This Week's Top Stories On Food Science & Healthy Eating, Vol. 13

Also, there will be a quiz.

In case you're wondering about

the physics of no-stick ketchup bottles.

Why eating

fiber is so important for your microbiota...and your health.

A new study finds that for losing weight

vegan and vegetarian diets are best.

A new analysis finds that

sugar drinks caused about 25,000 deaths in the US.

Californian

residents reduced water usage by a whopping 29% in May.

Slate examines whether buying in

bulk actually wastes food. Via Grist.

Why nutrition researchers

approve lifting the ban on fat.

Can we

feed a growing population by boosting photosynthesis?

Why the

microbiome should be front and center in considering health issues.

A new study suggests

breast milk helps babies develop healthy gut bacteria.

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