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.

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

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

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Mediterranean Diet

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

What is the BRAT Diet?

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

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FODMAP Research

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

What is the TLC Diet?

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Organic Food Health Benefits

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

What is Clean Eating?

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

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

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

What is the Military Diet?

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

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

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

What are Nutraceuticals?

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

What is a DNA Diet?

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

What to Eat on the Military Diet

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

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Diabetic Diet

Calorie and Macro Counting

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

High Protein Diet

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Nutraceutical Industry

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Ginger: Health Benefits

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

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

What is the Viking Diet?

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

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

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Sources of Dietary Fiber

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Nutraceutical Regulation

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Fast 5:2 Diet

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Natural Protein Sources

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Causes of Food Intolerance

Food Intolerance

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Food Allergies Explained

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Military Diet: Health Risks

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Papaya: Health Benefits

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Dietary restriction reprograms cancer-fighting immune cells to enhance anti-tumour immunity

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators.

9 Dec 2025

Online reference library provides a more accurate picture of drug exposure

Doctors and researchers try to understand what medications a person has taken by asking patients directly or by looking at medical records. But this information is often incomplete.

9 Dec 2025

Routine blood test may flag hidden osteoporosis risk, study finds

A large hospital-based cross-sectional study examined whether routinely measured serum alkaline phosphatase can indicate osteoporosis risk in adults undergoing health checks. Higher ALP levels, even within the normal range, were associated with greater osteoporosis likelihood, particularly in younger, female, and metabolically healthy individuals.

9 Dec 2025

Supportive marriages may shape appetite control through oxytocin and the brain–gut axis

Supportive marital relationships are associated with lower BMI, fewer food addiction symptoms, higher oxytocin, stronger frontal brain responses to food cues, and favorable gut tryptophan metabolites. These coordinated social, neural, hormonal, and gut pathways suggest a plausible biological link between emotional support and healthier eating regulation.

8 Dec 2025

Poor dietary iron weakens lung memory T cells after flu infection

Dietary iron deficiency in mice alters lung T cell activation during influenza infection and leads to memory T cells that are present in normal or increased numbers but have impaired antiviral cytokine responses. These functional deficits are most pronounced in lung CD8-positive memory T cells and persist even under optimal recall conditions.

8 Dec 2025

Insufficient sleep may decrease life expectancy

A good night's sleep is more than a luxury: New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that insufficient sleep may shorten your life.

8 Dec 2025

Researchers discover a surprising ally in the fight against insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

An international research team led by Professor Marc-Emmanuel Dumas at Imperial College London & CNRS together with Prof. Patrice Cani (Imperial & University of Louvain, UCLouvain), Dr. Dominique Gauguier (Imperial & INSERM, Paris) and Prof. Peter Liu (University of Ottawa Heart Institute) has uncovered a surprising ally in the fight against insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes: a microbial metabolite called trimethylamine (TMA).

8 Dec 2025

High temperatures and heat waves may lead to delays in early childhood development

Climate change-including high temperatures and heat waves-has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to delays in early childhood development.

8 Dec 2025

Virtual diet and exercise program shows promise in reducing lymphoma treatment side effects

Patients undergoing treatment for lymphoma often experience adverse side effects that can be so severe that they stop or slow treatment.

7 Dec 2025

Kiwifruit intake boosts vitamin C in skin and supports dermal structure

Study shows that increasing dietary vitamin C intake with kiwifruit raises vitamin C levels in both the dermis and epidermis through active transport from the bloodstream. Higher skin vitamin C levels were associated with increased skin density and epidermal cell proliferation, but not with improved UV protection or measurable increases in new collagen markers.

7 Dec 2025

Early exposure to fat-related food smells increases lifelong obesity risk

Early exposure to fat-related food odors during development alters central sensory processing and metabolic regulation, independently of maternal obesity or nutrient intake. These sensory cues program long-term susceptibility to obesity, impaired thermogenesis, and altered brain responses to dietary fat in adulthood.

7 Dec 2025

Health savings accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums

With the tax-free money in a health savings account, a person can pay for eyeglasses or medical exams, as well as a $1,700 baby bassinet or a $300 online parenting workshop.

5 Dec 2025

Emotional support in marriage associated with lower BMI and fewer food cravings

Strong social relationships, particularly high-quality marriages, may help protect against obesity by influencing a complex communication system between the brain and gut, according to new research by UCLA Health.

4 Dec 2025

Why soybean oil may fuel weight gain

Researchers investigate how soybean oil may disrupt fat metabolism to potentially increase the risk of obesity.

4 Dec 2025

Where you live affects your weight more than you think

Findings reveal a strong link between location and Body Mass Index, emphasizing the need for policies addressing food environments and health disparities.

4 Dec 2025

Preloading Instacart online grocery carts with healthy ingredients could help improve the diets of families

University at Buffalo researchers have shown that preloading Instacart online grocery carts with healthy ingredients could be a useful tool for improving the diets of families with young kids at risk for obesity.

4 Dec 2025

Understanding how adult brains adapt to challenge and change

In a revelatory Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, Dr. Paul Lucassen, full professor at the University of Amsterdam and leader of the Brain Plasticity group, shares his scientific journey that helped transform our understanding of how adult brains adapt to challenge and change.

4 Dec 2025