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For decades, dietary guidance has encouraged consumers to choose low-fat or fat-free dairy products over full-fat options because of concerns about saturated fat and cardiovascular disease. But new research from the University of Toronto adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that full-fat dairy may not have the negative health effects once assumed

Diet composition shapes tissue function and disease risk by modulating nutrient availability, metabolic state and cellular dynamics1. In the gastrointestinal tract, obesogenic high-fat diets enhance small-intestinal stem cell activity and tumorigenesis2. However, the impact of ketogenic diets (KDs), which contain even higher lipid content but reduce circulating insulin and induce ketogenesis, remains poorly understood3. This…

Food preservatives play an important role in today’s food supply, helping extend shelf life, maintain freshness and reduce food waste. They’re found in everything from packaged breads and cured meats to ready-made meals, condiments and snack foods. While many preservatives have been evaluated for safety at approved levels, researchers continue to investigate whether regularly consuming…

Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – We all want to eat healthy. But wanting and doing are two different things. A new Pew Research survey found about half of Americans say how healthy a food is, plays a major role in what they choose to eat. But Pew also found 84 percent of Americans believe healthy…