Nutrition
Health
Another source of obesity
A diet rich in soybean oil may cause obesity and diabetes
By Redação
functional foods
The medicinal side of fruit
Research tests antioxidant and antibacterial properties of fruits
By Redação
metals
Beware of chocolate
Brazilian chocolate contains small quantities of cadmium and lead
By Redação
diabetes
As bad as sugar, or worse
Artificial sweeteners' effects may be the opposite of desired
By Redação
ready-to-eat foods
Stay away from crackers, cookies, chocolate, and ready-to-eat foods
Ultra-processed foods are associated to obesity
By Redação
Resistance
Intoxication in men and women
Women and men have different types of reaction to alcohol
By Redação
Collaboration
Partnership against obesity
Brazilian and German researchers work to find an drug to fight the obesity
PUBLIC HEALTH
Big gains with small weight loss
Obese adolescents may find better balance by losing just 8% of body weight
natural resources
Luzeia: The Superguaraná
Researchers plan to increase productivity of the guaraná plant
GENETIC IMPROVEMENT
Vitamin Enriched Cassava
More nutritious tubers and beans are available to feed Brazilians
Reducing is not enough
It is not enough to reduce stomach size
Surgery alone doesn't solve excess weight
Sugar metabolism
The mystery behind diabetes
The link between diet and insulin resistance in the body
Ask the researchers
Ask the researchers
Does biofuel production affect food prices?
Mental diseases
Storms of body and soul
Depression and euphoria may damage cells and accelerate aging
Nutrition
The dangers of fasting
Staying a long time without eating cause serious imbalances in the organism
Nutrigenomics
Health at the table
Research about the relation between genes and nutrition take shape
Medicine
Long before the cancer
The excessive consumption of red meat may facilitate the emergence of tumors