Zinc Reduced Infections in Young Children with Sickle Cell Anemia

A small randomized trial in Uganda found fewer infections with daily zinc, but the 20 mg dose was tested in children with a specific medical condition and should not be treated as a general supplement recommendation.

Aug 24, 2026

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Eating Disorder Genetics Extend Beyond Body Weight

A large international study finds that anorexia nervosa and binge eating have genetic links that cannot simply be explained by a person’s weight.

Aug 23, 2026

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Antioxidant-Rich Diets Were Linked to Less Cervical Cancer

A new study found an association, but it cannot show that eating more antioxidant-rich foods prevents cervical cancer.

Aug 24, 2026

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

In a small six-month trial, people who limited eating to noon through 8 p.m. improved a key measure of blood sugar control, though they did not lose significantly more weight.

Aug 22, 2026

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Dollar Store Access Linked to Poorer Health

Communities with more dollar stores had higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, but the study cannot show the stores caused those outcomes.

Aug 22, 2026

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New Protein Target May Not Fit Every American

A new expert perspective questions whether evidence from weight-management research supports recommending 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram to adults across the lifespan.

Jul 27, 2026

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

A study of nearly 65,000 people born around the end of British sugar rationing found an association between lower sugar exposure early in life and later brain health, but it cannot show that sugar caused the difference.

Aug 2, 2026

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A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

Adults ate about the same weight of food after adding more vegetables, fruit and beans, but the analysis cannot prove lower energy density caused their weight loss.

Aug 9, 2026

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Antioxidant-Rich Diets Were Linked to Less Cervical Cancer

A new study found an association, but it cannot show that eating more antioxidant-rich foods prevents cervical cancer.

Aug 24, 2026

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2 min read

Fluoride in Pregnancy Linked to Lower Scores on Some Cognitive Tests

More than 1 million women were tracked after pregnancy, with gestational diabetes linked most strongly to later blood sugar problems and more modest increases in several other health risks.

Aug 24, 2026

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Fluoride in Pregnancy Linked to Lower Scores on Some Cognitive Tests

Zinc Reduced Infections in Young Children with Sickle Cell Anemia

Aug 24, 2026

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2 min read

Eating Disorder Genetics Extend Beyond Body Weight

A large international study finds that anorexia nervosa and binge eating have genetic links that cannot simply be explained by a person’s weight.

Aug 23, 2026

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3 min read

Healthier Weight Range Linked to Slower Type 1 Diabetes Progression in Youth

Young people who moved from overweight or obesity into a normal BMI range were less likely to progress to clinical type 1 diabetes, though the study cannot show that changing weight caused the difference.

Aug 23, 2026

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Healthier Weight Range Linked to Slower Type 1 Diabetes Progression in Youth

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Zinc Reduced Infections in Young Children with Sickle Cell Anemia

Eating Disorder Genetics Extend Beyond Body Weight

Antioxidant-Rich Diets Were Linked to Less Cervical Cancer

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

Dollar Store Access Linked to Poorer Health

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

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Antioxidant-Rich Diets Were Linked to Less Cervical Cancer

Fluoride in Pregnancy Linked to Lower Scores on Some Cognitive Tests

Zinc Reduced Infections in Young Children with Sickle Cell Anemia

Eating Disorder Genetics Extend Beyond Body Weight

Healthier Weight Range Linked to Slower Type 1 Diabetes Progression in Youth

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