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New York hunter, 61, dies after eating SQUIRREL BRAINS that left him with rare form of mad cow disease The man went to Rochester Regional Health in 2015 reporting a decline of his cognitive skills and an inability to walk He was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and degenerative brain disorder caused by infectious […]
Fast food has changed quite a bit in recent years. In addition to the usual burgers and fries on the menu, most restaurants now also offer healthier options like wraps, salads, fruit and yogurt. But that doesn’t mean everyone is eating well or as well they should. In fact, a new study out of the […]
As a cisgender, Caucasian female in recovery from an eating disorder, I’m all too aware that I fit the bill for what we presume is the stereotypical eating disorder patient. So often in movies and TV shows that is all that is shown, so it never surprises me when others are surprised at the various […]
An international team of researchers has uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known phenomenon associated with obesity, called leptin resistance. They found that mice fed a high-fat diet produce an enzyme named MMP-2 that clips receptors for the hormone leptin from the surface of neuronal cells in the hypothalamus. This […]
Eating a serving of button mushrooms a day could prevent diabetes: Fungi improves glucose control Eating button mushrooms daily could prevent type 2 diabetes by boosting gut bacteria (but it must be a particular portion size) Eating mushrooms increases levels of the bacteria Prevotella in mice Prevotella produces the acids propionate and succinate These play […]
Lately, more and more scientists are becoming interested in insects. They, as well as nutrition-curious people, are asking whether we might be missing a trick by not enriching our diets with a handful of ants, or a cricket or two. A study published earlier this year found that insects are no harder to digest than […]
Eating dinner before 9pm or waiting at least two hours between chowing down and heading to bed has been found to reduce your risk of breast and prostate cancer by 20 percent. A new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health followed 621 people who had prostate cancer and 1,205 who had breast cancer, as […]
(HealthDay)—Eating a healthful diet is easier when nutritious foods are more accessible. But it’s not enough to simply buy better choices. To make a habit of choosing healthy over less-healthy options, you want to make them as easy to eat, as visually appealing, and as everyday as the packaged treats that tempt you. That’s as […]
New research out of the UK has found that a third of British adults underestimate how many calories they are eating each day. The recommended daily calorie allowance is 2,500 for men and 2,000 for women. The survey followed 4,000 adults as they reported their calorie consumption over four days, while scientists calculated the real […]
What if I told you that I spent five years of my life chewing up food I would pretend to eat and secretly spitting it out? My guess is you’d probably be shocked. Then definitely grossed out. Unfortunately, I’m not capable of writing a transformational personal essay about how I traded in an eating disorder for […]