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Ingredient markets, clinical studies under scrutiny, regulatory, AI visibility. Every insight is sourced — PubMed, EFSA, dated reports — and ends with what it changes for your pipeline.
Carob flour: the texture lever for gluten-free pasta
In brief — Substituting 20% of a chickpea-teff base with carob flour raises fibre by 51%, cuts starch digestibility by 28% and lifts post-cooking firmness from 3.08 N to 4.83 N (Frontiers in Nutrition, 2026).
Dairy matrix: why full-fat is coming off the bench
Healthy eating at 4.28 $ per day: the R&D; 2026 report
Late-night meals desynchronise the gut's circadian clock
Late-night meals disrupt the gut's circadian clocks. Risks for shift workers, jet lag and chrono-nutritional approaches.
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GLP-1 and diet: what foods for Ozempic and Wegovy users?
GLP-1 medications (Ozempic, Wegovy) change eating habits. Which foods should be favoured? What are the opportunities for the food industry?
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If Europeans shun insects, it might be genetic
Why do Europeans reject edible insects? A 2026 study shows that this aversion has been encoded in their genome for 9,000 years.
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Beige fat: when the intestinal microbiota does the work that diet alone cannot do
Microbiota and beige fat: a Nature study shows how intestinal bacteria activate thermogenesis via FGF21 and bile acids.
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Snacking: your brain says yes long before you're hungry
Snacking: a neuroscience study shows that the brain continues to value snacks even after satiety. Our analysis.
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Fibre and the brain: what if your gut determined your cognitive health?
A 2026 study reveals how fibre deficiency triggers intestinal inflammation with measurable effects on the brain and cognition.
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Carbo-loading: what if we've been aiming at the wrong target for 60 years?
A major review challenges 60 years of carbo-loading dogma. Endurance fatigue is thought to be linked to blood sugar levels, not muscle glycogen.
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School canteens: WHO lays the foundations for a silent revolution
The WHO publishes its first global guidelines on school canteens. Nutritional standards, nudges, public policies: what will change?.
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Sugar and the brain: the hidden bill
New data: sugar-rich diets mimic Alzheimer's lesions better than fatty diets
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