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A new observational study found that health differences remained even after researchers accounted for overall diet quality, but it cannot prove that processing caused them.

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Plant-Based Protein Prices Are More Complicated Than They Look

A study of grocery purchases found that shoppers responded differently to price changes depending on the protein source, but beans and packaged meat alternatives should not be treated as interchangeable.

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Nutrition Support Matters Alongside Weight Loss Drugs

Medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro can help people lose weight, but researchers warn that access to healthy food and ongoing care may shape long-term outcomes.

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Why Do So Many Men See Meat as Masculine?

A new poll suggests many men connect meat-heavy diets with masculinity, but most also say they would rethink those choices if their health were at risk.

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A new expert panel report says food policies should account for both processing and nutritional quality, rather than treating every packaged food the same way.

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Does Yo-Yo Dieting Really Ruin Your Metabolism?

An expert analysis argues that repeated weight loss and regain may not cause the lasting metabolic damage many people fear, though weight regain can still reverse some health gains.

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Small Trial Tests Whether Tomato-Soy Juice Can Shift Inflammation Markers

The study does not prove that one drink can reduce disease risk, but it offers a useful look at how researchers test functional food claims in people.

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Researchers Are Studying Ketogenic Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa

A small pilot trial found encouraging changes in symptom scores, but the findings do not show that people with eating disorders should try a keto diet on their own.

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Researchers Are Studying Ketogenic Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa

Clean Water Access Is Closely Tied to Food Security

A survey of more than 124,000 people across 121 countries found that people who lacked clean drinking water were also more likely to lack food and report food safety concerns.

Jun 4, 2026

•

2 min read

Nutrition Labels May Not Tell the Full Story About Ultraprocessed Food

A new observational study found that health differences remained even after researchers accounted for overall diet quality, but it cannot prove that processing caused them.

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

Alcohol Raises Cancer Risk Even at Low Levels, Analysis Finds

A global analysis found clear links between alcohol and cancer and liver disease, while the evidence for some heart, metabolic and brain conditions was more complicated.

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Clean Water Access Is Closely Tied to Food Security

Nutrition Labels May Not Tell the Full Story About Ultraprocessed Food

Plant-Based Protein Prices Are More Complicated Than They Look

Nutrition Support Matters Alongside Weight Loss Drugs

Why Do So Many Men See Meat as Masculine?

Most Popular

Not All Ultraprocessed Foods Are the Same

Does Yo-Yo Dieting Really Ruin Your Metabolism?

Small Trial Tests Whether Tomato-Soy Juice Can Shift Inflammation Markers

Latest Posts

Plant-Based Protein Prices Are More Complicated Than They Look

Researchers Are Studying Ketogenic Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa

Clean Water Access Is Closely Tied to Food Security

Nutrition Labels May Not Tell the Full Story About Ultraprocessed Food

Alcohol Raises Cancer Risk Even at Low Levels, Analysis Finds

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