Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a bold new experiment, researchers asked Tanzanian men to swap their plant-based, fiber-rich diets for a Western-style regimen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Africa's numerous cultures have long enjoyed a heritage of diets based on items known to be good for gut and metabolic health, ...

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

The African heritage diet reflects traditional dietary patterns followed across African and African diaspora populations for generations. It should be understood as a culturally diverse family of ...

A landmark Tanzanian trial shows that traditional plant-based diets and fermented beverages like Mbege can reverse the inflammatory effects of Western diets—reshaping our understanding of food, ...

Share on Pinterest Switching to a traditional African diet helped protect against inflammation in a new study. Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images. Chronic inflammation is a major driver of lifestyle ...

A new study shows that a switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated ...

Expanding awareness of culturally appropriate heritage diets beyond the Mediterranean diet could reduce the risk of diet-related diseases in the US associated with “nutrition transition” away from ...

Recent research published in Nature Medicine highlights the rapid impact that dietary changes can have on immune and metabolic health. Urbanization and increased availability of processed foods in ...

We’ve all heard how Mediterranean, Japanese and other traditional diets can work wonders for our health, but what if the tables were turned? In a bold new experiment, researchers asked Tanzanian men ...

Africa's numerous cultures have long enjoyed a heritage of diets based on items known to be good for gut and metabolic health, including a range of vegetables, grains, fruit, and fermented goods.