Diet

As grocery prices continue to rise, a study by researchers at Penn State found that in addition to increased spending, the price hikes also are associated with higher risk of food insufficiency and worse mental health conditions.

No available blood test can tell clinicians how allergic a patient is, and experts disagree on whether newer assays could predict reaction severity.

In a no-holds-barred interview with Joe Rogan, Calley Means, a former top health adviser, accused Susie Wiles of repeatedly bowing to lobbying pressures and fixating on campaign contributions.

As grocery prices continue to rise, a study by researchers at Penn State found that in addition to increased spending, the price hikes are also associated with higher risk of food insufficiency and worse mental health conditions.

California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to commute Isauro Aguirre's death sentence for the torture and murder of eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez to life without parole.

Vivienne Jolie has revealed that she received hospital treatment for an eating disorder earlier in 2026, sharing paintings and diary excerpts about the experience at her Los Angeles exhibition, The Tulip Field.

Russell Brand reportedly underwent prison reception procedures and received basic clothing and food after being convicted of rape and sexual assault, ahead of sentencing in London.

Researchers comparing temperature trends, food supplies, and diabetes prevalence across Europe found that Southern Europe had the closest alignment with Planetary Health Diet recommendations, yet also recorded the highest and fastest-rising diabetes prevalence. The exploratory study found inconsistent relationships between warming, dietary composition, and diabetes across regions, suggesting that multiple environmental, lifestyle, and demographic factors warrant further investigation.

A narrative review published in Applied Sciences examined how urbanisation, time constraints, food costs, and changing lifestyles have contributed to declining adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Drawing on 116 references, the authors identified workplace and school interventions, nutrition education, physical activity, and Mediterranean-inspired convenience foods as potential strategies for adapting this dietary pattern to modern life.

As offshore wind development expands along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, understanding its potential effects on marine ecosystems is increasingly important.

THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2026 — Are you always thinking about your next snack, bite or meal?If so, you’re not alone, a new study says.Nearly 1 in 5 Americans (18%) say they frequently or always experience “food noise” — intrusive thoughts about food that...

There are no woodpeckers on the Hawaiian Islands, but a little yellow bird called the 'akiapōlāʻau (Ah-key-ah-pole-ah-ow) has evolved an unusual beak to drill into branches to find food.

Early intervention can significantly improve long-term health outcomes for eating disorders, which have one of the highest mortality rates of any mental health condition.

Nighttime eating is common, but it’s a hard habit to break. Experts recommend strategies that work.

If you can remember your first sip of coffee, the memory might not be a pleasant one. Coffee's bitter flavor is one we naturally steer clear of. So how do coffee fans learn to love it?

A world-first national program has discovered more than a third of babies thought to have a peanut allergy could safely have the diagnosis removed. And the findings are changing how Australia's healthcare system approaches infant food allergies.

 How soybeans became the hidden ingredient powering the U.S.

Democrat Deb Haaland has defeated Republican Greggory D. Hull in New Mexico's governor's race, becoming the first Native American woman elected governor of a US state.

For children hospitalized as infants with bronchiolitis, food sensitization that persists or emerges later is linked to higher odds of asthma by the age of 6 years.

The study finds that unsalted peanuts may enhance brain insulin responsiveness, providing new insights into dietary influences on cognitive health in aging.

A new study suggests that ultra-processed foods may influence children's developing brains in ways that encourage weight gain. Researchers from USC studied 46 children ages 7 to 10 and found that those who ate more ultra-processed foods showed stronger activity in the brain's reward system when viewing tempting foods like cookies and French fries. These heightened brain responses were linked to greater increases in body fat and body mass index (BMI) one year later, suggesting that the brain's sensitivity to food cues may help explain why ultra-processed diets are associated with obesity.

In a randomized clinical trial involving 96 adults with early-onset type 2 diabetes and obesity, a 24-week program combining a low-energy diet with supervised exercise achieved diabetes remission in 54% of participants, compared with 4% receiving usual care. The intervention also reduced body fat, largely preserved muscle mass, and improved strength and body-mass-adjusted fitness, although the additional benefits attributable specifically to exercise remain uncertain.

About 300,000 years ago, the emergence of the first Homo sapiens in Africa was accompanied by major cultural and technological changes, marking the beginning of a new archaeological period, the Middle Stone Age. At that time, African landscapes were also undergoing profound transformations. To understand how the earliest members of our species lived and adapted, it is therefore essential to reconstruct the environments in which they lived.

It's getting harder and harder to figure out what to eat. A scroll through social media raises many questions. Why is food so expensive? Am I getting enough protein? What about fiber? Do I need supplements? Should I be making all my bread at home? What foods were recalled this week?

