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Keto Diet Shows Promise for Easing Depression in Students

College Students Who Eat
Keto May See an Added Perk

NEW STUDY

Sep 20, 2025 8:00 AM CDT

College Students Who Eat Keto May See an Added Perk

Small study shows major drop in depression symptoms among those who follow ketogenic diet

(Newser) - A pilot study out of Ohio State University suggests that a ketogenic diet may help reduce depression symptoms in college students already receiving standard treatment. Sixteen students diagnosed with major depressive disorder followed a strict keto regimen—less than 50 grams of carbs daily, with higher fat and moderate...

Ultraprocessed Foods May Harm Male Hormones, Boost Body Fat

Ultraprocessed Food
Shows a 'Big Shocker' for Men

NEW STUDY

Aug 29, 2025 4:14 PM CDT

Ultraprocessed Food Shows a 'Big Shocker' for Men

Study links packaged foods to weight gain, hormone disruption for men

(Newser) - A new study suggests that diets high in ultraprocessed foods may negatively affect not just overall metabolic health, but also male reproductive health. In their research published Thursday in the journal Cell Metabolism , scientists from the University of Copenhagen enrolled 43 healthy men, ages 20 to 35, and assigned...

Gwyneth Fell Off
the Paleo Wagon

Gwyneth Fell Off the Paleo Wagon

Paltrow, 52, says she's 'a little sick' of her paleo diet, has started eating sourdough bread, cheese

(Newser) - Folks, some news: Gwyneth Paltrow has fallen off the paleo wagon . The infamously clean-living actor announced on her Goop podcast that aired Tuesday that she'd become "a little sick" of the rigid carb-restricting diet she's adhered to for years and has started eating more of the stuff...

Warm Temps Boost Rodents' Resistance to Snake Venom

Warm Weather Gives Pack Rats
a Leg Up on Rattlesnakes

NEW STUDY

Apr 18, 2025 8:45 AM CDT

Warm Weather Gives Pack Rats a Leg Up on Rattlesnakes

Warm temps, diet seem to influence how protected desert wood rats are against snake toxins

(Newser) - The secret to surviving a rattlesnake bite may lie not just in genetics, but in the temperature outside: New research reveals that weather and diet can shape how well desert wood rats, a form of pack rat, resist deadly venom. In a new study published Wednesday in Biology Letters...

Disease-Free at 70? Plant-Based Diet Could Help

Plant-Based Diet Could Help
You Be Disease-Free at 70

NEW STUDY

Mar 25, 2025 9:21 AM CDT

Plant-Based Diet Could Help You Be Disease-Free at 70

Diets high in fruits, veggies, whole grains linked to higher likelihood of healthy aging

(Newser) - Researchers define "healthy aging" as making it to age 70 without major chronic disease. Believe it or not, this is not entirely out of your hands. A new 30-year study tracking the eating habits of 105,015 middle-aged health professionals in the US finds diets high in plant-based foods...

New Dietary Guidelines
Could Be Big on Beans

Dec 12, 2024 1:15 PM CST

New Dietary Guidelines Could Be Big on Beans

Panel says American should cut down on red meat, eat more plant-based proteins

(Newser) - The next change to America's dietary guidelines could be big on beans. A report released this week from nutrition experts tasked with recommending updates suggests Americans should cut down on red meat and get more protein from beans, peas, and lentils. Those foods are currently classed as both vegetables...

Certain Meats May Lead
to a Greater Dementia Risk

NEW STUDY

Aug 4, 2024 5:15 PM CDT

Certain Meats May Lead to a Greater Dementia Risk

Ultra-processed ones such as hot dogs and bologna identified as culprits in new study

(Newser) - New research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference showed that frequently eating ultra-processed meats such as hot dogs, sausage, bacon, and salami may increase the risk of dementia. Using data collected over four decades, the findings haven't been published in a peer-reviewed journal yet, but they gave...

To Be Healthy in Your 70s,
Eat Well in Your 40s

NEW STUDY

Jul 7, 2024 8:30 AM CDT

To Be Healthy in Your 70s, Eat Well in Your 40s

Study suggests a healthy diet mid-life influences how people age in later decades

(Newser) - New research presented at the American Society for Nutrition's NUTRITION 2024 meeting highlights the long-term effects the foods we eat have on our future physical and mental well-being. The findings, based on a 30-year study of over 100,000 Americans started in 1986, found that the people with healthy...

We Have Her to
Thank, or Blame,
for Calorie Counting

longform

May 26, 2024 9:01 AM CDT

We Have Her to Thank, or Blame, for Calorie Counting

A profile of Lulu Hunt Peters

(Newser) - Someone had to invent the concept of counting calories as a way to lose weight, and that someone was Lulu Hunt Peters. As Michelle Stacey writes in a fascinating piece for Smithsonian , Peters had quite the science CV for a woman of her time. She graduated with an MD from...

