TEHRAN (ANA)- New Zealand's scientists have called for releasing a national food strategy to promote a healthy, environment-friendly diet following the release of new international dietary guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO).

TEHRAN (ANA)- The nitrate ingested over the course of a person's adult lifetime through the consumption of tap water and bottled water could be a risk factor for prostate cancer, particularly in the case of aggressive tumours and in younger men, scientists at Barcelona Institute for Global Health found.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) has found that not eating enough of six key foods in combination is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over sixty years old is linked to lower quality of life, a Cambridge study of almost 1,500 adults has shown.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Supermarket trolleys are helping to diagnose atrial fibrillation which can then be treated to prevent disabling or fatal strokes, scientists at John Moores University reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- People routinely underestimate how much strangers may have to teach them, a new study by the University of Sussex found.

TEHRAN (ANA)- A recent study conducted by Australian researchers from Deakin University has revealed that many sports foods in Australia were mislabelled, claiming to be more nutritious than they actually are.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Keto diets shrink pancreatic and colorectal tumors by starving them of the glucose they need to survive but they also speed up development of a lethal wasting disease called cachexia, a new study by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- 'Tehran Dokht idea generation event' for teenage girls' contribution for resolving urban problems will open in the Iranian capital later this month on June 22.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research used optogenetics to raise the heartbeat of a mouse, making it anxious and the finding could offer a new angle for studying anxiety disorders.