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Reducing intake of processed meat products like bacon, salami and corned beef by a third could prevent more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in the US over 10 years, according to researchers from the University of Edinburgh.

Water, water, everywhere, and every drop tested via a mass spectrometer. Such is the dream of many a water analyst.

Are fake meats the healthy, greener alternative to the fatty flesh of cows and pigs? Or are they just another counterfeit component of the West’s new detrimental diet? Technology Networks asked the experts to find out.

After analysing thousands of dietary records, researchers found that a significantly higher proportion of US adults were now eating a healthier diet. But these nutritional gains aren't evenly spread.

Japanese women who regularly eat small fish whole have lower levels of mortality than women who don’t, according to a new study.

In a new report, the health organization calls on governments to combat the lobbying and commercial influence of “harmful” industries to protect the health of future generations.

The findings appear to stand in contrast to the well-publicized results of a 2023 Consumer Report, which concluded that a third of chocolate products tested contained harmful levels of lead and cadmium.

Ultra-processed food could be behind the insomnia experienced by one third of adults, according to a new study.

The researchers say their findings suggest that fish oil supplements may have different roles in the progression of cardiovascular disease depending on the health of a person.

Following their findings from mouse experiments, researchers have encouraged humans following the ketogenic diet to take intermittent breaks.