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.

Dehydrated Foods: Nutrition Facts, Health Benefits, and Safety Risks

Dehydrated foods extend shelf life and improve storage stability by reducing water activity, while modern drying technologies help preserve nutrients, texture, and bioactive compounds more effectively than traditional methods. Careful control of drying conditions, packaging, and storage is essential to minimize nutrient loss, microbial risks, and quality deterioration in dehydrated fruits, vegetables, meats, and ready-to-eat foods.

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

What is the BRAT Diet?

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Calorie and Macro Counting

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

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

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

FODMAP Research

Organic Food Health Benefits

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

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How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Food Allergies Explained

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

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

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Natural Protein Sources

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

What is Clean Eating?

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

What is the Nordic Diet? Foods, Benefits, and Meal Plan Guide

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

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Mediterranean Diet

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Diabetic Diet

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Military Diet: Health Risks

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

What are Nutraceuticals?

Sources of Dietary Fiber

High Protein Diet

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

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Food Intolerance

What is a DNA Diet?

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

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Papaya: Health Benefits

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

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Fast 5:2 Diet

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Nutraceutical Industry

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

What is the Viking Diet?

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

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

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

What to Eat on the Military Diet

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

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

What is the TLC Diet?

Causes of Food Intolerance

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

What is the Military Diet?

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Nutraceutical Regulation

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

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

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Ginger: Health Benefits

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Fruit fly gut cells track hunger using internal cell viscosity

Researchers led by Sa Kan Yoo at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have discovered that the natural turnover of gut cells in the fruit fly depends on how much food the flies get, rather than any specific nutrient.

7 Aug 2026

Low-fat vegan diet helps people lose weight without cutting back on food

A low-fat vegan diet lowers the energy density of the foods people eat by roughly 30%, allowing them to eat satisfying amounts of food while taking in fewer calories and losing weight-without deliberately restricting calories-according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

7 Aug 2026

New research highlights carbohydrate role in early human brain development

Fruit, honey and other naturally sweet foods may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, according to new research from the University of Sydney and the University of Glasgow.

7 Aug 2026

Genetic analysis of 1 million people points to FNIP1 as a promising metabolic target

Mega-scale exome sequencing of 1,032,116 people identified 59 independent genes linked to the TG:HDL ratio, including 44 rare-coding associations not detected in the previous largest analysis. Ultra-rare FNIP1 loss-of-function variants were associated with favorable fat distribution, lower liver fat and glycemia, and around 60% lower odds of a composite cardiometabolic disease outcome.

7 Aug 2026

D-serine promotes gastric cancer growth by suppressing tumor immunity

Researchers from Keio University have found that D-serine increases the growth of gastric cancer by creating an immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory tumor microenvironment.

6 Aug 2026

Nighttime light linked to conflicting signs of biological aging

Higher residential nighttime light exposure was associated with contrasting biological aging patterns in nearly 300,000 UK Biobank participants, depending on the aging algorithm used. PhenoAge and homeostatic dysregulation suggested a potentially adverse aging pattern, while KDM-BA showed the opposite association, underscoring uncertainty about how nighttime light relates to biological aging.

6 Aug 2026

Parenting stress influences children's screen habits, study finds

Researchers at FIU have a message for parents: If screen time is part of getting through a stressful day, find a way to make it count. The goal should be to focus less on quantity and more on quality.

6 Aug 2026

Swiss flagship project harnesses AI and sensors for diabetes prevention

Type 2 diabetes generates high healthcare costs in Switzerland and causes significant suffering for those affected.

6 Aug 2026

First-trimester protein intake linked to lower odds of small-for-gestational-age birth

A secondary analysis of 7,067 nulliparous participants found that first-trimester protein intake of 0.8 to less than 1.1 g/kg/day was associated with 22% lower adjusted odds of delivering an SGA infant than intake of at least 1.1 g/kg/day. The association was exploratory, with no dose-response pattern and no confirmation in sensitivity analyses.

6 Aug 2026

ACLM launches first lifestyle medicine evidence repository for healthcare professionals

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has launched the Lifestyle Medicine Evidence Repository, the first centralized, curated collection of scientific research focused specifically on lifestyle medicine interventions.

5 Aug 2026

Biofortified millet improves toddler gut health without adverse effects

Toddlers who ate iron- and zinc-biofortified pearl millet for nine months did not experience adverse effects typically associated with increased iron intake and developed gut microbiomes with distinct and potentially beneficial changes, according to a new study led by researchers at Cornell University's Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health.

5 Aug 2026

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to elevated risk of psychiatric disorders

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a significantly higher risk of psychiatric disorders starting two to three years before diagnosis and lasting up to a decade after, according to a nationwide study to be published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

5 Aug 2026

Mouse study shows how liraglutide briefly rewires gut bacterial communities

Researchers treated male high-fat-fed mice with liraglutide for 14 days, then tracked fecal bacterial communities after a 7-day washout using 16S rRNA sequencing. Liraglutide shifted the microbiome toward Lactobacillus- and Leptogranulimonas-related taxa while reducing several fermentative taxa, but most changes moved back toward baseline after treatment stopped.

4 Aug 2026

NIH funds smartphone platform to improve driving safety for teens

Dr. Jeffrey Keller, Hibernia National Bank/Edward G. Schleider Endowed Chair at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Sara Seifert, president of Minnesota HealthSolutions, have received a new National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to develop an innovative digital health platform that will help parents support teenagers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as they learn to drive.

4 Aug 2026