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.

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Natural Protein Sources

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

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

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

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Causes of Food Intolerance

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Fast 5:2 Diet

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

What is Personalized Nutrition?

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Ginger: Health Benefits

Military Diet: Health Risks

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

What is the Military Diet?

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

What is a DNA Diet?

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Nutraceutical Regulation

Papaya: Health Benefits

What is the 5:2 Diet?

FODMAP Research

Food Intolerance

What is the BRAT Diet?

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

What to Eat on the Military Diet

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

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

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Diabetic Diet

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

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

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

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

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Organic Food Health Benefits

What is the Viking Diet?

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

What is the TLC Diet?

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

What are Nutraceuticals?

Mediterranean Diet

Calorie and Macro Counting

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Food Allergies Explained

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

What is Clean Eating?

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Nutraceutical Industry

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

High Protein Diet

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

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

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Sources of Dietary Fiber

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Cutting carbs, not fat, may better control appetite in women

Research indicates low-carb diets may enhance appetite regulation and reduce food cues in women with lipedema, offering a dietary intervention advantage.

19 Dec 2025

Financial strain and food insecurity drive accelerated cardiac aging

A novel analysis investigating the contribution of social determinants of health (SDoH) to cardiac aging has found that financial strain and food insecurity are the strongest drivers of accelerated biological aging and increased mortality risk.

18 Dec 2025

Estrogen drives gut pain and explains higher rates of IBS in women

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing abdominal pain, bloating, and digestive discomfort.

18 Dec 2025

Ultra-processed foods linked to higher mortality in Black women with breast cancer

A study from Rutgers Cancer Institute researchers in eClinicalMedicine is the first to link ultra-processed foods to reduced survival in Black women with breast cancer.

18 Dec 2025

Orthorexia nervosa links strongly to perfectionism and OCD traits, review shows

This umbrella review synthesised five meta-analyses to estimate the reported prevalence of orthorexia nervosa and examine its psychological correlates. Findings show wide variability in prevalence estimates and consistent links with eating disorder symptoms, obsessive-compulsive traits, and perfectionistic strivings, limited by high methodological heterogeneity.

18 Dec 2025

Study finds Brain Care Score as a strong predictor of stroke across racial groups

A new study from Mass General Brigham found the Brain Care Score (BCS) is a strong predictor of stroke across different racial groups in the U.S.

18 Dec 2025

Gestational diabetes alters the placenta at the molecular level, study reveals

Gestational diabetes can cause a multitude of complications in the offspring, but to date, the reasons are incompletely understood.

18 Dec 2025

Scientists unravel how citrin deficiency can trigger fat buildup in the liver even in lean individuals

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, have unraveled how citrin deficiency (CD), a rare genetic disorder that prevents the liver from converting food into energy efficiently, can trigger fat buildup in the liver - even in lean individuals.

18 Dec 2025

Folate deficiency drives genetic changes linked to lung cancer

Genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development, but scientists may have been overlooking a powerful driver of these changes—the everyday nutrients that feed our cells.

18 Dec 2025

Addressing unsustainable food systems can deliver double benefits for health and climate

A major review in Frontiers in Science highlights how tackling unsustainable food systems-reflected by our changing food environment-is urgent for both health and climate.

18 Dec 2025

Social living allows genetic effects to spread through the gut microbiome

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats published today in Nature Communications.

18 Dec 2025

Injuries don’t rise during menstruation in elite women footballers

The study finds no rise in injuries during menstruation in elite football, yet highlights increased severity, urging better tracking for athlete health.

18 Dec 2025

Couples-based programs boost heart-healthy behaviors

Research highlights the need for couple-based interventions in heart disease to focus on emotional support and relationship quality for better health outcomes.

18 Dec 2025

Eating high-fat cheese and cream may be linked to lower dementia risk

Eating more high-fat cheese and high-fat cream may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published on December 17, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Dec 2025

Heavy menstrual bleeding linked to iron deficiency in teenage girls

More than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40 per cent had an iron deficiency. The research, led from Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding – and are therefore at greater risk of iron deficiency – can be identified using a simple questionnaire.

17 Dec 2025

Research reveals how the gut microbiome supports successful pregnancy

Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother's immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregnancy, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

17 Dec 2025

Strong heart health lowers long-term death risk in cancer survivors

Higher Life’s Simple 7 cardiovascular health scores were associated with lower long-term all-cause and cancer mortality in cancer survivors from a large Italian cohort. Inflammation, resting heart rate, and vitamin D statistically explained a substantial share of these associations, supporting shared cardiometabolic pathways across cancer and cardiovascular disease.

17 Dec 2025

Intermittent fasting edges daily calorie cuts for blood pressure and long-term cardiovascular risk estimates

In a real-world registry study of adults with overweight or obesity, 5:2 intermittent fasting and daily calorie restriction both improved blood pressure over 12 weeks. Intermittent fasting produced modestly greater reductions in systolic and pulse pressure and a larger drop in BMI-based 30-year cardiovascular risk scores, without superior lipid or glycaemic effects.

17 Dec 2025

Plant-based omega-3s work better than expected in a year-long diet study

A year-long, diet-controlled intervention shows that flaxseed oil–derived alpha-linolenic acid significantly increases erythrocyte EPA, DPA, and DHA across omnivorous, vegetarian, and vegan diets. The magnitude of improvement is driven mainly by baseline omega-3 status, while absolute EPA and DHA levels in vegans remain lower than in omnivores.

17 Dec 2025