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 Happens to the Body When we Diet?

The body starts to respond to healthy dietary changes as soon as they are made. This can be advantageous, because a diet can then eventually reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, as well as improve a person’s overall sense of well-being.

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Dutch dietary guidelines could dramatically cut chronic disease rates by 2050

Dutch dietary guidelines could dramatically cut chronic disease rates by 2050

Wealth inequality drives higher US mortality compared to Europe

Wealth inequality drives higher US mortality compared to Europe

Genetic research offers hope for children with rare intestinal disorders

Genetic research offers hope for children with rare intestinal disorders

New research underscores the importance of broader health benefits in obesity care

New research underscores the importance of broader health benefits in obesity care

Study reveals hidden cardiovascular risks in real-world low-carb diets

Study reveals hidden cardiovascular risks in real-world low-carb diets

Vegetarian diets may hinder healthy aging—unless diet quality is high

Vegetarian diets may hinder healthy aging—unless diet quality is high

High-fat diet linked to increased breast cancer metastasis risk

High-fat diet linked to increased breast cancer metastasis risk

Debunking weight loss plateaus: Science says you don’t have to lose to win

Debunking weight loss plateaus: Science says you don’t have to lose to win

Cedars-Sinai study investigates diet's role in treating gut disorders

Cedars-Sinai study investigates diet's role in treating gut disorders

Common medicines contain hidden gluten and soy, study finds

Common medicines contain hidden gluten and soy, study finds

Only 13% of French adults have optimal heart health—here’s what’s driving the gap

Only 13% of French adults have optimal heart health—here’s what’s driving the gap

Study links linoleic acid to triple-negative breast cancer growth

Study links linoleic acid to triple-negative breast cancer growth

Do lifetime body weight patterns affect kidney cancer risk?

Do lifetime body weight patterns affect kidney cancer risk?

Vitamin D monitoring during pregnancy and postpartum

Vitamin D monitoring during pregnancy and postpartum

Study: Mental health providers often miss bulimia diagnosis

Study: Mental health providers often miss bulimia diagnosis

Study reveals most plant-based milks don’t meet toddlers’ nutrient needs

Study reveals most plant-based milks don’t meet toddlers’ nutrient needs

Artificial intelligence tool predicts virus outbreak hotspots

Artificial intelligence tool predicts virus outbreak hotspots

Can natural supplements backfire? Review explains how and why

Can natural supplements backfire? Review explains how and why

New trial shows oral semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events in diabetes patients

New trial shows oral semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events in diabetes patients

Not all Chinese food is equal: study ranks cuisines by inflammatory potential

Not all Chinese food is equal: study ranks cuisines by inflammatory potential

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