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An Eight-Hour Eating Window May Help with Type 1 Diabetes

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More Diet App Engagement Didn’t Mean Healthier Eating

Personalized dietitian feedback kept users tracking meals, while peer comparisons sometimes pushed less healthy eaters away.

Aug 22, 2026

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Gut Bacteria May Turn Plant Nutrients into Helpful Compounds

Researchers found that gut microbes can combine nitrate and iron into new compounds that improved blood pressure, blood sugar and liver fat in mice.

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New Dietary Guidelines Face Legal Challenge Over How the Science Was Chosen

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More Diet App Engagement Didn’t Mean Healthier Eating

Gut Bacteria May Turn Plant Nutrients into Helpful Compounds

An Eight-Hour Eating Window May Help with Type 1 Diabetes

Seafood Could Help Fill Nutrition Gaps in Brazil

Weight Loss May Explain a Colorectal Cancer Paradox

Most Popular

New Protein Target May Not Fit Every American

Early-Life Sugar Rationing Was Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Decades Later

A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

Latest Posts

An Eight-Hour Eating Window May Help with Type 1 Diabetes

Dollar Store Access Linked to Poorer Health

More Diet App Engagement Didn’t Mean Healthier Eating

Gut Bacteria May Turn Plant Nutrients into Helpful Compounds

New Dietary Guidelines Face Legal Challenge Over How the Science Was Chosen

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