New research shows how human behaviour and biology are harnessed to create feedback loops that drive people to buy and eat more ultra-processed foods.
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Social media and advertising is full of messages about what you should or shouldn’t eat. But making health and nutrition so black and white can do more harm than good.
Looking for ways to eat better? Turns out your doctor may not be your best source of information.
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.
Research has examined how ultraprocessed foods can contribute to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mood disorders. A healthier diet is one way to use food as medicine.
Researchers are trying to understand whether ultraprocessed foods erode brain health in the aging process.
Cancer cells are ‘cheaters’ that do not cooperate with the rest of the body. Certain microbes in your diet can either protect against or promote tumor formation by influencing cell cooperation.
Alcoholic drinks have high levels of sugar that could be driving up people’s weight.
Obesity crisis: pizza, pastries, chips, donuts, cookies, hot dogs, and burgers – just your average school lunch.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the human rights of child migrants rarely follow them when they cross borders.
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It's much easier for people to access fatty, salty food than it is to find healthier options.
Fast-food outlets outnumber healthy food stores in South Africa’s Gauteng province.
Are you a meticulous lunch planner, or do you decide what’s for lunch after those first pangs of hunger strike after midday? If you’re in the second camp, it might be time to change.
Unhealthy food corporations use various tactics to undermine public health policies aimed at tackling the scourge of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and obesity.
Junk food versus healthy food – why are we always blaming consumers for ‘bad’ food choices?
Recent diet and health surveys show the typical Australian diet is far from what is considered a healthy diet. Can vitamin and mineral supplements come to the rescue?
Non-communicable diseases are skyrocketing in Kenya and Uganda. Though the countries’ governments have a responsibility to tackle the problem, individuals need to take action too.
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Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
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Director of the Kendall Reagan Nutrition Center, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Public Health Researcher
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Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures, University of Strathclyde
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Executive Director, African Population and Health Research Center
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PhD Candidate in the School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Doctor of Children's Rights, University of Strathclyde
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International Lead, CELSIS, University of Strathclyde