Food Research: Impact of high-fat diet on red blood cells may cause cardiovascular disease ♦ Moderate coffee drinking may be linked to reduced risk of death

Eating sweets forms memories that may control eating habits Eating sweet foods causes the brain to form a memory of a meal.

Dietary potassium may help prevent kidney, heart problems in diabetics Higher levels of urinary potassium excretion, which closely correlate with intake amounts, were linked with a slower decline of kidney function and a lower incidence of cardiovascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes and normal kidney function.

Impact of high-fat diet on red blood cells may cause cardiovascular disease Researchers have discovered the negative impact a high fat diet has on red blood cells and how these cells, in turn, promote the development of cardiovascular disease.

Moderate coffee drinking may be linked to reduced risk of death Drinking coffee daily was associated with a lower risk of deaths from Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological diseases in nonsmokers. Regular consumption of coffee can be included as part of a healthy, balanced diet.