This may explain why some people notice a mild mood lift after eating a banana. Bananas also contain small amounts of magnesium, a mineral that plays a role in stress reduction and relaxation.

Bloating: this can be a side effect of certain food or drinks (such as carbonated beverages) Constipation: can cause a stomachache as well as a bloated, hard stomach Overeating: eating too much at ...

‘Some can’t handle the isolation, the extreme weather, the perspective you lose when you can’t judge distances in the whiteness’: The Sanae IV research station in Antarctica - South Africa ...

You can’t predict how people will react when there’s no life for miles’ Scientists at the Sanae IV research base have pleaded for rescue after accusing one of their colleagues of ‘deeply ...

About one in four US adults said they ate all their meals alone the previous day, new analysis found. The 2025 World Happiness Report found solo dining spiked during the pandemic and remains elevated.

It said one reason for declining well-being in the US is a rising number of people eating alone. Citing data from the American Time Use Survey, it found that in 2023, about a quarter of Americans ...

Pork accounts for more than a third of the world’s meat, making pigs among the planet’s most widely consumed animals. They are also widely reviled: For about two billion people, eating pork is ...

But the main barrier to purchase for consumers is very simple: people just don’t understand what they are eating. In their effort to mimic real meat, these companies have left consumers ...