Food

The results of a randomized controlled trial found dietary improvements lasting just a few weeks can improve overall mood and symptoms of anxiety.

BioBag World Australia and IG Fresh Produce have come up with an alternative to polyethylene wrap that can be used to keep cucumbers fresh.

New research has revealed our gut microbiome dynamically responds in different ways to the same foods, depending on whether they are consumed cooked or raw.

A series of systematic reviews is controversially suggesting there is little to no evidence that eating red or processed meat significantly increases risk of heart disease, diabetes, or cancer.

KFC plans to trial a plant-based chicken substitute from Beyond Meat, with an eye towards a potential national rollout.

New research reveals different types of fasting results in significantly different immune responses.

CBD is now an FDA-approved medicine, but there has been very little study into how food affects the cannabis-derived compound’s absorption. A valuable new study has strikingly found that CBD absorption is significantly increased when it is consumed alongside high-fat foods.

A new study has discovered a mechanism explaining how obesity and high-fat diets can disrupt the appetite-suppressing signals from the brain and lead to overeating. The fascinating research revealed a hormone in the gut, triggered by high-fat meals, actually induces the body to keep eating.

A new research breakthrough uncovering the very earliest inflammatory mechanism triggered in celiac sufferers after consuming gluten could lead to be novel blood test making it substantially easier for clinicians to diagnose the disease.

Impossible Foods’ plant-based meat alternative will finally be hitting grocery stores in the United States. The FDA has approved its key additive allowing Impossible Foods to move from only selling its products in restaurants and into supermarkets across the country.​

Are there any animal products in that veggie burger? To avoid confusion several states in America have passed new food labeling laws to make sure only animal products can be called meat, burgers or sausages. But a torrent of lawsuits are pushing back arguing these regulations are unconstitutional.

New research suggests malnutrition in children can be better treated by therapeutic foods designed to boost and repair the gut microbiome. A clinical trial targeting malnourished children in Bangladesh revealed a newly developed therapeutic food is superior to conventional supplements.