Schlagwort: Nutrition
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What drives our cravings for food and drink?
New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into action. Planegg/Germany, Maerch 31, 2025. To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to guide us when to eat, drink, or stop. Yet, much…
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Co-operative grocery shops – a different way of shopping
Strengthening sustainable trade structures: JLU research project WERTSCHÄTZEN represented at the Darmstadt Transformation Days Giessen/Germany, March 10, 2025. Cooperative grocery shops focus on an alternative way of trading: As consumer cooperatives, they not only enable their members to participate and actively contribute, but also offer high-quality organic food at fair prices. By working with small…
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National recommendations for physical activity More exercise, more fun, more togetherness
Sports scientists at FAU revise national recommendations for physical activity and the promotion of physical activity Erlangen-Nuremberg/Germany, February 27, 2025. How and how often should we exercise to stay healthy? And how can physical activity be promoted institutionally? These are the central questions of the national physical activity recommendations, which are being revised by experts…
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Science interview on working from home, parental leave and productivity
Coburg/Germany, February 20, 2025. The USA is already leading the way: Companies want to tighten home office regulations again and bring the workforce back into the ‘office’ to boost the economy. Prof Dr Niko Kohls is a lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Health in the Department of Health Sciences and Health…
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Cause of the yo-yo effect deciphered
Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered a mechanism behind the yo-yo effect: fat cells have a memory based on epigenetics. Zurich, November 18, 2024 Anyone who has put on a few extra kilos and tried dieting is familiar with the phenomenon: the pounds tumble off, but after a few weeks they are back again. The…