A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

Adults ate about the same weight of food after adding more vegetables, fruit and beans, but the analysis cannot prove lower energy density caused their weight loss.

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A new model argues that carbohydrate-rich foods helped meet rising glucose demands, but it cannot reconstruct exactly what early humans ate.

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Higher Childhood BMI Was Linked to Lower Childbirth Rates

A large Danish study found women with higher childhood BMI patterns were less likely to give birth at some ages but diagnosed infertility rates did not differ.

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High Formula Costs Are Pushing Some Families Toward Unsafe Choices

A UK study of financially struggling parents found widespread debt, distress and attempts to stretch formula, though the findings do not represent all formula-feeding families.

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A Daily Avocado Modestly Improved One Cholesterol-Related Risk Marker

A six-month trial found a small drop in LDL particle levels, not fewer heart attacks.

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Most Avocado Oil-Labeled Foods Tested Contained Other Oils

A small market study found that 48 of 54 processed foods listing avocado oil as their only oil ingredient had chemical profiles indicating that other oils were present.

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Up to 400 Milligrams of Caffeine Appears Safe for Most Adults

A new American Heart Association scientific statement finds that moderate caffeinated coffee consumption does not appear to raise cardiovascular risk for most adults, though individual responses and caffeine sources vary.

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A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

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Fruit and Honey May Have Helped Fuel Human Brain Growth

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A Vegan Diet Changed Markers Tied to Aging

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A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

Fruit and Honey May Have Helped Fuel Human Brain Growth

Obesity and Aging May Share More Biology Than We Thought

Higher Childhood BMI Was Linked to Lower Childbirth Rates

High Formula Costs Are Pushing Some Families Toward Unsafe Choices

Most Popular

A Daily Avocado Modestly Improved One Cholesterol-Related Risk Marker

Most Avocado Oil-Labeled Foods Tested Contained Other Oils

Up to 400 Milligrams of Caffeine Appears Safe for Most Adults

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Obesity and Aging May Share More Biology Than We Thought

Protein Is Coming for Ketchup, Too

A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

Fruit and Honey May Have Helped Fuel Human Brain Growth

A Vegan Diet Changed Markers Tied to Aging

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