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Study finds the animal kingdom’s heaviest drinker
Researchers at the University of Alaska Anchorage have revealed how alcoholic hamsters are, discovering that the small rodents will regularly consume the human equivalent of a liter and a half of 95% alcohol per day.
Dec 28, 2021 10:46
Our mental state hinges on gut microbes – epidemiologist
Food is our primary source of energy, growth, and health – but not always. We figure out the rights and wrongs about food with Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and best-selling author. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
May 14, 2021 06:07
Active hunter-gatherers ‘don’t burn more energy daily than sedentary Westerners’
While many in the fitness industry bemoan the sedentary lifestyle which predominates in industrialized nations around the world, as it turns out, even the most active hunter-gatherer ways of life don’t actually burn more calories.
Mar 31, 2021 16:43
Deprescribe the world! New study shows low-carb diets would save BILLIONS currently wasted on drugs. But will Big Pharma allow it? Opinion
The work of a British family doctor demonstrates that stopping eating carbohydrates helps with blood pressure, diabetes and weight loss - helping save lives during Covid-19. But the medical industry doesn’t want you to know this.
Nov 3, 2020 06:54
More bang for your buckwheat: Siberian researchers say humble staple is bona fide superfood which prolongs life
Researchers in Siberia claim they are the first in the world to have definitively confirmed buckwheat’s status as a true ‘superfood’ which confers a unique healing effect on mammals by regulating key ageing processes.
Jul 23, 2020 09:29
Multivitamins enable cancer to happen - leading oncologist
Biomedical research and high-end technologies are completely transforming the way we see, understand and treat diseases, including the plague of our times — cancer. We talked to one of the world’s most renowned oncologists, a man who has...
Feb 7, 2020 05:42
Saving lives or chasing dollars? Concern as doctors push stomach surgeries for children to combat rising obesity
A recent proposal by US pediatricians to endorse bariatric treatments for children is raising concerns that it is driven primarily by financial interests. Critics say stomach surgeries won’t fix the root causes of the problem.
Oct 31, 2019 12:49
Sugar industry shut down research over cancer link – study
A newly discovered cache of documents has revealed an alleged decades-long effort by the sugar industry to conceal the detrimental effects of the commodity on consumers’ health.
Nov 23, 2017 02:04
Drinking from plastic bottles while pregnant may lead to child obesity – US scientists
A new study has linked drinking from a plastic bottle during pregnancy with child obesity, stating that it could be triggered by the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA).
Feb 8, 2017 12:55
'The worst calories': Sugar even more harmful than it seems, study finds
If you have a sweet tooth, you may want to think twice before you pick up your next donut. A new study says that sugar is “toxic,” leading to metabolic diseases such as high blood pressure and heart disease – even if no weight is gained.
Oct 28, 2015 12:58