LG Smart TVs could soon let you browse restaurant menus, order food, and pay without reaching for your phone, thanks to a new SoundHound AI partnership.

A lamb named Pablo drew social media attention after police found cocaine and heroin worth about £14,000 in a car on the M74. One convicted man avoided prison.

A newly identified Arctic Ocean bacterium may have an unusual way of making the building blocks it needs to grow. Using acetone, a common chemical in seawater, the bacteria incorporate carbon dioxide (CO₂) into their metabolisms, allowing them to survive in waters where nutrients and usable organic matter are scarce.

Rockstar Games has just announced that preloads for Grand Theft Auto 6, aka GTA 6, will kick off at midnight on November 10 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.

When fishers are out working their boats, they are typically targeting a specific type of fish. However, other species often end up in their nets or trawls as well. This is known as "bycatch"—seafood for which the fishers receive no payment. Although it is illegal to discard bycatch back into the sea, it still happens.

Eating an avocado and a cup of mango every day may provide surprising benefits for heart health, according to a new study involving adults with prediabetes. After just eight weeks, participants experienced significant improvements in blood vessel function and diastolic blood pressure, particularly among men. These benefits occurred without weight gain or changes in calorie intake, suggesting that the nutrient-rich combination could support cardiovascular health through a simple dietary adjustment.

Food allergy diagnoses climb among active-duty service members, yet hospitalizations and medical evacuations stay rare over 8 years, even during deployment, a study finds.

Supermarket freezers reached 50°C during cyber-attacks across Europe, forcing retailers to discard thousands of pounds' worth of spoilt food.

In a prospective study of 71,264 Korean women followed for an average of 9.2 years, researchers identified 713 breast cancer cases and examined how different dietary sugar sources related to cancer risk. Women consuming high-sugar foods more than twice weekly had a 28% higher breast cancer risk than those consuming them no more than once a month, while total sugar intake and fruit consumption showed no significant association.

A cross-sectional study of 615 adults in the Loma Linda Blue Zone area and surrounding communities found that vegetarian diets were more common among older adults and Seventh-day Adventists, with vegetarians also reporting significantly lower BMI than non-vegetarians. The findings raise concerns about whether younger generations are maintaining the region's traditional dietary practices, although further research is needed to establish whether vegetarian adherence is declining over time.

In a cross-sectional analysis of 7,256 adults from the Maastricht Study, researchers found that greater adherence to the DASH and Dutch Healthy Diet patterns was associated with higher very-low-frequency (VLF) heart rate variability power, particularly among participants not taking beta-blockers. No significant associations were observed across time-domain HRV measures after full adjustment, and the findings do not establish that these diets improve cardiovascular function.

A higher proportion of ultra-processed food in the diet is generally associated with poorer dietary quality and, among adults, a somewhat higher prevalence of overweight and obesity.

In a surprising discovery, scientists found that certain diets associated with obesity can make cancer immunotherapy more effective in mice, challenging traditional assumptions about diet and cancer treatment. The findings suggest that the secret may lie in how food interacts with gut bacteria to strengthen the immune system's response to cancer.

Hackers cranked fridge and freezer temperatures up to 50°C in dozens of supermarkets across Europe, just weeks after a similar attack hit hundreds of French stores.

The absence of added sugars labeling in Australia hinders parents' ability to make informed choices about infant foods, affecting children's health outcomes.

The study of baby foods in France identifies key elements and packaging influences, emphasizing the need for ongoing monitoring of chemical contaminants.

A 2021 review examined how the chemical structure and physical properties of dietary fiber influence which gut bacteria can break it down and how microbial species compete and cooperate during fermentation. The authors described how these interactions contribute to short-chain fatty acid production, while emphasizing the need for further research involving intact plant foods to understand their implications for human health.

A two-year randomized trial involving 474 older adults found that daily consumption of 30–60 grams of walnuts was associated with 6% higher total serum IgG concentrations compared with a control diet, with an 11% difference observed among US participants. Walnut consumption did not significantly affect IgM, MDA-LDL or MDA-LDL-specific antibodies, and whether the modest IgG difference has meaningful cardiovascular benefits remains unknown.

Hanh Minh Nguyen, 75, faces federal and state charges after prosecutors alleged she used food to lure a puppy beneath her minivan in Santa Ana

A surprising new study suggests that eating peanuts every day could help support brain health and memory in older adults. Researchers found that consuming about two servings of unsalted, skin-roasted peanuts daily for 16 weeks improved insulin responsiveness in brain regions important for memory, a function that often weakens with age and has been linked to Alzheimer's disease.

