Elevated blood levels of the antioxidant alpha-carotene, present in foods such as carrots, broccoli or spinach, are associated with a lower risk of premature death according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
An intergovernmental committee of UNESCO, chaired by Kenyan Jacob Ole Miaron, has decided to include the Mediterranean diet in the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The candidature was presented jointly by Spain, Greece, Italy and Morocco.
From the time food is produced until the human body excretes it, around two equivalent tons of carbon dioxide are emitted per person per year, which represents more than 20% of all annual emissions.
What you eat affects not only you, but also your future children. Abusing a high-fat diet by a parent increases the risk of conceiving children prone to diabetes, Australian scientists have just shown.
A multidisciplinary team of American researchers has just sequenced the genome of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), from which chocolate is obtained. "This advance will not only ensure the quality of the chocolate, but it will also benefit millions of small farmers," the authors have said.
The proverb says that "Of the colors, the scarlet; of the fruits, the apple" and that "There is nothing healthier than to eat an apple on an empty stomach". An international team from France, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand and the United States has just published the first draft of the genome of this popular fruit that inspired Isaac Newton's theory of gravity and is a symbol of temptation.
A new study published by the journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has warned that the increase in temperatures of the last 25 years is affecting rice crops in the world, which have already been reduced by 10% and 20% in some places in Asia.
How is it possible that of two people who share the same high-fat, high-calorie Western diet, one becomes obese and diabetic while the other maintains a slim figure? A team of researchers from Yale University has shown that the key lies in certain differences in brain function that are defined before birth.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
