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January 19, 2020 Diet / Insomnia

The biology of coffee, the world’s most popular drink

We may be interested in coffee because of its caffeine buzz, but caffeine isn’t the most biologically interesting aspect of a good cup of coffee.

January 3, 2020 Diet / Tobacco

The best way to ditch bad habits: what science can teach us

While you might feel you have little in common with people who overcome drug dependency, you can benefit from techniques that help this group.

December 24, 2019 Diet / Fitness / Weight Loss

Why do we crave comfort food in the winter>

In winter we’re drawn to bowls of cheesy pasta, oozing puddings, warming soups, and hot chocolate with marshmallows. Why do we crave these foods in winter and not in summer?

December 20, 2019 Diet / Weight Loss

Intermittent Fasting: Live ‘Fast,’ Live longer?

Does scientific evidence support the claims made for intermittent fasting? A new review article in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that it does..

December 11, 2019 Diabetes / Diet / Nutrition / Weight Loss

Limited eating times could fight obesity and diabetes

New research suggests there is now a simple tool to fight off these diseases: restricting your eating time to a daily 10-hour window.

November 22, 2019 Diet / Fitness / Nutrition

What Twitter Reveals about Neighborhood Attitudes on Food

Tweets from more affluent neighborhoods included terms like Starbucks, coffee, and vegan from less affluent neighborhoods terms like pizza, tacos, and bacon

November 11, 2019 Cancer / Diet / Nutrition

Fred Hutch takes over cooking website for cancer patients

Cook for Your Life, a website that teaches healthy cooking to cancer patients and their families, has become part of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.