Recent research hints artificial sweeteners aren’t so sweet. In a Purdue University study, scientists found that rats fed yogurt mixed with saccharin gained five percent more fat than those given sugar-: sweetened yogurt. “No-calorie sweeteners may teach us that sweet foods aren’t caloric—then when we encounter a food with real sugar, we think it has no calories and overeat,” explains study co-author Susan Swithers, Ph.D.

Why don’t French women get as wide as American ones? Because American women depend on external signs like whether a plate is clean to stop eating, while their baguette-eating counterparts rely on internal hunger cues, report Cornell University researchers. Tap into your inner Frenchie, pause when you’re half done with your meal to check your hunger level—you may not need to finish the rest.

Broccoli is a very rich source of carotenoids, especially betacarotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. Betacarotene and many of the other carotenoids are known to restrict the development and growth of cancer cells, and they play a vital role in the prevention of many types of cancer.

Cauliflower is an excellent source of folic acid, which protects against heart disease and birth defects, making it a particularly healthy vegetable. It does provide some vitamin C, so it’s a good immune-booster, but the white part is in fact the immature flowering head. Eating some of the tender green leaves closest to the flower will increase the amounts of vitamin C, betacarotene and folic acid that you get. Besides these factors that cauliflower has, the taste and texture like crunchiness make this vegetable as one of my favorite.