• 季节性食物变化影响杂食动物的生育力

    12-11-29 When seasonal changes affect food availability, omnivores(杂食者) like blue monkeys adapt by changing their diets, but such nutritional changes may impact female reproduction, according to research published November 28 in the open access journal...

  • 结肠癌患者不宜多吃淀粉类、高碳水化合物食物

    12-11-08 Colon cancer survivors whose diet is heavy in complex sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods are far more likely to have a recurrence of the disease than are patients who eat a better balance of foods, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researc...

  • 降低植物食品中的毒素含量

    12-09-13 A number of environmental toxins pose considerable health threats to humans, and the heavy metal cadmium(镉) (Cd) ranks high on the list. Most of us are exposed to it through plant-derived foods such as grains and vegetables. Now, new research off...

  • 有机食品对健康无额外益处

    12-09-05 You're in the supermarket eyeing a basket of sweet, juicy plums. You reach for the conventionally grown stone fruit, then decide to spring the extra $1/pound for its organic cousin. You figure you've just made the healthier decision by choosing the...

  • 幼儿时期过多摄入加工食品可能降低智商

    11-02-09 A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients may do the opposite, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The au...

  • 新型食品包装纸研制成功

    11-01-20 Scientists are reporting development and successful lab tests of killer paper, a material intended for use as a new food packaging material that helps preserve foods by fighting the bacteria that cause spoilage(损坏,糟蹋) . The paper, described i...

  • 西方饮食易导致注意力不集中

    10-07-30 A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a 'Western-style' diet in adolescents. The research findings have just been published online in the international Journal of Attention Disord...

  • 人类有惊人的牙齿咬合力

    10-06-23 The robust(强健的) jaws and formidable(强大的,可怕的) teeth of some of our ancestors and ape(类人猿) cousins may suggest that humans are wimps when it comes to producing a powerful bite: but a new study has found the opposite is true, with ma...

  • 某些人对盐的口感与大众相异

    10-06-17 Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others, according to a study by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences food scientist. The research indicates that genetics influence some of the difference in the levels of salt we li...

  • 禁止食用转化型脂肪酸可预防心脏病

    10-04-18 Banning trans fats(转化型脂肪酸) from all foods in the UK would prevent thousands of heart attacks and deaths every year, and would be a simple way to protect the public and save lives, say two senior doctors on bmj.com today. Their views follow c...