Bill Maher has hit back at Donald Trump after the president attacked him online, comparing their White House dinners to dating Taylor Swift on Real Time.

Among the ravenous carnivores and lumbering herbivores that roamed the Cretaceous landscape, another kind of dinosaur was evolving that started to eat something else: the plants that began to flower and produce fruit. The discovery by paleontologists from Stony Brook University, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the North Dakota Geological Survey reveals that a new species, Infernogallus jamesi—a type of small oviraptorosaur—had chewing muscles for mashing soft food, making it the first known dinosaur that specifically ate fruit.

Bill Ackman recalled Warren Buffett saying he had not drunk water in 48 years. The undated dinner story does not confirm his current habits, though past accounts describe his love of Cherry Coke.

New research from Durham University highlights how insects have been part of human diets for thousands of years despite seeming unusual to many people.

The gut is home to billions of microorganisms. It is a complex ecosystem that regulates many of the body's functions and helps keep us healthy – when it is in balance.

Global change is also affecting the behavior and mobility of the ocellated lizard, a reptile typical of Mediterranean ecosystems. This species—the largest lizard on the Iberian Peninsula—could experience changes in its ability to move efficiently between shelters and feeding areas, escape predators and interact with its natural environment. This is the conclusion of a paper published in the Journal of Animal Ecology led by researcher Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou, from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) at the University of Barcelona.

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthroughs of the last decade. But to some clinicians, they can…

Only the very young age group showed no increase in caregiver-reported food allergies since 2011.

Adults with severe obesity maintained lower energy intake after surgery, while intake rebounded after 1 year in those following a structured diet.

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthroughs of the last decade. But to some clinical psychologists, they can represent something more sinister—a potential trigger for eating disorders. A new report suggests that the global incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa shot up between 1990 and 2023—by a whopping 71%. By 2023,…

A cross-sectional study of 1,203 UK adults found that stronger expectations of positive emotions from high-fat, salt and/or sugar foods were weakly associated with poorer diet quality and more frequent comfort eating. Negative emotional expectations about many foods also tracked with comfort eating, but the study did not establish whether eating these foods actually changed mood.

A team of clinical scientists from the Michigan State University Department of Psychology and Texas A&M University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to assess the impact of testosterone on binge eating risk in women.

Scientists have long known that diet shapes the immune system. Now, a UC San Francisco team has found that even a brief dietary change can substantially change how the body responds to skin irritation, at least in mice.

New research from Durham University highlights how insects have been part of human diets for thousands of years despite seeming unusual to many people.

Going to the supermarket has become a minefield.

Mice and rats can spread dangerous viruses and bacteria, trigger asthma attacks and damage property with their constant gnawing. So when rodents get indoors, most people take action to help keep their home safe.

Cancer survivors face elevated cardiovascular risk, but a heart-healthy diet may help mitigate it, a UK Biobank study suggests.

A new study has found that in US counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up.

Uganda's army chief accuses Moses Mujurizi of killing 38 people, but unresolved identity questions and an execution pledge raise legal concerns.

A new study has found that in U.S. counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up. The findings from the study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggest that changes to food assistance programs have consequences that extend beyond food security and also affect child and family well-being.

Researchers fed breeding pairs of mice five diets with different fat and sugar contents to examine how parental nutrition affects offspring brain development. High-fat diets, alone or combined with high sugar, delayed early motor development and altered brain structure in young adult offspring, while the high-sugar-only diet produced no significant changes in individual brain regions after correction for multiple comparisons.

Demi Lovato says she was briefly hospitalised after a suspected allergic reaction, but it remains unclear whether passionfruit, sushi or another food caused the episode.

The FDA completed 1,024 foreign food inspections in 2025, far below Congress's target of 19,200, as imported produce dominates US diets and recent outbreaks raise safety concerns.

Trump says his proposed $5,000 payment might not buy a burger at Mar-a-Lago, where prices are private. A Doral burger costs $32.

Léa Seydoux's reactions to French and British delicacies in an ELLE tasting video have prompted Reddit debate about personal taste, authenticity and food waste.

Japan plans to ask households to stockpile food, water and emergency toilet supplies, but officials say the appeal addresses disaster-related disruptions rather than an imminent war

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have developed a new electrochemical sensor for rapidly and

Rainfall reductions of up to 80% and torrential precipitation leading to severe flooding and landslides are the expected consequences across different areas of Latin America and the Caribbean from the impact of the El Niño phenomenon in 2027, according to a report co-authored by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), which urges member states to strengthen prevention and preparedness during the final months of 2026.

