Randomized trial of carbonated water consumption on snacking behavior, alcohol intake, and health indices

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Drinking tomato-soy juice loaded with lycopene and soy isoflavones lowered pro-inflammatory proteins in healthy adults with obesity after 4 weeks, a study found. With NIH funding, the researchers are now testing whether the juice reduces inflammation in people with pancreatitis.

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🔬 Osaka Metropolitan University research published March 17, 2026, in Nutrients suggests a link between diet, homocysteine levels, and fatigue.

🩸 Approximately 600 healthy Japanese participants had their blood homocysteine, folate (B9), and vitamin B12 levels measured, alongside fatigue and motivation assessments.

🏋️‍♂️ Higher homocysteine was associated with more physical fatigue in men and decreased motivation in women, potentially indicating deficiencies in B12 and folate.

🧑‍⚕️ Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi's team suggests homocysteine levels, previously linked to other health issues, should also be monitored for fatigue and motivation concerns. A balanced diet is key to preventing vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies.

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Less than a quarter of popular YouTube nutrition videos are made by doctors or registered dietitians, a new study finds. Analyzing 400 top videos, researchers revealed that non-credentialed creators are far less likely to cite scientific references and twice as likely to be financially sponsored.

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Greater consumption of ultra-processed foods in early childhood is associated with lower volumes of several brain regions by age 6, according to new research

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Better diets are linked to sharper focus in teens with attention disorders

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Common rationale for drinking water at meals is that it physically stretches stomach, triggering fullness so you don’t eat too much. But new study found no support for this. Instead, for every additional 100 grams of water drunk, people ate about 39 more grams of food – roughly 49 more calories.

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✅ Initial analysis suggests vitamins might be linked to fewer depressive symptoms, but this connection largely disappears when considering factors like health, income, and lifestyle.

✅ Researchers analyzed data from 26,170 adults (2005-2014) and found that while vitamins C, D, and E initially appeared associated with lower depression scores, this link vanished after accounting for age, education, poverty, and health habits.

✅ Vitamin B6 showed a small, consistent association with lower odds of experiencing moderately severe symptoms, even after adjustments, but researchers caution this doesn't prove B6 prevents or treats depression.

✅ The study, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, concludes that strong independent links between vitamin intake and depression are not supported once confounding factors are considered, suggesting other circumstances like income and education play a larger role.

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Study Finds People Who Consumed Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on a Daily Basis Had Higher Risk of Stomach Cancer

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Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk

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Each increase of 228g of fruit and 7.4g of fiber daily was associated with 17% and 15% lower odds of recurrent depressive symptoms respectively, study of 4099 people finds. Out of the 16 dietary factors tested, only fruit and fiber were significantly associated.

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✨ Plant-forward diets can enhance physical attractiveness by improving facial skin coloration, body odor, and body composition, according to a review published in Recent Progress in Nutrition (2026, Vol. 6, Issue 2).

✨ Increased intake of fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoids can improve skin color within weeks, while dietary composition impacts body odor by altering sweat chemistry.

✨ Appearance-based feedback, such as visible changes in skin color, may motivate dietary behavior change more effectively than traditional health messaging focused on disease prevention.

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A UK study of 44 major food and beverage manufacturers found that, for many companies, changing 10% or less of their product portfolios could achieve more than half of their potential improvements in nutritional quality and environmental sustainability.

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8 Common Food Preservatives Linked to High Blood Pressure in 'First Study of Its Kind': Those who consumed the most preservatives had a 24% higher risk of developing high blood pressures, finds study of 112,395 people in France.

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An analysis of 51 studies involving 8.8 million participants aged 23 to 77 finds that each additional 100 g/day of ultra-processed foods is associated with a 14% higher cardiovascular risk, 4% higher cancer risk, 3% higher all-cause mortality risk and 2% higher metabolic syndrome/diabetes risk

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💧 A 104-week clinical trial by University of Liverpool researchers found that non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) beverages are equivalent to water for long-term weight management.

⚖️ The SWITCH trial, involving 493 adults, showed NNS beverages containing aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose did not disrupt appetite regulation or cause long-term metabolic harm, with weight loss comparable to water.

📊 Key outcomes from the study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, include equivalent weight loss and sustained weight reduction in both NNS and water groups, alongside improvements in body composition and metabolic biomarkers.

✅ This research provides long-duration, randomized controlled evidence that directly addresses recent World Health Organization (WHO) guidance, suggesting NNS beverages can be an effective alternative to sugar-sweetened drinks for weight management.

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Scientists fed people two 300-calorie meals with nearly identical carbs, fat, protein and salt. One was ultra-processed (deli turkey, instant mash, cookie, cereal), the other wasn't (egg, banana, cheese). The ultra-processed meal spiked insulin much higher for 2 hours. Processing itself may matter.

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Brain scans of 8,783 healthy Canadians aged 35-69 found people eating the most ultra-processed food (chips, soda, sugary cereal, ready meals) were about 40% more likely to have hidden brain damage like silent mini-strokes, even though their memory scores were normal. The link was strongest in women.

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Large study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer

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In teenagers (mean age 12.6 years) one additional serve of any type of fruit each day was associated with a 13% lower risk of depression and a 7% lower risk of anxiety over the study period, according to a study on 6537 Australian adolescents followed for 3 years

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