A new study suggests that it is not about how much you bite off, but how much you chew, to retain more energy from the food that we consume.
“Particle size has bioaccessibility of the energy of the food that is being consumed,” Dr. Richard Mattes (CQ), professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, said.
“The more you chew, the less is lost and more is retained in the body,” he said.
A new study has found that adding just a small amount of everyday herbs and spices to vegetables and reduced-calorie meals may make those foods more appetizing to consumers, which could ultimately help Americans cut down on dietary fat and choose more foods in line with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
John Peters, Ph.D., professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and chief of strategy and innovation at the school`s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, presented data from an experiment he conducted using meatloaf, vegetables and creamy pasta.
Drinking plain water may help boost your mental performance, a new study has claimed.
According to the study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, participants who drank about three cups of water (775 millilitres) before taking a battery of cognitive tests performed better on a test that measured reaction times compared with those who did not drink water.
This finding was particular true for thirsty people. The researchers speculate that the sensation of thirst may take some attention away from the task at hand, and thus impair response time.
Cardiac surgery, acute aortic dissection in particular, performed in the waning full moon seems to reduce the odds of death, and a full moon has been linked with shorter length of hospital stay, a new study has suggested.
Snacking on sweet treats like biscuits, cakes, fizzy drinks, crisps and desserts may increase the risk of bowel cancer, a new UK study suggests.
Researchers investigated various factors including diet, levels of physical activity and smoking in Scottish bowel cancer patients.
They found links with some established risk factors of colorectal cancer – such as family history of cancer, physical activity and smoking.
Their findings also identified new factors including high-energy snacks, `BBC News` reported.
Hypertension patients who do not take their blood pressure medications systematically have a greatly increased risk of suffering a stroke and dying from it compared to those who take their medication correctly, a study has shown.
A new study has revealed that attractive females in bonobos are more likely to win conflicts against males.
Female social dominance over males is rare among mammal species.
Bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, are known for females holding relatively high social statuses when compared to males; though this is puzzling as the males are often bigger and stronger than the females.
Eating a handful of walnuts just thrice a week is the key to a longer life, a new study has found. Scientists discovered that these edible seeds cut the risk of dying from cancer by 40 per cent and from cardiovascular disease by at least 55 per cent, the Daily Express reported.
Neuroscientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine have provided the first novel insights into the neural origins of hot flashes in menopausal women in years.
The study may inform and eventually lead to new treatments for those who experience the sudden but temporary episodes of body warmth, flushing and sweating.
It has been believed that consuming cranberry products has been anecdotally associated with prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) for over 100 years.
In recent years, some studies have suggested that cranberries prevent UTIs by hindering bacteria from sticking to the walls of the urinary tract, thanks to phytochemicals known as proanthocyanidins (PACs).
Yet the mechanisms by which cranberry materials may alter bacterial behaviour have not been fully understood.
Sperm of overweight dads can lead to obesity and diabetes-like symptoms in two generations of offspring, a new study has revealed.
Researchers from the University”s Robinson Institute have found that
molecular signals in the sperm of obese fathers can increase the risk of both their children and their grandchildren inheriting obesity, even though they are eating healthily.
Cardiac surgery, acute aortic dissection in particular, performed in the waning full moon seems to reduce the odds of death, and a full moon has been linked with shorter length of hospital stay, a new study has suggested.
It has been believed that consuming cranberry products has been anecdotally associated with prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) for over 100 years.
In recent years, some studies have suggested that cranberries prevent UTIs by hindering bacteria from sticking to the walls of the urinary tract, thanks to phytochemicals known as proanthocyanidins (PACs).
Yet the mechanisms by which cranberry materials may alter bacterial behaviour have not been fully understood.
A 55-year-old man from Gurgaon did not interact with anyone for 15 years apart from the one day every month he stepped out of his house to withdraw money from the bank and pick up groceries. Due to delusions he claimed he was a US intelligence agent and told some people he personally knew former president George Bush.
The patient of schizophrenia – a psychotic illness – frequently claimed he could control the world`s nukes.
