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.

Ginger: Health Benefits

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

What is the BRAT Diet?

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Health Benefits of Quinoa

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

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

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What are Nutraceuticals?

What to Eat on the Military Diet

Fast 5:2 Diet

Food Intolerance

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

FODMAP Research

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

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

What is Clean Eating?

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

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

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

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

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

What is the TLC Diet?

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Papaya: Health Benefits

Organic Food Health Benefits

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

What is Personalized Nutrition?

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Calorie and Macro Counting

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Nutraceutical Regulation

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Causes of Food Intolerance

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

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

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Natural Protein Sources

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Military Diet: Health Risks

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Mediterranean Diet

What is a DNA Diet?

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

Sources of Dietary Fiber

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Food Allergies Explained

What is the Viking Diet?

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

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

Diabetic Diet

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

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

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

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

What is the Military Diet?

High Protein Diet

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Nutraceutical Industry

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Ketogenic diet may increase small intestine cancer risk in mice

A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, also called a ketogenic diet, can help some people lose weight by forcing their bodies to burn fat for fuel instead of sugar.

15 Jul 2026

Study sheds light on the prognostic value of blood test for predicting cognitive impairment risk

A blood test for the biomarker phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) recently received federal clearance, but questions have emerged around the extent to which such tests can accurately predict whether a cognitively healthy individual will go on to develop cognitive impairment-a key symptom of Alzheimer's disease.

15 Jul 2026

New project documents vanishing heritage diets for future health benefits

The world's 'heritage' diets could hold vital clues to better health. Writing in Nature Medicine, researchers from 12 countries have launched the World Diet Initiative, a global effort to document and study these diets before this knowledge is lost.

15 Jul 2026

Study links gut microbes to stronger cancer immunotherapy responses

A new study from a team including University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers is the first to show metabolites produced by certain bacteria in the gut can positively impact the body's immune response to cancer.

14 Jul 2026

Experts urge Mexico to integrate liver disease into chronic care

Liver disease may affect close to half of adults in Mexico, yet the country tracks it far less closely than the diabetes and obesity to which it is linked, according to a new paper by Jeffrey Lazarus, professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Professor (CUNY SPH), and colleagues, and released to coincide with the International Congress on Obesity taking place in Mexico City this week.

14 Jul 2026

Fear of new foods may affect more than dietary variety

Higher food neophobia was associated with poorer self-reported physical and mental health among 4,537 adults in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The relationship remained after accounting for age, gender, education, and country, although the cross-sectional study could not establish causation.

14 Jul 2026

New report highlights top ten brain health breakthroughs for clinicians

"Understanding Breakthroughs in Brain Health: Top 10 Articles of 2025" - the latest "Top 10" report in the Gerontological Society of America's Insights & Implications in Gerontology series - presents a curated collection of the year's most impactful research on cognitive decline, dementia detection, and brain health across the lifespan, with a focus on actionable insights for primary care providers.

14 Jul 2026

Study tracks school readiness and academic performance in preterm children

More than half of children (57 per cent) born before 32 weeks were not ready for school at five years of age, including in areas such as communication and language, and physical and emotional development.

14 Jul 2026

Researchers propose simple finger prick test to track metabolic health

Researchers writing in Frontiers in Science propose using simple tests to track metabolic health in non-communicable diseases, which cause three in four deaths worldwide.

14 Jul 2026

Unreliable datasets are shaping clinical prediction models

This research assesses data provenance in widely used health datasets, revealing flaws that could undermine clinical prediction models and patient care.

14 Jul 2026

Sleep patterns influence eating habits and metabolic health

Whether you are an early bird or a night owl, your sleep patterns can tell a lot about a person's eating habits and subsequently the potential health risks.

13 Jul 2026

New trial helps reshape the future of recovery research for critically ill patients

A new national clinical trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is helping reshape the future of recovery research for critically ill patients, providing important new evidence about how rehabilitation and nutrition interventions should be delivered during severe illness and informing the next generation of research to improve ICU survivors' outcomes.

13 Jul 2026

Smelling dark chocolate before training may improve workout performance

Chocolate odors influence resistance exercise performance in fasted men, highlighting the potential of sensory cues to enhance training and appetite control.

13 Jul 2026

Gut microbiota may shape eating behavior and guide new obesity treatments

The review shows how gut microbiota may influence appetite, food reward, inflammation, and energy balance through the gut-brain axis. Microbiota-targeted approaches could support future treatments for obesity and eating disorders, but clinical evidence remains limited.

12 Jul 2026

Cold-exposed mothers pass metabolic protection to male rat offspring through milk

Maternal cold exposure during early pregnancy improved glucose control and reduced liver fat in male rat offspring, with benefits persisting into late adulthood. The findings implicate a breast milk LCA, gut microbiota, and Th17 immune pathway, while human cohort data showed an observational link between winter conception and lower MASLD risk.

12 Jul 2026

Genetic risk knowledge alone fails to curb obesity, study shows

Does informing people about their genetic risk of obesity help them change their habits and lose excess weight? A study, published in the journal Obesity Reviews by scientists including researchers from SWPS University, shows that knowledge about one's genes alone is not enough.

11 Jul 2026

Study links oxalate to systemic inflammation and heart damage

Oxalic acid might do more than just contribute to the formation of kidney stones — it may also be an underappreciated driver of inflammation and heart damage in people with impaired kidney function.

11 Jul 2026

Semaglutide outperforms other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss in psychiatric populations

A network meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials found that once-weekly semaglutide showed the largest estimated weight-loss effect among GLP-1 receptor agonists tested in adults with mental illness and obesity or related metabolic risk. The authors cautioned that the findings remain preliminary because the evidence base was small, heterogeneous, and largely indirect.

9 Jul 2026

Tufts study shows global intake of healthy plant-based foods remains low among youth

Healthy plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes are the foundation of a healthy diet for anyone, no matter how old they are.

9 Jul 2026

Yeast food supplement helps immune cells fight cancer more effectively

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD) have shown for the first time that a food supplement made from yeast helps the body to make stronger immune cells that can fight cancer.

9 Jul 2026