Collagen Supplements Changed Some Bone Markers in Female Runners

A four-week pilot trial found changes in certain biomarkers tied to bone formation and inflammation, but it did not show that collagen strengthened bones or prevented injuries.

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Scientists Are Breeding More Nutrients into Staple Crops

A new review examines how conventional breeding, genetic engineering and CRISPR could help improve the vitamin and mineral content of major crops as climate change places new pressure on food systems.

Jul 25, 2026

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Long-Distance Travel May Disrupt More Than Your Sleep

An athlete-focused review explores how shifting sleep and meal schedules may affect digestion and gut microbial rhythms, but direct evidence in travelers remains limited.

Jul 26, 2026

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Semaglutide Users Ate Less Even as Hunger Returned

After 60 weeks, people taking the medication still ate less at a laboratory meal, though the early differences in hunger and food-related thoughts had faded.

Jul 23, 2026

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Small Study Finds Mold-Related Food Chemicals During Pregnancy

Levels were higher after participants ate corn and other grains, but researchers did not determine whether the exposures caused harm.

Jul 23, 2026

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Time-Restricted Eating May Help Some People Keep Weight Off

A small randomized trial follow-up found early and late eight-hour eating windows helped adults maintain modest weight loss one year later, though all participants also received Mediterranean diet guidance.

Jul 8, 2026

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Small Diet Changes May Support Health Without Raising Food Costs

A modeling study in Scottish adults found that modest swaps away from some meat and dairy could improve diet quality, support public health goals and lower food-related environmental impacts without increasing overall diet costs.

Jul 9, 2026

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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.

Jul 15, 2026

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Long-Distance Travel May Disrupt More Than Your Sleep

An athlete-focused review explores how shifting sleep and meal schedules may affect digestion and gut microbial rhythms, but direct evidence in travelers remains limited.

Jul 26, 2026

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3 min read

Popular School Meals May Need a Recipe Rethink

Researchers analyzed representative recipes for common cafeteria foods as schools prepare for tighter federal limits on added sugars and sodium.

Jul 26, 2026

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4 min read

Popular School Meals May Need a Recipe Rethink

Collagen Supplements Changed Some Bone Markers in Female Runners

A four-week pilot trial found changes in certain biomarkers tied to bone formation and inflammation, but it did not show that collagen strengthened bones or prevented injuries.

Jul 25, 2026

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2 min read

Scientists Are Breeding More Nutrients into Staple Crops

Jul 25, 2026

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4 min read

Dietary Emissions Shift with Age, but the Reasons Go Beyond Food Choices

Adolescents and young adults had the highest dietary emissions per person, while population aging increased older adults’ share of total emissions.

Jul 24, 2026

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Dietary Emissions Shift with Age, but the Reasons Go Beyond Food Choices

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Collagen Supplements Changed Some Bone Markers in Female Runners

Scientists Are Breeding More Nutrients into Staple Crops

Long-Distance Travel May Disrupt More Than Your Sleep

Semaglutide Users Ate Less Even as Hunger Returned

Small Study Finds Mold-Related Food Chemicals During Pregnancy

Most Popular

Time-Restricted Eating May Help Some People Keep Weight Off

Small Diet Changes May Support Health Without Raising Food Costs

A Daily Avocado Modestly Improved One Cholesterol-Related Risk Marker

Latest Posts

Long-Distance Travel May Disrupt More Than Your Sleep

Popular School Meals May Need a Recipe Rethink

Collagen Supplements Changed Some Bone Markers in Female Runners

Scientists Are Breeding More Nutrients into Staple Crops

Dietary Emissions Shift with Age, but the Reasons Go Beyond Food Choices

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