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    How eating eggs can boost heart health
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 27

    How eating eggs can boost heart health

    Study has shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood lowering of heart disease.
    Don't be a drip!  New edible food tape makes messy burritos a thing of the past
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 24

    Don't be a drip! New edible food tape makes messy burritos a thing of the past

    Students has created Tastee Tape, an edible adhesive that ensures the ingredients in your favorite wrap are kept tucked tightly inside.
    Taste of the future: robot chef learns to ‘taste as you go’
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 11

    Taste of the future: robot chef learns to ‘taste as you go’

    Researchers trained their robot chef to assess the saltiness of a dish at different stages of the chewing process, imitating humans.
    Cutting calories and eating at the right time of day leads to longer life
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 7

    Cutting calories and eating at the right time of day leads to longer life

    In a study that followed hundreds of mice over their lifespans, calorie restriction combined with time-restricted eating boosted longevity.
    Small diet changes can help you live a healthier and longer life
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 5

    Small diet changes can help you live a healthier and longer life

    Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes.
    Researchers designed the perfect piece of chocolate
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 25

    Researchers designed the perfect piece of chocolate

    Mouthfeel, and even the sound that food makes when we bite it, helps determine whether we enjoy the eating experience.
    This is what fifteen food choices say about you, according to a psychologist
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 23

    This is what fifteen food choices say about you, according to a psychologist

    How we prepare and eat our food can directly correlate to our true personalities, according to new national research.
    Got food cravings? What's living in your gut may be responsible
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 22

    Got food cravings? What's living in your gut may be responsible

    Eggs or yogurt, veggies or potato chips? We make decisions about what to eat every day, but those choices may not be fully our own.
    Research shows healthy home cooking equals a healthy mind
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 22

    Research shows healthy home cooking equals a healthy mind

    New research has found being confident in the kitchen is not only good for your taste buds: it’s also good for your mental health.
    Does eating vegetables protect against cardiovascular disease?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 22

    Does eating vegetables protect against cardiovascular disease?

    A sufficient intake of vegetables is important for maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding a wide range of diseases.
    Researchers find clues in the brain linking pain and food
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 14

    Researchers find clues in the brain linking pain and food

    A new study suggests that circuitry in the brain responsible for motivation and pleasure is impacted when someone experiences pain.
    Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 11

    Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer

    When you remove the alcohol from the beer, for example by heating it up, you also kill the aroma that comes from hops.
    Calorie restriction trial reveals key factors in extending human health
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 11

    Calorie restriction trial reveals key factors in extending human health

    Study confirms the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans — and identifies a key protein that could extend health.
    Changing your diet could add up to a decade to life expectancy, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 9

    Changing your diet could add up to a decade to life expectancy, study finds

    A young adult in the US could add more than a decade to their life by changing their diet from a typical Western diet to an optimized diet.
    Small changes in diet can help you live a healthier and longer life
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 7

    Small changes in diet can help you live a healthier and longer life

    Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts could help you gain 26 minutes of life.
    Seaweed based biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear"
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 5

    Seaweed based biodegradable material designed "to make packaging disappear"

    Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic.
    New 'smart' bacteria-killing packaging keeps food fresh
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 30, 2021

    New 'smart' bacteria-killing packaging keeps food fresh

    Researchers developed a ‘smart’ food packaging material that is biodegradable, sustainable and kills microbes that are harmful to humans.
    Using microbes to make carbon-neutral fuel
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 4, 2021

    Using microbes to make carbon-neutral fuel

    Producing biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panels and light.
    Why sugary drink taxes aren’t effective -- and how to change that
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 4, 2021

    Why sugary drink taxes aren’t effective -- and how to change that

    Sugary drink taxes only reduce purchasing if price tags at stores mention that consumers are paying that tax when they buy the drink.
    Three ways to reduce the carbon footprint of food purchased by US households
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 4, 2021

    Three ways to reduce the carbon footprint of food purchased by US households

    While switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet can lower one’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions, it may not be realistic or healthful.
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