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Você gosta de shimeji, shiitake? Champignon? Não curte nenhum tipo de cogumelo na alimentação? Pesquisadores avaliaram dados de 663 participantes com idades a partir de 60 anos e descobriram que consumir cogumelos mais de duas 2 vezes por semana reduz a probabilidade de desenvolver comprometimento cognitivo leve (CCL). A pesquisa suscita o potencial dos cogumelos e seus compostos bioativos em retardar a neurodegeneração.
Good enough to eat? The toxic truth about modern food
We are now producing and consuming more food than ever, and yet our modern diet is killing us. How can we solve this bittersweet dilemma?
DID EATING FAT OUT OF BONES GIVE US OUR BIG BRAINS?
Long before human ancestors began hunting large mammals for meat, a fatty diet provided them with the nutrition to develop bigger brains, a new paper argues.
The paper suggests that our early ancestors acquired a taste for fat by eating marrow scavenged from the skeletal remains of large animals that other predators killed and ate. The argument challenges the widely held view among anthropologists that eating meat was the critical factor in setting the stage for the evolution of humans.
Want healthier eating habits? Start with a workout
- Researchers have found that formerly sedentary young adults who were instructed to exercise regularly for several weeks started choosing healthier foods without being asked to.
In the latest evidence that it’s worth sticking to your health-focused New Year’s resolutions, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have found that exercising regularly is linked to better eating habits.
Vitamin D could lower the risk of developing diabetes
- The benefits of vitamin D in promoting bone health are already well known. A new study suggests that vitamin D also may promote greater insulin sensitivity, thus lowering glucose levels and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The benefits of vitamin D in promoting bone health are already well known. A new study out of Brazil suggests that vitamin D also may promote greater insulin sensitivity, thus lowering glucose levels and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Results are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
Other recent studies have shown a clear relationship between vitamin D and glycemic control, suggesting that vitamin D increases insulin sensitivity and improves pancreatic beta-cell function. In this cross-sectional study involving 680 Brazilian women aged 35 to 74 years, the goal was to evaluate the possible association between vitamin D deficiency and increased glycemia.
Lower-carbon diets aren’t just good for the planet, they’re also healthier
A new Tulane University study examining the carbon footprint of what more than 16,000 Americans eat in a day has good news for environmentally conscious consumers — diets that are more climate-friendly are also healthier.
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