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Eating citrus fruit like oranges tied to 20% lower depression risk
A new study has identified oranges as another food that may help decrease depression risk. 

Over 50% of adults worldwide predicted to be obese or overweight by 2050
More than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers and young adults around the world are predicted to be overweight or obese by 2050.

Auto-enrol eligible pupils for free school meals, say MPs
Tens of thousands of children who are eligible for free school meals, but are not claiming them, should be automatically enrolled instead, MPs say.

Milk may help boost gut health, while cheese could harm it
A new study has found that distinct types of dairy products appear to affect the gut microbiome differently.

What happens when a diet targets ultra-processed foods?
Because almost no existing programs focus specifically on reducing ultra-processed food (UPF) intake, researchers recently designed an intervention that included a variety of tactics to target the uniquely problematic aspects of UPFs. On average, participants successfully reduced their UPF intake by almost half.

Juice cleanses may disrupt microbiome in only 3 days
The small study found that only three days of a juice cleanse appears to alter a person’s microbiome, increasing inflammatory bacteria and decreasing those that are beneficial to health.