Eating a handful of walnuts just thrice a week is the key to a longer life, a new study has found.
Scientists discovered that these edible seeds cut the risk of dying from cancer by 40 per cent and from cardiovascular disease by at least 55 per cent, the Daily Express reported.
In general, nut eaters in the research had a 39 per cent lesser risk of death and walnut eaters in particular a 45 per cent reduced threat.
The study, which was conducted by researchers at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain, was done on 7,000 people aged 55 to 90.
A woman`s most private item of personal hygiene, the sanitary pad, is at the centre of a raging open controversy in Pune, Maharshtra`s cultural and academic capital, for the past few months.
The city`s female population generates an estimated 10 million used sanitary pads weighing around 140 tonnes, per month, posing a major challenge to dispose them of safely without causing health or eco-hazards. Conservancy staff of Pune is now up in arms and are protesting against handling and disposing of sanitary pads and even baby or adult diapers which are thrown into trash bins.
Increasing the levels of two gut hormones simultaneously may be a new weapon in the fight against obesity, scientists claim.
In the constant cross talk between our brain and our gut, two gut hormones are already known to tell the brain when we have had enough to eat.
Researchers from Sydney`s Garvan Institute of Medical Research suggest that boosting levels of these hormones simultaneously may be an effective new weapon in the fight against obesity.
The government will launch a weekly iron and folic acid supplementation programme for adolescents across the country from July 17, a senior health ministry official announced here Monday.
The programme is aimed at addressing the issue of anaemia, one of the most widespread nutritional disorders in the country, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission Anuradha Gupta said at a press conference here.
About 56 percent of Indian girls and 30 percent of boys suffer from anaemia, primarily a deficiency of essential micronutrients because of poor nutrition.
A new research has shown for the first time cancer’s ability to fuse with blood cells in a way that gives cancer the ability to travel, allowing previously stationary cancer cells to enter the bloodstream and seed sites of metastasis around the body.
Contrary to popular perception that only the fairer sex suffers from anaemia, over 55 per cent of both adolescent girls and boys are anaemic in the country, according to National Family Health Survey 3 data.
“It is a myth that only girls suffer from anaemia. According to the NFHS 3 data, over 55 per cent of both adolescent girls and boys are anaemic,” said Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Can the feeling of elation, which we call romantic love, last?
A study led by led by Bianca Acevedo, PhD, asked this question to nearly everyone who said that they still loved their longtime spouse wildly.
The team scanned the brains of 17 people, most of whom were in their 50s and ere married for an average of 21 years, while they looked at a photograph of their sweetheart.
The results were contrary to what psychologists say about the feeling of intense romantic love – that it lasts only about 18 months to – at best – three years.
Scientists are working to develop a drug treatment that might replace gastric bypass operations in order to help obese patients lose weight.
British researchers have created long-lasting hormones that trick patients’ brains into thinking that they have eaten enough food, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
The research conducted by Imperial College London have just finished with the first tests in patients with positive results and are now preparing to start larger trials.
Scottish scientists have linked consumption of high-energy snacks and drinks to bowel cancer.
In the study, dietary habits of more than 2,000 patients diagnosed with bowel cancer were studied and compared to the food and drink intake of a similar sized healthy population.
The small vessels behind your eyes could reveal how healthy your brain is, a new study has revealed.
Scientists have found that people with wider veins scored worse on IQ tests in middle age, Fox News reported.
The study`s lead author, Idan Shalev, said that factors like smoking, diabetes, or socioeconomic status couldn`t be alone blame for the poor scores.
Shalev said that because eye vessels are developed from the same cells that brain vessels are developed from, they may reflect its condition.
“I have a splitting headache”. Be it your colleague at work or your spouse at home, this has probably become one of the most often heard complaint today.
Considering the statistics – one-third of Indian women and one-fifth of Indian men suffer from migraine – the frequency is hardly of any surprise. Doctors blame lifestyle changes and stress for this literally gnawing headache and say that women suffer more than men.
At the very outset, it`s important to know the difference between a headache and a migraine.