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Potatoes have fed civilizations for thousands of years, but they have done more than that

Urban populations in early modern to modern Japan depended strongly on rice and marine fish, raising the question of whether such apparently simple diets provided sufficient mineral availability in everyday life. Here, we analyze human hair preserved in historical book covers to reconstruct elemental exposure among urban commoners from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Screening…

Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman had the fable of the fox and the hedgehog in mind when he wrote his new book about diets

Waking up at 5 am, doing two workouts every day, and following a strict diet, fitness challenges with demanding routines have been popular on social media for a long time. But now, a more practical trend is gaining attention: the ‘30 Realistic Challenge’

It’s the miracle macronutrient, capable of helping build muscle, lose fat, boost bone strengthand bolster theimmune system, among other benefits. The overarching message: more protein is better

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Extreme diets rarely come with a warning label. Keto promises rapid weight loss, high-protein plans are popular among gym-goers, and the carnivore diet has found an audience among people looking for a simple way to eat. But when a diet cuts out entire food groups or pushes one nutrient to an extreme, the question is…

Having lived through almost seven decades, I have been a participant in most of the dietary trends that were en vogue in each period. I have been an involuntary lab rat, unthinkingly following and leading my family through most of the healthcare mazes, guided by scientific studies and the advice of professionals

The gut microbiomes of eight tribal populations across India have a unique diversity shaped by their traditional diets, and are distinct from those observed in industrialised settings, researchers have reported in Gut Microbiomes