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Nutrients, Vol. 18, Pages 46: The Antagonistic Influence of Phytic Acid on Zinc Absorption: An In Vitro Comparison of Inorganic and Chelated Trace Mineral Sources Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu18010046 Authors: Niamh Rock Martin Clynes Karina Horgan Richard Murphy Finbarr O’Sullivan Joanne Keenan Background/Objectives: Zinc, an important trace metal, requires daily intake but dietary antagonists including phytic
Nutrients, Vol. 18, Pages 47: Polyphenol Consumption and Its Association with Physical and Mental Health in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu18010047 Authors: Joanna Rog Paulina Pawlikowska Małgorzata Futyma-Jędrzejewska Paulina Wróbel-Knybel Ryszard Maciejewski Kinga Kulczycka Hanna Karakula-Juchnowicz Background/Objectives: Research confirms that diet can influence the onset or course of depression. Polyphenols are bioactive
In May 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic. Loneliness—the feeling that you don’t have as many meaningful or close relationships as you’d like—has real and significant impacts on physical and mental health. If you or someone in your life is lonely, taking action can improve both happiness and healthiness. To
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Dietary patterns higher in fiber intake are associated with lower risk for multiple chronic diseases. Researchers analyzed a large collection of data to determine the strength of the relationship between eating fiber-rich foods and health. After looking at 33 meta-analyses covering 38 health outcomes and over 17 million individuals, they found that higher intake of
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In 2025, we provided the latest evidence-based information on a wide variety of health and nutrition topics—including current hot topics such as ultraprocessed foods, seed oils, and added sugars. Have you been paying attention? To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Health &
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Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These “heavy metals” are part of the earth’s crust and can enter the food supply naturally through soil and water. Industrial activities—like mining, burning fossil fuels, and the manufacturing of batteries, paints, and fertilizers—can add more of these elements
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Only 47 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and older get the recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate (or 75 minutes of vigorous) aerobic physical activity. Add the recommendations for muscle-strengthening activity and that level falls to 24 percent. One of the key reasons people say they don’t exercise is lack of time. Emerging
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Growing, processing, packaging, transporting, and wasting food has a significant environmental impact, contributing to climate change, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Current diet patterns in much of the world are high in foods that are both unhealthy and environmentally harmful. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign
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