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.

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 ...

Chronic inflammation is a major driver of lifestyle-related diseases, like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. New research highlights how profoundly a modern Western diet, high in processed foods and ...

A diet has been spotlighted for its dramatic impact on health issues such as Alzheimer's, arthritis, blood pressure, inflammation and heart problems - all within a mere two weeks. The dietary ...

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.

African indigenous food groups present an exciting area to explore when it comes to taste and nutrition. They may even offer ...

The Mediterranean diet may be a favourite among nutritionists, but a new study suggests that sticking to a diet local to a community in East Africa could be another key to good health. The new study, ...

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.

A remarkable new study demonstrates that embracing traditional African dietary patterns, even for just two weeks, can significantly reduce inflammation and improve metabolic health. As Western-style ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Black Americans who switched to a high-fibre African diet for just two weeks saw a dramatic drop in risk factors for colon cancer, a study published on Tuesday found. A group of ...

Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and and other U.S. health and academic institutions shows a diet high in calcium and low in lactose may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in ...