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Alternating between three to four longer fasting periods per week, totaling 80–90 hours, provides the same overall fasting time as fasting 16 hours every day, while potentially reducing the frequency...
Going without food for 24 hours can increase the daily fluctuation of cortisol levels, and doing this every day may change how the body's stress response system functions over time.
People who fast every morning over a long period show a less pronounced daily rhythm in cortisol levels and are more likely to have insulin resistance and metabolic issues.
Eating protein and carbohydrates can lead to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol by influencing the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
In human neuroblastoma cells, blocking AMPK with compound C decreases autophagy triggered by oleuropein aglycone, but does not stop it completely, suggesting other pathways besides AMPK also...
In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a specific olive oil compound given in the diet for 8 weeks altered key cellular signaling molecules in a way that suggests increased autophagy, a process...
Blocking the CAMKKβ protein prevents oleuropein aglycone from activating AMPK and triggering autophagy in human neuroblastoma cells, showing that CAMKKβ is required for this biochemical process to...
In human neuroblastoma cells, a compound called oleuropein aglycone at a concentration of 50 μM triggers two distinct increases in calcium levels inside the cell, originating from the endoplasmic...
Oleuropein aglycone, a compound found in olive plants, triggers a cellular cleanup process called autophagy in human cancer cells and mouse brain tissue by altering specific signaling molecules that...
Foods that are heavily processed often contain less protein and more fat and carbohydrates than whole foods, and this specific combination may lead people to eat more calories because the body seeks...
When protein intake is low, the liver releases a hormone called FGF21 that signals the brain to crave protein-rich foods and burn more calories — helping the body compensate for the lack of protein.
When protein intake drops below about 5% of total calories, the body stops trying to eat more food to get enough protein — likely because the diet is so deficient that it no longer triggers the...
People who eat more ultra-processed foods tend to consume a smaller proportion of their calories from protein and more from fats and carbohydrates, even though their total amount of protein stays the...
When the proportion of protein in the diet is lowered from 15% to 10% of total calories, people tend to eat more total food to maintain their protein intake, resulting in higher overall energy...
In older adults in China, how people eat with others and their social connections are more strongly linked to their nutrition than simply whether they live alone.
In older Chinese adults, feeling lonely or lacking perceived social support is linked to a higher risk of reduced appetite and muscle loss, suggesting that how isolated a person feels may affect...
Chinese older adults who live alone, have few social connections, and lack emotional or practical support are more than eight times more likely to have poor nutritional status, as indicated by...
Chinese older adults who often eat alone tend to consume a narrower range of foods, especially less meat, seafood, eggs, and vegetables, with women showing greater reductions in these nutrients than...
In Chinese adults aged 60 and older who live in the community, those who are single (unmarried, divorced, or widowed) are statistically less likely to be malnourished than those who are married,...
When people consume a diet with only 10% protein, they may eat more total calories, but their protein intake still remains lower than on higher-protein diets, suggesting the body does not fully...
People who eat a breakfast with 10% protein feel hungrier between 1 and 2 hours after eating than those who eat a breakfast with 25% protein.
When people eat a diet with only 10% protein, they tend to consume more calories overall because they eat more savory snacks between meals, not because they eat larger meals. This suggests that lower...
When lean adults increase their protein intake from 15% to 25% of daily calories, they do not eat fewer total calories over four days, indicating that the body adjusts energy intake when protein is...
When lean adults reduce their protein intake from 15% to 10% of their daily calories, they tend to eat about 12% more calories over four days, mostly by snacking more on savory foods, suggesting that...