Science for a Healthier Tomorrow
Do Sugar Substitutes Speed Brain Aging?
A Brazilian cohort tied higher sweetener intake to slightly faster cognitive decline, but not at 60 and over and not in complete-case analysis.
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Science for a Healthier Tomorrow
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Does Whole-Grain Processing Matter?
In a 12-week trial of 160 adults with type 2 diabetes, minimally processed whole grains lowered HbA1c about 0.2 percentage points more than milled ones.
Can a Probiotic Change Your Metabolism?
A 12-week trial found 0.75 kg more weight loss on a probiotic strain than placebo — about 1% of body weight; no significant effect on blood pressure or lipids.
Does Fiber Heal the Gut?
A seaweed fiber helped mice recover from colitis, but in a 48-patient ulcerative colitis trial it did not beat placebo on the registered endpoint.
Do Ultra-Processed Foods Cause Colorectal Cancer?
A 19-year study of 461,682 older US adults found no overall link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer — but risk split by food type.
Can Vegetarians Build as Much Muscle?
A 12-week trial in 108 adults 55+ found both vegetarian and omnivorous diets built muscle — but non-inferiority wasn't proven and vegetarian protein was lower.
Can Diet Stop Menopause Weight Gain?
A 12-year study of 38,283 US women tied plant-forward diets to slightly less weight gain at menopause — an association, not proof diet stops it.
Does a Longevity Diet Work in Humans?
In old mice a low-protein diet with added methionine cut fat and frailty without cutting calories but did not extend life; a human diabetes link was unadjusted.
Does Processing Change How Food Is Metabolized?
A small crossover matched two meals on calories and nutrients. Insulin, energy use and fuel choice still differed — an acute lab signal, not weight or disease.
Does Creatine Build Muscle Without Exercise?
A 12-week trial found creatine raised lean mass by about 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) without exercise — but the estimate was imprecise and exercise status self-selected.