Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet, a new study shows. Depression is a common mental health condition that affects approximately 1 million Australians each year. It is a significant risk factor for suicide, […]
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What benefits nutrition in Africa the most? More variety in the fields is not necessarily the best strategy, a recent study shows — ScienceDaily
Malnutrition in developing countries is best addressed not by increasing the variety of crops grown on smallholder farms, but by improving access to markets. This is the conclusion of a recent study by the MwAPATA Institute in Malawi and the University of Bonn in Germany. More variety in animal production, […]
Children with a vegetarian diet also had higher odds of underweight weight status — ScienceDaily
A study of nearly 9,000 children found those who eat a vegetarian diet had similar measures of growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat. The study, published in Pediatrics and led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto, also found that children with a vegetarian […]
Review of research in animals and humans to identify how nutrition affects aging and healthy lifespan — ScienceDaily
Examining a range of research from studies in laboratory animals to epidemiological research in human populations gives scientists a clearer picture of what kind of nutrition can offer the best chance for a longer, healthier life, said USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Professor Valter Longo. In an article that […]
Could blocking or deleting a protein help prevent common oral cancers? — ScienceDaily
The most common head and neck cancer — oral squamous cell carcinoma — often starts off, as many other cancers do, quite innocently. Perhaps as a little white patch in the mouth or a small red bump on the gums. Easy to ignore, to downplay. But then something changes, and […]