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.

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Food Allergies Explained

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

What is a DNA Diet?

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

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Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Causes of Food Intolerance

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Papaya: Health Benefits

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Nutraceutical Regulation

Calorie and Macro Counting

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Fast 5:2 Diet

What is the Military Diet?

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Diabetic Diet

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

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

What is the BRAT Diet?

What is Clean Eating?

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

High Protein Diet

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Ginger: Health Benefits

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

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

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

What is the Viking Diet?

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

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

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

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Sources of Dietary Fiber

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

What are Nutraceuticals?

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

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

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Mediterranean Diet

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Natural Protein Sources

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

What is the TLC Diet?

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Military Diet: Health Risks

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

FODMAP Research

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Food Intolerance

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

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

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

What to Eat on the Military Diet

Organic Food Health Benefits

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

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

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Nutraceutical Industry

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Colorful japonica rice varieties show unique health-promoting lipids

Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains.

27 Feb 2026

Greater food variety at buffets may lead to overeating

At Super Bowl parties, weddings, Independence Day cookouts and Thanksgiving dinners, people celebrate with large spreads of food.

27 Feb 2026

Polystyrene nanoplastics influence Salmonella survival and antibiotic resistance

Plastic products are ubiquitous in our food supply chain, shedding microplastics into every part of the human ecosystem.

27 Feb 2026

To avoid care disruptions, know when the clock runs out on your prior authorization

A woman with multiple sclerosis wanted to be able to walk up the stairs at home without losing her balance.

27 Feb 2026

Can peanut butter improve mobility after 65?

Research indicates that peanut butter can enhance muscle power in older adults, but its impact on overall physical function and gait speed is limited.

27 Feb 2026

Building an affordable toolkit for healthy aging

As people age, they experience a gradual decline in intrinsic capacity (IC), the combined physical and mental abilities that support independence and health. The World Health Organization recognizes IC as a central indicator of resilience in aging, yet no affordable, validated tool exists to measure it.

27 Feb 2026

Transforming modern dentistry with AI tools

When Hend Alqaderiwas studying how saliva could predict the risk of diabetes or the severity of a coronavirus infection, she collected a lot of saliva samples-thousands, measuring hundreds of bacteria samples for each patient.

26 Feb 2026

Middle-aged men most vulnerable to aging effects of new PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – 'forever chemicals' in common parlance – are a class of thousands of synthetic chemicals often used in non-stick coatings, water-resistant fabrics, fire-fighting foams, food packages, cleaning products, and plastics.

26 Feb 2026

Fiber intake may reduce heart disease risk in night shift workers

Research shows higher fiber consumption may lower coronary heart disease risk in night shift workers, suggesting dietary adjustments for better health.

26 Feb 2026

Identifying the core catalyst for muscle energy production

Researchers have investigated the role of a certain enzyme in regulating energy in muscle and exercise performance for decades, but a new study by Virginia Tech scientists has identified more precisely than ever how this mechanism works.

26 Feb 2026

Ketogenic diet alters brain signaling to reduce epileptic seizures

A ketogenic diet - one that is high in fat and extremely low in carbohydrates - has been known for decades to reduce seizures in some epilepsy patients.

25 Feb 2026

Combining healthy lifestyle and GLP-1 therapy reduces heart risks in diabetes

Individuals living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) had a significantly lower risk of poor cardiovascular health when they used a GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) in combination with adhering to healthy lifestyle habits, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System.

25 Feb 2026

Long-term cola intake weakens immune cell counts in controlled rat study

Replacing drinking water entirely with sugar-sweetened or sugar-free cola for eight weeks altered gut microbiota composition and immune-related indices in rats, despite no changes in body weight or blood glucose. Both beverages were associated with leukocyte reductions and organ-related biochemical shifts, with sugar-sweetened cola more strongly linked to renal markers and diet cola to elevated liver enzymes.

25 Feb 2026

Superagers show greater neuron growth linked to strong memory

Brains of older adults with super healthy cognition grow more new neurons than those of their peers, according to a study from UIC, Northwestern University and the University of Washington.

25 Feb 2026

High-fat ketogenic diet improves exercise response in diabetic mice

To be healthy, conventional wisdom tells us to exercise and limit fatty foods. Exercise helps us lose weight and build muscle.

25 Feb 2026

Nutri-Score labeling system fails to reflect nutritional complexity of cocoa

Researchers at the University of Granada have revealed that the Nutri-Score labeling system, commonly used in Europe to assess food quality, is unable to adequately reflect the nutritional and metabolic complexity of soluble cocoa sold in Spain.

24 Feb 2026

Study reveals knowledge gaps about menstrual health in elite women’s football

Elite European women’s football players and staff show substantial knowledge gaps about menstrual health and hormonal contraception despite widespread openness to discussion. The study highlights the need for structured education to support informed health decisions while clarifying that perceived performance effects are not consistently supported by scientific evidence.

24 Feb 2026

Chimpanzee urine confirms widespread alcohol consumption in the wild

Aleksey Maro knows far more than he cares to know about the urination habits of chimpanzees. But if you want to measure the alcohol intake of chimps in a Ugandan rain forest, where a breathalyzer is impractical, collecting urine for analysis is your only choice.

24 Feb 2026

Infographics engage unmotivated young adults in healthy eating

Young adults who are not motivated to eat healthily can still be engaged with the right type of communication, according to new research from the European Food Information Council (EUFIC).

24 Feb 2026

Combined GLP-1 and GLP-2 treatment appears safe but does not beat placebo for obesity

In a 12-week randomized phase IIa trial in adults with obesity, the dual GLP-1/GLP-2 receptor agonist dapiglutide was well tolerated but did not achieve statistically significant weight loss compared with placebo at 4 mg or 6 mg doses. Although the higher dose showed modest within-group weight reduction and improved HbA1c, unexpectedly substantial placebo-associated weight loss limited the observed treatment effect.

24 Feb 2026