Do-nuts. Wait!! Are you on keto? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Keto’s low carb, high fat diet deprives you of glucose. Your body starts burning its fat reserves. Then come the fun cheat days! No? Meet Cody Durrer and colleagues from the University of
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Here’s a cookie idea that’s LITERALLY bananas! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet Asima Shafi and Faizan Ahmad from Aligarh Muslim University. They knew banana peels actually contain many essential nutrients! The researchers replaced regular flour with banana peel flour to make sugar cookies.
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Look what the cat dragged in! Ewww.. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ever had your cat bring you a mouse? A bird? A squirrel?? Cats are the second-most common household pet, but they’re also some of nature’s best hunters. How many different creatures do
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Diets? Spill the IMMUNI-tea! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many diets are used as treatments, therapies, magical wishes – there’re so many trends! But how does the immune system respond? Verena Link and team at N-I-H Bethesda researched how vegan and ketogenic diets affect
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Soup or Salad? Give me two of the same! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Eating less meat improves heart health. Research has shown. However, diet studies are often muddled by differences in genetics and lifestyle choices among individuals. So why don’t we compare TWINS
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Ever seen a SKINNY panda? Didn’t think so! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pandas can’t get enough bamboo! Their favorite part? The shoots, only available four months of the year. Otherwise they munch on bamboo leaves. Surprisingly pandas are CHUBBIEST when they eat the
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Don’t set your scale on fire just yet! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Congratulations, you’ve kicked your smoking habit after years of trying! You’ve gained health benefits, but also…some weight?? Some former smokers have gained up to twenty pounds after quitting! What’s to blame?
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Beyond Burgers, Morning Star sausages, tofu bacon! Oh my! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Look at all the veggie selections on the menu! Doctors — and parents — say they’re good for our overall health. But how exactly? What does eating more vegetables and
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Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Think of your stomach as a mine. Deep down, the miners — your gut bacteria — work to break down food into nutrients you can use. Things go smoothly when
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Burgers again? You have GUT to be kidding me! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Imagine you’re seven again. Mom’s in the drive through for fast food. Can’t wait for those fries and milkshakes! By contrast, . . . “adulting” means avoiding such fatty, carby
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