Author: Michael Mostert (Michael Mostert)

Researchers in Finland have established that a diet rich in vegetables, fruit, cereal fish and unsaturated fats between six and eight years of age, increases comprehension and interpretation of texts on standardized tests respect to a diet rich in sugar and red meat. The improvement is not affected by reading ability at starting age (six...

Living with cats and/or dogs could diminish the risk of becoming allergic or obese. A study has shown that newborns and infants who live with these animals in early life have an increased amount of two germs called Ruminococcus and Oscillospira in their gut. Previous studies showed that the former reduces the risk of developing...