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August 1, 2023

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A 'Pinch' of Mineral Salts Helps the Noncaloric Sweeteners Go Down

Perfect noncaloric replacements for sugar and high fructose corn syrup just don't exist yet. For example, some alternatives have a lingering sweet aftertaste and lack a sugar-like mouthfeel, leaving some consumers unsatisfied. Now, researchers propose adding blends of nutritionally important ...

How Salt Can Taste Sweet: The Myriad Mechanisms of Taste Perception

The activation of taste receptors by various food molecules triggers specific pathways, resulting in the sensation of taste. The association of chloride ion, a component of table salt, with a sweet sensation upon eating low concentration of salt has been long known, but the overall mechanism of its ...

Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Affect Human Microbiomes and Can Alter Glycemic Responses

Since the late 1800s non-nutritive sweeteners have promised to deliver all the sweetness of sugar with none of the calories. They have long been believed to have no effect on the human body, but researchers challenge this notion by finding that ...

Hold the Salt: Study Reveals How Reducing Sodium Intake Can Help Patients With Heart Failure

The largest randomized clinical trial to look at sodium reduction and heart failure has found that reducing salt intake does not lead to fewer emergency visits, hospitalizations or deaths for patients with heart failure. Researchers did find an ...
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Researchers Have Determined the Three-Dimensional Atomic Structure of a Protein Important for Organ Functions

所谓NKCC1公关otein is found throughout the human body where it has important functions in organs that process fluids or perform neurotransmission. A research team has now determined a ...

New Study Explains Mechanisms of Salt Transport and Could Help Treat Cystic Fibrosis

研究人员应用功能和structural analyses to investigate what structural features of proton/potassium (H+/K+) pumps and sodium/potassium (Na+/K+) pumps lead them to regulate the passage ...

Heart-Healthy, Lower Sodium Version of Traditional Chinese Cuisine Lowered Blood Pressure

Researchers have created a heart-healthy, lower sodium version of traditional Chinese cuisine that was appetizing, affordable and significantly lowered blood pressure among adults diagnosed with ...

Taste Buds Can Adapt to Low Salt Diet

A taste adaptation intervention lowers salt intake and increases enjoyment of a sodium restricted diet in patients with hypertension, according to a small ...

Study Suggests Association Between Consuming Artificial Sweeteners and Increased Cancer Risk

Artificial sweeteners reduce added sugar content and corresponding calories while maintaining sweetness. A new study suggests that some artificial sweeteners are associated with increased cancer ...

Plant-Based Gummy Candy Helps Vegans and Vegetarians Get Their Vitamins

Worldwide, millions of people follow vegan and vegetarian diets for religious, ethical, environmental or economic reasons. While these diets have purported health benefits, they can also lack ...

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Nanoscale Self-Assembling Salt-Crystal ‘origami’ Balls Envelop Liquids

Mechanical engineers have devised a technique of 'crystal capillary origami' where salt crystals spontaneously encapsulate liquid droplets. The process offers a new method of nanostructure ...

Unique Underpinnings Revealed for Stomach’s Acid Pump

Researchers have improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms of a key protein that makes the stomach acidic. Their findings could lead to better drugs for stomach ulcers and shed light on the ...

Reducing Salt in Bread Without Sacrificing Taste

Most people in the U.S. consume too much salt; adult Americans typically eat twice the daily amount recommended by dietary guidelines. Bread may not seem like an obvious culprit; however, due to high ...

Japanese Knotweed Extract Could Cut Cancer Risk of Processed Meat

Scientists have developed processed red meat that includes added natural substitutes which reduces the carcinogenic compound nitrite added to preserve meats. The range of sausages and hams had a ...

A Possible New Pathway for Treating Epileptic Seizures in Patients With Autism

Researchers have discovered that in Nav1.2 deficient neurons, the expressions of many potassium channels are surprisingly reduced. The Nav1.2 deficiency itself doesn't cause seizures; the issue ...

Low-Sodium Salt Prevents Stroke

Replacing salt with a low-sodium alternative lowers the risk of stroke in people with high blood pressure or prior stroke, according to recent ...

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Drinking Sufficient Water Could Prevent Heart Failure

Staying well-hydrated throughout life could reduce the risk of developing heart failure, according to new ...

Seeking a Treatment for IBS Pain in Tarantula Venom

For patients who have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the condition is literally a pain in the gut. Chronic -- or long-term -- abdominal pain is common, and there are currently no effective treatment ...

Abnormal Sodium Levels in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Predict Death or Respiratory Failure

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and abnormal sodium levels in the blood have an increased risk of experiencing respiratory failure or dying, according to a new ...

New Material Is Next Step Toward Stable High-Voltage Long-Life Solid-State Batteries

A team of researchers designed and manufactured a new sodium-ion conductor for solid-state sodium-ion batteries that is stable when incorporated into higher-voltage oxide cathodes. This new solid ...

Which Beverages Burst With Umami Potential?

在一个新的和第一的研究中,研究人员study fermented beverages to find the one with the most umami flavor. Which one wins -- champagne, beer, wine or ...

High Doses of Saccharin Don't Lead to Diabetes in Healthy Adults, Study Finds

A new study has found that the sugar substitute saccharin doesn't lead to the development of diabetes in healthy ...

Research Shows How a Diet Change Might Help US Veterans With Gulf War Illness

A new study shows the results from a dietary intervention in U.S. veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness, a neurological disorder in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War from 1990 to ...

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