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.

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

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Military Diet: Health Risks

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

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

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

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Fast 5:2 Diet

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

Nutraceutical Regulation

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

What is the TLC Diet?

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Nutraceutical Industry

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

What is the Viking Diet?

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Food Allergies Explained

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Causes of Food Intolerance

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Natural Protein Sources

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

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

Papaya: Health Benefits

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

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

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Ginger: Health Benefits

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Sources of Dietary Fiber

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

What is a DNA Diet?

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

What are Nutraceuticals?

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

What to Eat on the Military Diet

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Food Intolerance

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

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

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

What is Personalized Nutrition?

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

FODMAP Research

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

What is Clean Eating?

High Protein Diet

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Diabetic Diet

Organic Food Health Benefits

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

What is the BRAT Diet?

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

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Mediterranean Diet

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

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

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Calorie and Macro Counting

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

What is the Military Diet?

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

People judge weight loss more harshly when GLP-1 drugs are involved, study finds

In four pre-registered studies across Belgium, the US, and the UK, people judged anti-obesity medication users as putting in less effort and, in turn, viewed them as less moral, competent, warm, and deserving than non-users. The findings suggest that effort moralization may help drive stigma around GLP-1-based weight-loss treatment, even when medication is used alongside diet and exercise.

23 Apr 2026

Study identifies new genetic pathways driving cardiometabolic disease risk

A study published today in PLOS Medicine has identified two new genetic pathways that contribute to cardiometabolic disease, which includes heart disease, obesity and diabetes.

23 Apr 2026

Real-time CGM transforms blood glucose management in type 2 diabetes

A major clinical trial has found that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) significantly improves blood glucose management in adults living with type 2 diabetes who are treated with basal insulin.

23 Apr 2026

People who eat together report better wellbeing in global study

A global Scientific Reports study found that people who share more meals with others tend to report better wellbeing, with links to life evaluation and emotional states that are comparable in explanatory power to some major socioeconomic indicators. In US data, dining alone has risen sharply since 2003, and adults who ate all meals alone reported lower life ratings and less favorable daily emotions.

23 Apr 2026

Vitamin D may prevent diabetes in people with certain genes

More than two in five U.S. adults has prediabetes, a condition marked by higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that often leads to type 2 diabetes.

23 Apr 2026

Microplastics in the liver may drive global liver disease rates

There is considerable evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics are present in the livers of humans, and wild animal populations on land and in the ocean.

23 Apr 2026

Late-night eating may amplify the effects of stress on gut health

It's well known that chronic stress can disrupt bowel function, sending people running to the bathroom or making them constipated.

23 Apr 2026

Legume and soy consumption may improve COPD symptoms

Consuming legumes and soy-based foods may help improve symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing inflammation and irritation, according to a new study in the March 2026 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, open access journal.

23 Apr 2026

Why social supermarkets are gaining attention in the fight against food insecurity

This scoping review found that social supermarkets can offer a more dignified, choice-based way to access lower-cost food while also helping divert some surplus food from waste. However, the evidence suggests they work best as a complement to existing food support, not as a solution to the underlying causes of food insecurity or overproduction across the food system.

22 Apr 2026

Study links common herbicide to rising early-onset colorectal cancer risk

Researchers used DNA methylation-based “epigenetic fingerprints” as proxies for lifelong exposome-related patterns and found that early-onset colorectal cancer was associated with lower Mediterranean diet adherence, lower education, smoking-related signatures, and higher picloram-related exposure signals. They then supported the picloram association in nine independent cohorts and with 21 years of US county-level pesticide-use data, while noting that the findings show association rather than proof of causation.

22 Apr 2026

Low-plastic diets cut plastic-linked chemicals in urine within 7 days, study finds

A Nature Medicine study found that healthy Australian adults were widely exposed to plastic-associated chemicals, with processed, packaged, and canned foods emerging as important modifiable contributors to urinary phthalate and bisphenol levels. In a 7-day pilot randomized trial, low-plastic food interventions reduced several urinary plastic-associated chemicals without lowering daily energy intake.

22 Apr 2026

Gut microbiome characteristics predict treatment response in IBS-D patients

In a new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the low FODMAP diet and the antibiotic rifaximin provided similar and significant relief for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D).

22 Apr 2026

Prediabetes leaves lasting fat tissue changes after bariatric surgery

Prediabetes may leave a lasting molecular "footprint" on adipose (fat) tissue which appears to make maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery more difficult, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May).

22 Apr 2026

Gut microbiome clues may help spot Parkinson’s disease in its earliest phase

Researchers found that a Parkinson’s disease-related gut microbiome pattern appears not only in people with diagnosed Parkinson’s, but also in some non-manifesting GBA1 variant carriers and a subset of healthy individuals. The findings suggest that gut microbiome changes may help flag people who are closer to Parkinson’s disease development, although longitudinal studies are still needed to confirm predictive value.

21 Apr 2026

Injectable immunotherapy shrinks precancerous oral lesions in clinical trial

Injecting nivolumab (Opdivo) directly into precancerous oral lesions led to reduction in lesion size and allowed some patients to avoid surgery, according to research from a phase I clinical trial presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026, held April 17-22.

21 Apr 2026