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A new study explores how time spent in nature, body image and self-compassion may be connected to the way we eat.

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A study of more than 460,000 Americans found no overall association with ultraprocessed food intake, but some food types were associated with higher or lower cancer incidence.

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Why Changing Your Eating Habits Can Be So Difficult

New research suggests the foods we already love may influence how easily we learn to think differently about what we eat.

Oct 20, 2026

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Home Delivery Boosts Use of Food Assistance for Older Adults

A small study found that older adults were far more likely to receive free fruits and vegetables when they were delivered rather than requiring a trip to the market.

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Could Caffeine Affect More Than Children's Sleep?

Researchers found small differences in brain structure among children who consumed more caffeine, but it's unclear whether caffeine itself was responsible.

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A 10-Hour Eating Window Didn’t Lead to More Weight Loss

A small controlled study found similar results whether adults ate within 10 hours or spread their meals across more of the day.

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Diet Drinks Performed About as Well as Water for Weight Management

In a two-year clinical trial, people drinking beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners maintained similar weight loss to those drinking water.

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Late-Night Eating Linked to Higher Risk of Liver Disease

An analysis of nearly 200,000 adults found an association between eating late and liver disease, but researchers say more evidence is needed to understand why.

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Why Changing Your Eating Habits Can Be So Difficult

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New research finds that foods combining fat and carbohydrates may leave us expecting to eat more before we feel full, but actual fullness wasn't measured.

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How Nature Fits into Our Relationship with Food

A new study explores how time spent in nature, body image and self-compassion may be connected to the way we eat.

Oct 19, 2026

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2 min read

Colorectal Cancer Risk Varies by Processed Food Type

A study of more than 460,000 Americans found no overall association with ultraprocessed food intake, but some food types were associated with higher or lower cancer incidence.

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Rising CO2 Is Changing the Wheat We Grow

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How Nature Fits into Our Relationship with Food

Colorectal Cancer Risk Varies by Processed Food Type

Why Changing Your Eating Habits Can Be So Difficult

Home Delivery Boosts Use of Food Assistance for Older Adults

Could Caffeine Affect More Than Children's Sleep?

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A 10-Hour Eating Window Didn’t Lead to More Weight Loss

Diet Drinks Performed About as Well as Water for Weight Management

Late-Night Eating Linked to Higher Risk of Liver Disease

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Why Changing Your Eating Habits Can Be So Difficult

Why Some Foods Seem More Appealing and Less Filling

How Nature Fits into Our Relationship with Food

Colorectal Cancer Risk Varies by Processed Food Type

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