and words like vegan make these products look fun, natural, and safe even when they re not. A WSU study warns that this could increase the risk of ...
June 26, 2025 Swap steaks for spinach and you might watch the scale plummet. In a 16-week crossover study, overweight adults who ditched animal products for a low-fat vegan menu saw their bodies become less acidic and dropped an average of 13 pounds—while the ...
June 25, 2025 Washington University researchers found that raising a molecule called ApoM helps eye cells sweep away harmful cholesterol deposits linked to age-related macular degeneration, potentially preventing vision loss, and the same trick might aid failing ...
June 22, 2025 Colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, is losing its power due to rising resistance—and the culprits might be hiding in your seafood dinner. A University of Georgia research team discovered ...
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Aug. 1, 2025 Scientists have discovered the oldest direct evidence of betel nut chewing in Southeast Asia by analyzing 4,000-year-old dental plaque from a burial in Thailand. This breakthrough method reveals ...
June 17, 2025 Coffee might be doing more than fueling your morning routine it could be extending your life. A large-scale study by Tufts University suggests that drinking one to three cups of caffeinated coffee ...
June 11, 2025 A popular fat found in olive oil may not be as innocent as it seems. Scientists discovered that oleic acid, a major component of many high-fat foods, uniquely spurs the growth of new fat cells by ...
June 10, 2025 Creatine is gaining recognition far beyond its roots in athletic performance. Once seen as a gym-only supplement, it's now understood to play a vital role in cellular energy, cognitive function, and ...
June 7, 2025 New research reveals a surprising downside to calorie-cutting diets: a link to higher levels of depressive symptoms, especially in men and those who are overweight. Despite popular beliefs that ...
June 3, 2025 Eating a colorful variety of flavonoid-rich foods like tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples may significantly lower your risk of chronic diseases ...
May 30, 2025 In a comparative pilot study, the Mediterranean diet and the low FODMAP diet both provided relief for patients with ...
May 30, 2025 New research conducted by an international consortium shows that IBD and related conditions are now spreading through developing regions in Africa, ...
May 30, 2025 An analysis of data from a national health survey conducted before the pandemic found that pizza, soup and chicken are some of the main sources of sodium (salt) intake for people in all racial and ...
May 29, 2025 Researchers find high-fat diets set off metabolic dysfunction in cells, leading to weight gain, but these effects can be reversed by treatment with ...
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June 19, 2025 Intermittent fasting might not be a miracle solution, but it stands shoulder to shoulder with traditional calorie-cutting when it comes to shedding pounds and improving metabolic health. A major new ...
May 27, 2025 Researchers have found that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked to psoriasis risk than total body fat, particularly in women. This link between central fat and ...
May 22, 2025 A leading cardiovascular disease researcher is ringing the alarm on universal recommendations intended to improve heart health around the globe. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of ...
May 21, 2025 A study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer ...
May 21, 2025 Mice genetically engineered to lack the amino acid cysteine, and fed a cysteine-free diet, lost 30 percent of their body weight in a ...
May 21, 2025 Researchers developed a way to extend the shelf life of vegetables by injecting them with melatonin using biodegradable ...
May 20, 2025 Small clinical study with obese dieters who had chronic health problems found that eating balanced meals and including craved foods with those meals helped dieters manage cravings, even into the ...
May 19, 2025 Researchers have discovered a new way to reduce obesity. Supplying the gut with extra acetate reduces fat and liver mass in both normal and obese mice, as long as bacteria of the Bacteroides species ...
May 19, 2025 A study has become the first in the world to unravel the immediate effects of a high-fat diet on our gut ...
May 16, 2025 Intakes of dietary fiber and high-quality carbohydrates in midlife are linked to increased likelihood of healthy aging and other positive health outcomes in older women. Higher intakes of refined ...
May 16, 2025 While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit ...
May 15, 2025 Having school dinners rather than packed lunches could encourage picky eating 13-year-olds to eat a wider variety of foods, according to a new ...
May 14, 2025 A new study examined associations between diet, drinking water, and 'legacy' PFAS -- chemicals that were phased out of production in the US in the 2000s -- with blood samples from ...
May 9, 2025 A scientist decided to find out why a bacterial infection makes fruit flies promiscuous. What he discovered could help curb mosquito-borne diseases and manage crop ...
May 7, 2025 Researchers have developed a new type of pipette that can deliver ions to individual neurons without affecting the sensitive extracellular milieu. Controlling the concentration of different ions can ...
May 7, 2025 A landmark study exploring consumption of chips, frozen pizzas, breakfast cereals and other ultra-processed foods typically loaded with fat, sugar and additives has confirmed these foods are directly ...
May 6, 2025 Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an older age than those who consumed a less healthy diet, according to a new study. The findings remained ...
May 6, 2025 Researchers show how mice fed a Western-style diet are not able to rebuild a 'healthy,' diverse gut microbiome following antibiotic treatment. These mice were also more susceptible to ...
May 1, 2025 Scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium. The engineered bacterium detoxified methylmercury in the gut of mice and ...
