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.

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

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

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

What is the TLC Diet?

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

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How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Natural Protein Sources

What is Clean Eating?

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Military Diet: Health Risks

What is a DNA Diet?

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

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

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

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

Nutraceutical Regulation

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Diabetic Diet

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Calorie and Macro Counting

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

What are Nutraceuticals?

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Fast 5:2 Diet

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

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

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Mediterranean Diet

Sources of Dietary Fiber

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

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

What is the Military Diet?

Ginger: Health Benefits

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

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

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

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

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Papaya: Health Benefits

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

FODMAP Research

What is Personalized Nutrition?

What is the Viking Diet?

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Food Intolerance

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

High Protein Diet

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

What to Eat on the Military Diet

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

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

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Causes of Food Intolerance

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

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

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

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

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Food Allergies Explained

Organic Food Health Benefits

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Nutraceutical Industry

What is the BRAT Diet?

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

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

Lung tumors hack the nervous system to cause severe cachexia

Cachexia is a condition in which patients affected by cancer or other chronic diseases become sick and lose weight.

9 Jul 2026

BW Fusion enhances consistency for ag-tech R&D with INTEGRA Biosciences’ liquid handling tools

INTEGRA Biosciences' ASSIST PLUS and VOYAGER pipette revolutionize BW Fusion's R&D, boosting throughput and reliability in agricultural biotech processes.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 9 Jul 2026

Nine gut bacteria linked to future type 2 diabetes risk

Research identifies specific gut microbes associated with future type 2 diabetes risk, emphasizing the impact of dietary fiber on microbiome health.

9 Jul 2026

Maternal diet may subtly shape breast milk immune signals

Research indicates that maternal dietary patterns can subtly affect the immune composition of breast milk, with implications for infant immune development.

9 Jul 2026

Gut-friendly diet linked to lower mortality risk in coronary heart disease

Using NHANES 2005-2018 data, researchers found that adults with coronary heart disease who had higher Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota scores had lower all-cause mortality risk. The association was nonlinear, strongest when scores reached 5 or higher, and remained observational rather than causal.

9 Jul 2026

New Italian data show extreme longevity is spreading beyond the blue zones

A nationwide ecological analysis of Italian regions found that aging and extreme longevity indicators rose steadily from 1982 to 2025, with northern and central regions generally leading. Regional patterns linked higher longevity indices to lower diabetes and cerebrovascular mortality and healthier contemporary nutrition profiles, while Cilento emerged as a notable southern hotspot.

9 Jul 2026

Study finds growing burden of diabetes-related chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, largely silent, and serious. Most people who have the condition do not realize they have it, while it sharply raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and early death.

8 Jul 2026

LEAP2 hormone may predict anorexia nervosa relapse risk

People with anorexia nervosa have unusually high levels of a hormone called LEAP2 in their blood when they are in the acute phase of the disorder, according to research presented today (Thursday) at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026.

8 Jul 2026

New consensus outlines best practices for obesity medications

Obesity and dietitian societies have joined forces to issue a new consensus statement on recommendations surrounding use of obesity drugs for weight loss treatment.

8 Jul 2026

Socioeconomic status brings unequal metabolic disease reductions across racial, ethnic groups

Higher socioeconomic status is not associated with equal reductions in rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity across all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a new study published July 8, 2026, in the open access journal PLOS One by Sara Cromer of Harvard Medical School, USA, and colleagues.

8 Jul 2026

Trial shows potential benefit of ketogenic diet for treating psychotic disorders

Published today in Schizophrenia Bulletin, a first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial (RCT) from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), adds to growing literature on the potential benefit of a ketogenic diet for treating psychotic disorders.

8 Jul 2026

New study identifies shared risk factors for breast cancer and atrial fibrillation

Alcohol use and smoking were linked to breast cancer and atrial fibrillation/flutter in women ages 55 years and older in multiple regions of the world, according to new, independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

8 Jul 2026

Yogurt, prebiotics, and probiotics link to lower colorectal cancer odds in U.S. adults

A national NHANES analysis of 9,405 U.S. adults aged 50 and older found that any yogurt, prebiotic, or probiotic consumption was associated with about 50% lower odds of self-reported colorectal cancer. Because the study was cross-sectional, it cannot prove causation but supports further research into microbiota-targeted dietary strategies.

8 Jul 2026

Early menopause remains common among women in low and middle income countries

Early menopause affects 1 in 14 women aged 30 to 49 living in low and middle income countries, finds a pooled data analysis of its prevalence in 44 nations published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

7 Jul 2026

Updated ABCs framework gives clinicians a clearer path to prevent heart disease

A 2026 State-of-the-Art review updates the ABCs of cardiovascular disease prevention to help clinicians apply contemporary risk assessment, lifestyle, pharmacologic, and cardiometabolic strategies in routine care. The framework emphasizes PREVENT™ risk equations, Life’s Essential 8, CKM syndrome, obesity care, lipid lowering, blood pressure control, healthy aging, heart failure prevention, and atrial fibrillation management.

7 Jul 2026

Gut microbiome changes can signal future type 2 diabetes risk

The presence of certain bacteria in the gut microbiota, and fluctuations in a person's metabolism, can be seen in people who go on to develop type 2 diabetes years later.

7 Jul 2026

Sustainable oyster meat extract may reduce human intestinal inflammation

Ongoing research provides evidence that readily-available and sustainable oyster meat extract may have powerful anti-inflammatory effects on human intestinal cells.

7 Jul 2026

U.S. obesity rates rose sharply between 1999 and 2023

Obesity rates among U.S. adults and children rose sharply in recent years and by 2023, 40% of adults and 20% of youth met the criteria for obesity, according to new, independent research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

7 Jul 2026

Blood markers reveal metabolic impact of ultra-processed food consumption

Consumption of ultra-processed food (UPF) results in a distinct metabolic 'signature' in the blood, associated with potentially adverse health conditions, a new study by an international team of researchers finds.

6 Jul 2026