Diet & Nutrition

Food and beverages provide the energy and nutrients you need to improve health, manage disease, and reduce the risk of disease. Complete nutrition requires ingestion and absorption of vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids from protein and essential fatty acids from fat-containing food, also food energy in the form of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in the quality of life, health and longevity.

What Is Angelica Root? Benefits, Nutrition, and How It Supports Women’s Health

Discover how traditional angelica root is being reshaped by modern research, revealing promising but still emerging benefits for inflammation, circulation, mood, and women’s hormonal health.

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Dietary Fiber: Health Benefits, Food Sources, and Daily Needs

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Food Intolerance

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Organic Food Health Benefits

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

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FODMAP Research

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Sources of Dietary Fiber

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Raspberry Leaf Tea In Pregnancy: Safety, Benefits, and Research Insights

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Ginger: Health Benefits

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Natural Protein Sources

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Cell-Cultured Fat and Its Role in Improving Flavor and Texture of Alternative Meat Products

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

What is a DNA Diet?

Nutraceutical Regulation

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

What is Clean Eating?

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Diabetic Diet

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

How the Atlantic Diet Supports Long-Term Health and Prevents Chronic Disease

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Fast 5:2 Diet

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Papaya: Health Benefits

Causes of Food Intolerance

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Is a Hypocaloric Diet Safe and Effective for Long-Term Health?

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

What is the BRAT Diet?

Food Allergies Explained

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

What is the Military Diet?

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Military Diet: Health Risks

Mediterranean Diet

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Nutraceutical Industry

High Protein Diet

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Health Benefits of Quinoa

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Tart Cherry Benefits: Fact or Fiction for Wellness and Recovery?

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

What is the 5:2 Diet?

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Why Moringa oleifera is Called the Miracle Tree: Health Benefits for Immunity, Inflammation, and Metabolism

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Sesame Oil Health Benefits: Examining the Diverse Roles of Lignans and Lipids

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

What is Personalized Nutrition?

What to Eat on the Military Diet

What is the TLC Diet?

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

Understanding the Glycemic Index

What are Nutraceuticals?

What is the Viking Diet?

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Calorie and Macro Counting

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

UPFs before conception may shape fertility and embryo growth

Findings show ultraprocessed food consumption before conception influences fertility and embryonic development, urging further research in this area.

26 Mar 2026

Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say not to forget about movement and mental health

Severe ankle pain drove Jelon Smart to start taking a weight loss injection a year and a half ago.

26 Mar 2026

New tool aims to support the delivery of whole-person care in everyday clinical practice

As whole-person care accelerates across the U.S. health care system, clinicians face a persistent and consequential gap: the lifestyle and upstream health factors that drive chronic disease remain largely unmeasured, undocumented, and uncompensated in health care data systems.

25 Mar 2026

Excessive consumption of dietary sodium linked to new-onset heart failure

Excessive consumption of dietary sodium (salt) is a significant, independent risk factor for new-onset heart failure, according to a report from Vanderbilt Health.

25 Mar 2026

Can camel milk improve health? Review highlights benefits but warns against drinking it raw

A narrative review in Food Science & Nutrition examined studies published from 2000 to 2025 and found that camel milk contains bioactive compounds with potential glycemic, anti-inflammatory, gut, and other health benefits. It also stressed that raw, unpasteurized camel milk poses microbial and zoonotic risks, underscoring that safety remains a key part of the story.

25 Mar 2026

Whole wheat diets may reduce the risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Enriching the diet with wheat fiber protects mice against intestinal inflammation, according to a study published by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) at Georgia State University.

25 Mar 2026

Chronic inflammation leaves epigenetic scars that increase future cancer risk

Chronic inflammation can raise a person's risk of cancer, and a new study reveals key details about how that might happen in the gut and points to better ways to identify and reduce risk.

25 Mar 2026

Sleep apps help you track sleep, but can they also increase anxiety?

Sleep apps offer data-driven insights for better rest, but may increase anxiety in some users. Study reveals varied effects based on demographics and insomnia.

25 Mar 2026

Can collagen supplements really improve your skin?

Investigating collagen peptides, this review explores their role in skin aging, assessing clinical evidence and the mechanisms behind their potential benefits.

25 Mar 2026

Eating more dairy and calcium may lower metabolic syndrome odds

Research links higher dietary calcium and dairy consumption to reduced odds of metabolic syndrome, highlighting potential dietary interventions for health.

25 Mar 2026

Study connects ultra-processed diets to fertility and embryo development

Eating large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked not only to reduced fertility in men, but also to slower growth in early embryos, and smaller yolk sacs, which are essential for early embryonic development, according to new research.

24 Mar 2026

Small, combined improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity may yield major heart benefits

New research shows that small improvements to sleep, diet quality, and physical activity, made in combination, are associated with a significantly reduced risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attacks, and heart failure.

24 Mar 2026

Nepal and Afghanistan show how abrupt aid cuts can unravel essential care

Abrupt cuts to external health aid can destabilize multiple essential services simultaneously in fragile, donor-dependent settings, as illustrated by Nepal and Afghanistan. The paper argues that donor withdrawal is not just a resilience test, but also an ethical and governance issue that should be managed through “transition discipline.”

24 Mar 2026

Moderate coffee intake may lower heart failure risk

A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of seven prospective cohorts found that drinking 2 to 4 cups of coffee a day was associated with a modestly lower risk of incident heart failure. The lowest estimated risk appeared at 1 to 2 cups daily, although the evidence for a true non-linear J-shaped pattern was suggestive rather than definitive.

24 Mar 2026

Wholegrain rye changes gut bacteria and lowers inflammation in obesity trial

In a 12-week randomized trial, replacing refined wheat with wholegrain rye in a calorie-restricted diet did not produce greater weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity. Wholegrain rye did, however, lower C-reactive protein and alter gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in ways that may have positive cardiometabolic implications.

24 Mar 2026

Study identifies early risk factors for progressive supranuclear palsy

Progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, is a rare brain disease that causes problems with balance, eye movements and thinking. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson recently passed away after living with the disease for more than a decade.

24 Mar 2026

Excessive screen time linked to worse cardiovascular risk factors

People who reported spending six or more hours on screens outside of school or work had worse blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (BMI) compared with those with more limited screen time, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26).

24 Mar 2026

Gut microbes drive fat browning in response to diet

White adipose tissue stores energy, while brown and beige fat burn energy through thermogenesis. Under certain environmental conditions, white fat can transition into beige fat in a process known as browning.

24 Mar 2026

Palmatine improved fatty liver markers in a preclinical type 2 diabetes study

Researchers used a bioinformatics-plus-rat-model approach to investigate how palmatine may help treat T2DM-associated MASLD, identifying five core targets: ADRB2, BCL3, EGR1, FOS, and MAP3K8. In rats, palmatine improved liver injury, inflammation, oxidative stress, glycolipid metabolism, steatosis, and fibrosis, while reducing apoptosis-related signaling, providing a preclinical foundation for further therapeutic study.

23 Mar 2026

Scientists discover similarities in brain aging between mice and humans

By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how it changes with age.

23 Mar 2026