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Study Finds Daily Changes in Gut Microbiota Influence Stress Response

A study on mice published in Cell Metabolism found that daily oscillations in gut microbiota composition regulate natural daily patterns of corticosterone release. Depletion of gut microbiota results in impairments in stress responsivity that are specific to certain times of...

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Study Finds Added Sugar Linked to Poor Sleep in Young People

A survey of Saudi Arabian female students published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine examined the links between eating habits and sleep quality Results showed that students consuming higher quantities of foods with added sugars tended to have worse...

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How Expectations Change Our Body’s Response to Food, Study Finds

A study published in Health Psychology found that one’s expectations affect physiological responses to food Participants who believed that the milkshake they consumed was high-calorie showed a much steeper decline in ghrelin level compared to participants who believed that the...

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Does the Availability of Palatable Food Influence Eating Behavior and Health?

A study published in Foods examined the relationship between the availability of palatable food and three aspects of eating behavior —cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating. Where palatable foods were widely available, people were more prone to uncontrolled eating...

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Do Children Who Eat Healthier Diets See Themselves as More Capable and Worthy?

A survey of children and their caregivers in China, published in Frontiers in Nutrition, found that children who eat more fruits and vegetables tend to have better self-concepts. In other words, they tend to see themselves as more capable, worthy, and...

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