New research published this week challenges a popular belief that intermittent fasting diets such as alternate day fasting or the ‘5:2’ are the most effective ways to lose weight Continua la lettura
Adults who skip breakfast are likely to miss out on key nutrients that are most abundant in the foods that make up morning meals, a new study suggests. An analysis of data on more than 30,000 American adults showed that skipping breakfast – and missing out on the calcium in milk, vitamin C in fruit, and the fiber, vitamins and minerals found in fortified cereals – likely left adults low on those nutrients for the entire day Continua la lettura
In 2014, Dudley Lamming, PhD, associate professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, was reading a study out of Australia that looked at how mice responded to dozens of controlled diets when one thing caught his attention: The mice fed the least amount of protein were the healthiest. Continua la lettura
After filleting, there are still lots of valuable and nutritious parts of the fish left, such as the backbones, heads and fins. By dipping these side streams into a specially developed solution, containing ingredients such as rosemary extract and citric acid, their shelf life can be extended significantly, giving a useful window of time to process them further Continua la lettura
A new research project, PROFERMENT, run by the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen, has received DKK 56 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to develop the fundamental knowledge required to invent a completely new category of sustainable, plant-based foods as an alternative to animal protein sources Continua la lettura
Eating at least two serves of fruit daily has been linked with 36 per cent lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has found Continua la lettura
Survey on diet and exercise since the start of the corona pandemic presented. How has the corona pandemic affected the dietary and exercise behavior and thus the weight of adults? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have investigated this question and found that about 40 percent of those surveyed have gained weight since the start of the pandemic and that slightly more than half of those surveyed have exercised less than they did before the corona crisis. Continua la lettura
Food advertisements targeting kids can encourage poor eating habits that contribute to obesity; however, not all children are susceptible Continua la lettura