Some Ultraprocessed Foods
Are Worse Than Others

NEW STUDY

May 9, 2024 9:45 AM CDT

Some Ultraprocessed Foods Are Worse Than Others

Ice cream, processed meat show strong association with mortality risk

(Newser) - A diet high in ultraprocessed foods has been linked to cancer , weight gain , and now early death. A new 30-year study of 115,000 people found those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods (UPFs)—including frozen meals, processed meat like hot dogs, potato chips, sugary breakfast cereals, and artificially sweetened...

Here's What Happens When
You Go Vegan for a Month

Here's What Happens When You Go Vegan for a Month

Stanford study of twins shows boost to cardiovascular health in as little as 4 weeks

(Newser) - When Aleksandra Shai Chai learned she'd have to follow a vegan diet for eight weeks as part of a Stanford University health study, she wasn't happy. But as the Washington Post reports, giving up her beloved steak, bacon, and sushi came with advantages. Researchers assigned one half of...

For Gators on Golf Courses,
Diet Is a Bit of a Challenge

NEW STUDY

Sep 21, 2023 8:55 AM CDT

For Gators on Golf Courses, Diet Is a Bit of a Challenge

Instead of crustaceans, maybe a cat, some canned corn, and a cheeseburger with fries

(Newser) - Golf courses, with their green space and ponds, have been shown to benefit wildlife when compared with other human-altered landscapes. But as Advanced Science News points out, previous studies looked at the abundance and diversity of animals on golf courses rather than the relationships between animals. Now, a new study...

Gen Z Seems To Be
Into Cottage Cheese

Jul 1, 2023 1:50 PM CDT

Gen Z Seems To Be Into Cottage Cheese

Apparently it's not even an ironic interest, with recipes going viral and sales surging

(Newser) - For reasons that parents from older generations will likely be unable to comprehend, it appears that Gen Z is down with ... cottage cheese. The Wall Street Journal reports that people born between the late '90s and early '00s, as well as older millennials, have been "tossing tubs...

70% of New Type 2 Diabetes
Cases Are Linked to This

70% of New Type 2 Diabetes Cases Are Linked to This

Poor diet, including those made up of refined carbs and red meat, largely to blame

(Newser) - The CDC expects to see a 700% increase in the number of young Americans diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes by 2060. It's both a national and global problem and, according to new research, poor diet is largely to blame. Researchers from Tufts University created a model based on dietary...

Study Offers a Note
of Caution on Keto Diets

new study

Mar 6, 2023 9:30 AM CST

Study Offers a Note of Caution on Keto Diets

Researchers see a higher risk of heart disease

(Newser) - A new study offers something to consider for adherents of keto diets: The low-carb, high-fat menu might bring a higher risk of heart disease. Using long-range data in a UK database, the researchers compared 305 people who ate a "keto-like" diet with 1,200 others who ate a more...

I Tried the Diet
of a 45-Year-Old
Trying to Age
in Reverse

essay

Feb 11, 2023 6:30 AM CST

I Tried the Diet of a 45-Year-Old Trying to Age in Reverse

A 'Vice' reporter consumed the food part of Bryan Johnson's 'Blueprint'

(Newser) - We recently shared the story of Bryan Johnson, the 45-year-old millionaire who's spending, well, millions in his quest to have an 18-year-old's body . It's a process that includes a rigorous and specific regimen—which he has dubbed the "Blueprint"—involving everything from diet and exercise...

Your Diet Probably Isn't
as Healthy as You Think

new study

Jun 25, 2022 7:00 AM CDT

Your Diet Probably Isn't as Healthy as You Think

Study finds that most Americans overestimate it

(Newser) - In these divisive times, there is at least one thing nearly all Americans have in common: We are terrible at evaluating the healthfulness of our own diets, at least compared to how scientists rate us. That is according to Dr. Jessica Thomson of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in...

new study

Apr 21, 2022 1:40 PM CDT

Popular Time-Restricted Diet Plan May Not Work

Comprehensive study suggests limiting meals to a certain time window doesn't matter

(Newser) - It's a been a popular fitness trend in recent years—people limit their meals to a certain window each day. Small-scale studies suggested this form of intermittent fasting helped people lose weight, but a comprehensive new study concludes otherwise, reports the New York Times . The yearlong study out of...

Mike Pompeo
Reveals Big Weight
Loss, but People
Have Questions

Jan 8, 2022 10:30 AM CST

Mike Pompeo Reveals Big Weight Loss, but People Have Questions

Not everyone is buying ex-CIA chief's story on how he dropped 90 pounds in 6 months

(Newser) - People have been whispering for months about Mike Pompeo's out-of-nowhere weight loss, first noticed in the late fall as he made various appearances. Some speculated he was sick; others wondered if he was getting in shape to make a presidential run in 2024. The former CIA director and secretary...

Our Routines May Not Fit
3 Meals a Day Anymore

opinion

Mar 8, 2021 7:20 PM CST

Our Routines May Not Fit 3 Meals a Day Anymore

Experts say not to worry about changes in our pre-pandemic eating patterns

(Newser) - The three-meals-a-day habit is fully engrained. But it may not suit us anymore, Amanda Mull writes in the Atlantic . People working at home during the pandemic have less reason to eat when the clock tells them to, and some are finding themselves less committed to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Our...