MEDICINE & HEALTHFermenting food has been in practice for thousands of years and humans have been using it to preserve food. But new studies show that such practice of fermentation may be bringing us more benefits that we first thought.
A study suggests that moderate cholesterol intake or daily egg consumption are not connected with the risk of stroke, even in persons who are genetically predisposed to a more significant effect of dietary cholesterol on serum cholesterol levels
Monkeys show a new way of properly dieting. In a study on crab-eating macaques, a team of researchers at Wake Forest University found that the primates on a humanlike Mediterranean diet chose not to eat all the food available to them and maintained a normal weight; by comparison, the animals on a Western diet ate far more than they needed and gained weight; the study also provided the first experimental evidence that a Mediterranean diet protects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, compared with a Western diet.
Bananas may not be as healthy as you think. Bananas may seem like the perfect snack food. They are convenient in their own little single serving, ready-to-eat form and are rather delicious.
We should be eating more whole grains, fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables. Diets that lack healthy food are the reason for more deaths worldwide, and its effect is considered more dangerous than smoking, a new study has concluded.
New studies show that what we eat today will help us build a better and healthier tomorrow. How do you keep yourself ready for the future? Investing in insurance and healthy practices today are one of the two key ingredients to building a stable and healthy future.
Nutrition experts reveal what people could do to stay healthy after fasting. Ramadan is known to be the celebration of Muslims around the world through fasting, introspection and prayer.