Gene Alteration of Mushrooms for Better Plant-Based Meat
Bioengineers produce a plant-based protein with a fraction of the environmental impact of meat by altering mushroom proteins.
Read MoreBioengineers produce a plant-based protein with a fraction of the environmental impact of meat by altering mushroom proteins.
Read MoreEating kiwifruit could improve mental health for people with low vitamin C, with real fruit showing more benefits than a vitamin supplement.
Read MoreAlthough some people swear by the Paleo diet, research suggests that eating a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet can lead to rapid weight gain.
Read MoreWhat parents eat impact their children. The diets of parents affect how their children’s genes work in a process called epigenetics.
Read MoreWhat is the ancestry of your food? New research has traced the origins of leafy greens and other plants in ancient West African cuisine back more than 3,500 years.
Read MoreChocolate really is good for you! The flavanols found in cocoa can improve brain oxygenation and performance on complex tasks even in healthy adults.
Read MoreOur eating habits are affected by the type of activities we engage in and the amount of attention they require, according to recent studies.
Read MoreBy Brittany Trinh Do you take your coffee with a spoonful of sugar or use a nonsugar sweetener such as Sweet’N Low or Equal? These nonsugar sweeteners are called nonnutritive sweeteners because they contain little to no calories per gram, compared with nutritive sweeteners such as sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup. Common nonnutritive sweeteners are saccharin and aspartame. Nonsugar sweeteners are often hundreds of times sweeter than sucrose—125 mg of aspartame can replace 25 g of sugar. They have been recommended by medical professionals as sugar substitutes in food and…
Read MoreMalnutrition affects hundreds of millions of children around the world. Scientists think lipid-based nutrient supplements might help.
Read MoreCan you imagine living on nothing but coffee? Some of us would probably like to at times, if not for the taste then for the caffeine buzz.
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