Apr. 30, 2025 Protein sources appear to have major effects on both the population and function of the mouse gut ...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- The Dietary Bug in a Cancer Therapy
- Newfound Mechanism Rewires Cellular Energy Processing for Drastic Weight Loss
- A New Technology for Extending the Shelf Life of Produce
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Gut Bacteria and Acetate, a Great Combination for Weight Loss
- Fast Food, Fast Impact: How Fatty Meals Rapidly Weaken Our Gut Defenses
Friday, May 16, 2025
- In Healthy Aging, Carb Quality Counts
- Study Reveals Impacts of Alzheimer's Disease on the Whole Body
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- A Pipette That Can Activate Individual Neurons
- Junk Food for Thought: Landmark Study Directly Links Ultra-Processed Foods to Poor Health
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- A Healthy Diet in Childhood Is Linked to Starting Menstrual Periods Later, Regardless of BMI or Height
- Food as Medicine: How Diet Shapes Gut Microbiome Health
Thursday, May 1, 2025
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Monday, April 28, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Why Our Waistlines Expand in Middle Age: Stem Cells
- Nudges Improve Food Choices and Cut Calories When Shopping for Groceries Online
Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Monday, April 21, 2025
- Omnivorous? Vegan? Makes No Difference to Muscle Building After Weight Training, Study Finds
- High-Fat, High-Sugar Diets Impact Cognitive Function
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Meat or Veg? Plant-Based Protein Is Linked to a Longer Life, Research Shows
- Taste Research Suggests Pearl Millet Could Be a Healthy, Sustainable, Gluten-Free Wheat Alternative in the US
Monday, April 14, 2025
- The Gut Health Benefits of Sauerkraut
- High Blood Pressure? Eat More Bananas
- Combination of Drugs Could Prevent Thousands of Heart Attacks
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Carb Restriction Offers Relief from Calorie Counting
- Researchers Discover Natural Compound May Slow ALS and Dementia
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Western Diet Causes Inflammation, Traditional African Food Protects
- Some Gut Bacteria Could Make Certain Drugs Less Effective
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- How Time-Restricted Eating Affects Weight Loss
- Scientists Discover Why Obesity Takes Away the Pleasure of Eating
Monday, March 24, 2025
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Mother's High-Fat Diet Can Cause Liver Stress in Fetus
- Chocolate -- With Potential Health Benefits
- Eat Better, Breathe Easier? Research Points to Link Between Diet, Lung Cancer
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- New Study Explores the Link Between Diet, Blood Sugar and Cancer Risk Across Species
- Two-Thirds of Children Classified BMI-Overweight Had Normal Fat Estimated With Waist-to-Height Ratio
Monday, March 10, 2025
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Memory Is Impaired in Aged Rats After 3 Days of High-Fat Eating
- Researchers Identify a Gene to Guide Novel Therapeutics of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Repurposed ALS Drug Becomes Imaging Probe to Help Diagnose Neurodegeneration
- Putting Vegetarian Options Higher Up on Hotel Menus Could Reduce Carbon Emissions
- Exercise and Healthy Eating Behavior Together Provide the Best Protection Against Cardiovascular Diseases
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Study Establishes 'ball and Chain' Mechanism Inactivates Key Mammalian Ion Channel
- Obesity: Researchers Discover a Cause of Leptin Resistance -- And How to Reverse It
- Special Type of Fat Tissue Could Promote Healthful Longevity and Help Maintain Exercise Capacity in Aging
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Strong Link Between Western Diet During Pregnancy and ADHD
- How a Low-Carb Diet Can Drive Colorectal Cancer Development
- How to Trick the Body's Metabolism
Friday, February 28, 2025
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Friday, February 21, 2025
- Plant-Rich, Low Saturated-Fat Diet Associated With Reduced Psoriasis Severity
- What Happens When a Diet Targets Ultra-Processed Foods?
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- High BP May Develop at Different Ages and Paces in East and South Asian Adults in the UK
- Wealth Gap Fuels Health Inequality for Over 50s: New Study Reveals Lifestyle Divide and Depression Link
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- New Details About Insulin Production Deciphered
- Obese and Healthy
- Value-Added Pancakes: Using Science to Improve Nutrition of Breakfast Staple
- Study Finds New Link Between Food Choices, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Luteolin, an Antioxidant in Vegetables, May Contribute to the Prevention of Hair Graying
- How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death
Monday, February 3, 2025
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Changing Cholesterol Over Time Tied to Risk of Dementia
- Scientists 'mimic Real Biological Processes' Using Synthetic Neurons
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Targeting Potassium Channel Shows Promise for Treating Brain Tumors
- Weight Loss App That Tracks Fiber, Protein Content in Meals
Thursday, January 23, 2025
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- A Way Forward in Breeding Rice to Withstand High Nighttime Stress
- The Proteins That Make Cell-to-Cell Cargo Transport Possible
- Is Eating More Red Meat Bad for Your Brain?
- Memory Systems in the Brain Drive Food Cravings That Could Influence Body Weight