Watermelon lovers, rejoice! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Watermelon is packed with essential nutrients missing from American diets. Some supplements are the equivalent of a quarter of a watermelon every day. But what if we just ate the real thing? Enter Kristin and
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Do you ever feel guilty reaching for a basket of fries? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. French fries are America’s favorite sidekick! Crispy, salty, impossible to resist! Sadly, they soak up LOTS of oil. Yash Shah and colleagues at the University of Illinois wanted
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Scientists praise vitamin B-twelve. But what about B-one through eleven?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. B-twelve helps lower stroke risk. What do the other B vitamins do? Enter Xinge Zhang and team from the University of California, Irvine. They studied B-vitamins in the blood of
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Diet soda is just as healthy as water… right? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We love soda, just not the sugar. Enter diet soda – a sugar-free option! But type two diabetes guidelines still recommend water. Does it actually matter? Andrew Odegaard and team
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Blood is thicker than… OATMEAL?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Extra weight brings extra fat to your blood, and heart trouble. What if we could dodge it without losing a pound? Enter Stefanie Zorn’s team at the University of Cambridge . They studied a
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Does the Keto diet butter up trouble? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Keto promises weight loss by swapping carbs for fat. But what happens to your metabolism when you go full-fat? Enter Molly Gallop and team at the University of Utah. After nine months,
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Human trash is a birds’ feast! Or a last supper? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet Andrea Townsend and colleagues from Hamilton College and UC Davis. They tested for differences in cholesterol levels, general health, and survival rates, between urban and rural baby crows.
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Your tummy knows what it likes. What about your teeth? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What’s on your plate might shape your smile! Ghazal Aarabi and team at University of Hamburg-Eppendorf studied this. Over six thousand participants logged their eating habits and received dental
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What’s YOUR expiration date? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There’s your actual age – based on your birthday – and your epigenetic age – based on your health. This is measured with an epigenetic clock. And guess what: you can eat yourself younger! Huh?!
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Does your diet have a BEEF with your lifespan? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You are what you eat, but does that determine how long you live? Enter Caitlin Andrews and team at University of Sydney. They have some SAVORY news! They wondered if
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