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Test Tube Meat: It’s What’s for Dinner
Production of meat outside of standard farm animals may help satisfy the world's protein demand
Read More »Your Brain on Food
In several regions of the brain, researchers are discovering new complexities in the ways in which our diet affects our minds and bodies
Read More »Measuring Food Security Throughout the World
Despite UN goals to slash world hunger in half by 2015, there exists a dearth of data about which regions and households suffer the most from food insecurity. Yale School of Public Health Professor
Read More »The Experience of Eating
To elucidate the role of the brain in the experience of eating, members of the John B. Pierce Laboratory at the Yale School of Medicine are using the latest neuroimaging techniques to scan the
Read More »Research Links Sugar Consumption, Fat Production, and Diabetes
Dr. Varman Samuel’s Laboratory at Yale School of Medicine has uncovered a feed-forward mechanism whereby excess sugar consumption may lead to increased fat production in the liver and the ensuing development of diabetes
Read More »The Secrets to a Healthier Pizza
You've heard from health gurus, but what do scientists tell us about the possibilities of making this popular dish healthier?
Read More »Targeted Fat Loss: Myth or Reality?
“Is Targeted Fat Loss Possible?” Infomercials say yes, but scientists say no.
Read More »Rudd Center: Nutrition and Policy
The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity attempts to improve the world’s diet and solve the problems of obesity and weight stigmatism
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