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.

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

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

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Food Intolerance

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

What is Clean Eating?

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

What to Eat on the Military Diet

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

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Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Diabetic Diet

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

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

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

What are Nutraceuticals?

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

What is the 5:2 Diet?

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Causes of Food Intolerance

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

What is the BRAT Diet?

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

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

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Food Allergies Explained

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

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

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

What is the Viking Diet?

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

What is a DNA Diet?

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Papaya: Health Benefits

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Organic Food Health Benefits

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Military Diet: Health Risks

Ginger: Health Benefits

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Fast 5:2 Diet

Nutraceutical Industry

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

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

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Natural Protein Sources

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Sources of Dietary Fiber

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Calorie and Macro Counting

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

What is the TLC Diet?

Mediterranean Diet

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

What is the Military Diet?

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

High Protein Diet

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

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

FODMAP Research

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Nutraceutical Regulation

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

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

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Using a prebiotic after traumatic brain injury may help reduce impulsive behavior

Using a prebiotic to influence bacterial activity in the gut after a traumatic brain injury may help reduce impulsive behavior, one of the common symptoms to follow a moderate blow to the head, a new study in rats suggests.

25 Nov 2025

Ultra-processed foods linked to rise in prediabetes risk

The study reveals that ultra-processed foods heighten prediabetes risk in young adults with obesity history, stressing the importance of healthy eating habits.

25 Nov 2025

Study links higher glycemic index diets with increased lung cancer risk

In this study, researchers examined whether people who follow higher-GI or higher-GL diets have different risks of developing lung cancer.

24 Nov 2025

Study reveals metabolic benefits of reducing ultra-processed foods in older adults

A controlled feeding study out of South Dakota State University shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories, lost weight and abdominal fat, and showed improvements in insulin, nutrient-sensing hormones, and inflammation.

24 Nov 2025

Researchers launch phase 2 trial to test swallowing therapy for people with early Parkinson's

Swallowing difficulties, or dysphagia, affect up to 80% of people with Parkinson's disease and can lead to serious complications, including malnutrition, aspiration and reduced quality of life.

24 Nov 2025

Culturally tailored intervention helps reduce interdialytic weight gain in kidney failure care

The intervention, called Navigate-Kidney, utilizes community health workers (CHWs) to help patients undergoing hemodialysis understand and work through challenges that come with treatment, including socioeconomic factors, particularly food insecurity as well as lack of culturally responsive care, and disparities in access to health insurance and health care.

24 Nov 2025

Global study reveals growing use of integrative therapies in cancer care

Around the world, doctors, nurses and pharmacists are turning to evidence-based integrative approaches such as acupuncture, yoga, exercise, massage and nutrition counseling to help people with cancer manage the harsh side effects of treatment.

24 Nov 2025

Ultra-processed foods make up one-fifth of Italian calories - here’s who's most affected

Italian researchers found that ultra-processed foods make up about 20 percent of daily calories in adults, with younger, single, and Northern residents consuming the most. Higher adherence to the Mediterranean Diet was strongly linked to lower UPF intake across all sociodemographic groups.

24 Nov 2025

Can diet calm early memory problems? Anti-inflammatory Mediterranean eating shows promise

Older women who follow a strongly anti-inflammatory Mediterranean diet report far fewer subjective memory complaints than those who do not. The AnMED pattern outperforms both traditional Mediterranean and MIND diets, showing a clear advantage for protecting early cognitive symptoms.

24 Nov 2025

Vegan diet with unhealthy plant foods promotes greater weight loss than Mediterranean diet

Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods-including those defined as "unhealthy" by the plant-based diet index-leading to greater weight loss than the Mediterranean diet, finds a new analysis by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in Frontiers in Nutrition.

24 Nov 2025

Researchers uncover a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered a new way to understand how children fare after liver transplantation: by focusing not on medical test results, but on how differently parents and children perceive the child's well-being.

24 Nov 2025

Does coffee truly boost memory and focus or is it all hype?

Coffee’s bioactive compounds, especially caffeine, show potential cognitive, neuroprotective, and neuroplasticity benefits across animal and human studies. However, most findings are observational, mechanisms remain uncertain, and optimal intake is still unclear.

23 Nov 2025

Combined healthy eating and exercise linked to greater reductions in visceral fat

Improving diet and increasing physical activity levels together may be more effective at preventing weight gain – particularly harmful fat inside the abdomen – than just changing one of these behaviours, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests.

21 Nov 2025

Diet swap alters breast milk composition within six days

Swapping beef for a plant-based meat substitute changed breast milk composition in just six days - even when the rest of the diet was made up of whole, unprocessed foods - according to a first-of-its-kind study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.

21 Nov 2025

CRISPR-edited fungus boosts protein production and cuts environmental impact

In a new study publishing November 19 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers used a gene-editing technology called CRISPR to increase a fungus's production efficiency and cut its production-related environmental impact by as much as 61%-all without adding any foreign DNA.

21 Nov 2025

Ultraprocessed diets affect teens and young adults differently

A study reveals that adolescents consume more calories on ultraprocessed diets, highlighting a critical vulnerability in modern food environments.

21 Nov 2025

Eating lean beef as part of MED diet could improve gut diversity

Incorporating lean beef into a Mediterranean diet reduces TMAO levels and improves gut health, highlighting the importance of dietary patterns for wellness.

21 Nov 2025

Oral GLP-1 pill shows strong weight loss and blood sugar benefits in adults with diabetes

A new oral GLP-1 medication can help adults with obesity and Type 2 diabetes lose more weight and improve their blood sugar levels compared to a placebo, according to findings from the ATTAIN-2 trial led by a UTHealth Houston researcher.

20 Nov 2025

Researchers identify the key habits that help adults eat more slowly

Eating slowly and chewing well in Japanese adults were strongly associated with savoring food and avoiding eating with a full mouth, with oral health playing an important supporting role. These behaviours varied across age and gender groups, highlighting cultural eating practices and dental factors that shape how people eat across adulthood.

20 Nov 2025

Global experts call for urgent action to curb rising ultra-processed food consumption

Food companies are driving a global rise in ultra-processed food consumption that is damaging our health, and also preventing government action that could limit its harm, an international study reveals.

20 Nov 2025