Tag: nutrition

Study suggests food textures affect perceptions of healthiness

From the Anglia Ruskin University press release: New research has demonstrated how food producers could change the surface texture of products to change people’s perceptions and promote healthy eating. The… Read more »

Study suggests emphasizing flavour before nutrition encourages healthy eating

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Most people want to eat healthier, but efforts to encourage healthy eating by providing nutrition information have not drastically changed habits. A… Read more »

Study suggests variety is key to helping children form preferences for vegetables

From the Elsevier press release: Although food preferences are largely learned, dislike is the main reason parents stop offering or serving their children foods like vegetables. A new study in the Journal of… Read more »

Study suggests eating garlic may reduce aging-related memory problems

From the Experimental Biology press release: Consuming garlic helps counteract age-related changes in gut bacteria associated with memory problems, according to a new study conducted with mice. The benefit comes… Read more »

Study suggests dietary supplement boosts cognitive function in vegetarians

From the American Physiological Society press release: Vegetarians who take the dietary supplement creatine may enjoy improved brain function, according to a new study. The research will be presented today… Read more »

Study suggests consumers view nutrition and health claims differently than regulators

From the University of Surrey press release: During this unique study an international team of researchers led by the University of Surrey investigated whether consumers in the United Kingdom, Slovenia,… Read more »

Study suggests eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline

From the National University of Singapore press release: A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the… Read more »