Nutrition

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What Is Erythritol and Why Scientists Are Worried Health

What Is Erythritol and Why Scientists Are Worried

Erythritol is a zero-calorie sugar substitute found in thousands of keto and diet products. Growing research links it to blood clots, stroke risk, and...

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How a Father's Health Before Conception Shapes His Baby Science

How a Father's Health Before Conception Shapes His Baby

Research reveals that a father's diet, stress, and lifestyle alter sperm epigenetics—chemical tags on DNA—that can influence offspring health for gene...

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How Alcohol Hides in Flower Nectar—and Why Animals Drink It Science

How Alcohol Hides in Flower Nectar—and Why Animals Drink It

Flower nectar routinely contains ethanol produced by fermenting yeasts. A new UC Berkeley survey found alcohol in 26 of 29 plant species, revealing th...

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What Is Fatty Liver Disease and Why Is It So Common? Health

What Is Fatty Liver Disease and Why Is It So Common?

Fatty liver disease, now called MASLD, silently affects nearly one in three adults worldwide. Here is how it develops, why it often goes undetected, a...

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How Caffeine Protects the Brain From Dementia Science

How Caffeine Protects the Brain From Dementia

Scientists have identified multiple mechanisms through which caffeine shields the brain from cognitive decline, from blocking adenosine receptors to r...

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What Are PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' and Why They Matter Health

What Are PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' and Why They Matter

PFAS are a class of over 10,000 man-made chemicals that resist breakdown in the body and environment, linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and — acco...

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What Are Ultra-Processed Foods—and Why Avoid Them? Health

What Are Ultra-Processed Foods—and Why Avoid Them?

Ultra-processed foods now make up nearly 60% of calories in the average American diet. A growing body of research links them to heart disease, diabete...

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Gut Bacteria and Serotonin: Hope for IBS Sufferers Health

Gut Bacteria and Serotonin: Hope for IBS Sufferers

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified two gut bacteria capable of producing serotonin, opening new therapeutic avenues for the m...

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How Sourdough Fermentation Works—and Why It Matters Health

How Sourdough Fermentation Works—and Why It Matters

Sourdough is far more than tangy bread—it is a complex biochemical process driven by wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria that transforms flour and wat...

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How Microplastics Reach Your Brain—and What They Do Health

How Microplastics Reach Your Brain—and What They Do

Tiny plastic particles are now found throughout the human body, including the brain. Scientists have identified five key pathways through which microp...

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How Your Gut's Mucus Layer Defends Against Bacteria Health

How Your Gut's Mucus Layer Defends Against Bacteria

A thin coat of mucus lining your intestines is one of the body's most important — and least understood — defenses. Here's how it works, what it keeps...

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How Melatonin Works—and Is It Safe for Kids? Health

How Melatonin Works—and Is It Safe for Kids?

Melatonin supplements have become one of the most popular sleep aids for children, but scientists warn that enthusiasm is outpacing the evidence. Here...

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