Researchers analyzed responses from 3,646 US adults not currently taking GLP-1 medications to assess persistent, unwanted food-related thoughts using a five-item questionnaire. They found that approximately 4% to 9.5% met questionnaire-based criteria for food noise, with higher scores among younger adults, women, and people in higher BMI categories, while cautioning that no clinically validated threshold exists.

Uganda's defence chief has vowed to execute a man accused of killing 38 people, but the allegations lack publicly presented evidence and the suspect's identity remains disputed.

Lab-grown protein that mimics the color, taste and texture of meat. Egg white substitutes used for baked goods. Food colorants that replace beta-carotene extracted from carrots. Those are some of the products created with precision fermentation, an emerging technology that can develop tailored food ingredients in the laboratory. If adapted to large-scale production, it can potentially contribute to reducing global food insecurity by creating affordable, sustainable products supplementing those delivered by traditional agriculture.

TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2026 — Most fresh fruits and vegetables imported into the United States come from foreign facilities that federal inspectors have rarely, if ever, visited, a new investigation finds.The Washington Post combined U.S. Food and Drug...

Uganda's defence chief has accused Moses Mujurizi of killing and eating 38 people, but the claim, the suspect's identity and links to earlier murders remain unproven.

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a parasitic disease that causes the rapid deterioration of brain tissue, is one of the most lethal infections known, with a fatality rate exceeding 97%. Caused by the free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri), the disease progresses with devastating speed, often leaving patients with only a few days to respond to treatment.

A person reportedly making a food delivery plunged 20 feet into a Georgia pit after a concrete porch collapsed, triggering a complex rescue.

Researchers compared semaglutide-treated male and female rats with pair-fed animals receiving the same amount and type of food to distinguish drug-associated microbiome changes from those linked to reduced eating. Semaglutide altered bacterial richness and community composition, with some changes absent from the pair-fed groups and uncertain consequences for health.

Western Australian businesses can now make better-informed decisions about reducing food waste and turning discarded materials into valuable products, thanks to a new online toolkit.

In response to a recent article on vegan diets for cats, Phys.org received numerous messages from concerned readers. People raised a lot of concerns, mainly arguing that cats are obligate carnivores and that vegan diets could be very harmful to their health. Now, we have collected all these comments, questions and concerns and asked the researcher behind the original paper to address them. Andrew Knight, Veterinary Professor of Animal Welfare and Associate Professor at Murdoch University School of Veterinary Medicine, offers his response below.

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a parasitic disease that causes the rapid deterioration of brain tissue, is one of the most lethal infections known, with a fatality rate exceeding 97%.

MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2026 — Ultra-processed foods appear to rewire kids’ brains so they crave more junk food, a new study says.Pictures of cookies or fries trigger a powerful reaction in the brain reward systems of children who eat more ultra-processed...

Most women in midlife take supplements but rarely tell their doctors, a dietitian says, urging clinicians to ask about them.

Among 3,834 members of weight-management programs, greater recent weight loss was associated with less emotional eating, fewer food cravings, and better mood. Participants identified distraction, meal planning, healthier food swaps, and group support as helpful strategies, but the observational study could not establish whether these approaches caused weight loss.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new clue to why the Mediterranean diet is so good for the heart, brain, and healthy aging. Researchers at USC found that older adults who closely followed the diet had higher levels of two tiny proteins, humanin and SHMOOSE, produced by the mitochondria, the energy-producing structures inside cells. These proteins have been linked to protection against heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, and age-related damage.

A large-scale survey has found cats fed vegan diets had lower rates of obesity and related health problems, than those fed conventional meat-based diets.

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement emerged as part of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign following former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s endorsement of Trump.

What seabirds eat might seem like a good starting point for identifying species that tend to accumulate plastic in their digestive systems. Yet a recent global analysis suggests that mapping the evolutionary relatives of birds could offer better clues than their diets or feeding methods alone.

Swinburne University of Technology and Entropy Neurodynamics’ world-first IV-infused psilocin binge eating disorder trial has led to improvement

Children who eat more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) show stronger responses in the brain's reward network when viewing images of appetizing foods-and these brain responses are linked to increases in body fat one year later.

Potatoes could hold the key to making better gluten-free plant-based meat, according to a new study.

Diet is a cornerstone of diabetes management, but questions remain about which approaches work best.

A large-scale survey has found cats fed vegan diets had lower rates of obesity and related health problems than those fed conventional meat-based diets.

A definition would help Americans eat healthier food, experts say. It's turned out to be harder than expected

A black bear entered a Florida homeowner's yard, took an alcoholic drink from an outdoor refrigerator and ate rubbish before officials warned residents to secure food sources.

A large US study suggests that ultraprocessed foods, as a group, are unrelated to colorectal cancer. Experts say the term itself may not be useful in guiding dietary advice.