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.

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

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Food Intolerance

Mediterranean Diet

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

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Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Ginger: Health Benefits

What is the Military Diet?

Military Diet: Health Risks

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

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

What is the TLC Diet?

What is the 5:2 Diet?

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

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

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

High Protein Diet

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

What are Nutraceuticals?

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

Diabetic Diet

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Papaya: Health Benefits

FODMAP Research

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

What is Clean Eating?

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Health Benefits of Quinoa

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

What to Eat on the Military Diet

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Understanding the Glycemic Index

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Causes of Food Intolerance

Food Allergies Explained

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

What is the Viking Diet?

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

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Calorie and Macro Counting

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

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

What is the BRAT Diet?

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Nutraceutical Industry

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

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

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

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Nutraceutical Regulation

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Fast 5:2 Diet

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

What is a DNA Diet?

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

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

Natural Protein Sources

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Sources of Dietary Fiber

Organic Food Health Benefits

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

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

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Study reveals widening inequality in leisure-time physical activity

A ten-year study of residents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, revealed that leisure-time physical activity is highly unequal and that the gap between social strata is widening.

30 Jul 2026

Study links dietary fructose to aggressive spread of ovarian cancer

A new study from The Wistar Institute has uncovered an unexpected link between fructose - a common dietary sugar - and the spread of an aggressive form of ovarian cancer.

30 Jul 2026

Experts propose a new strategy to better control high blood pressure

High blood pressure can be controlled better with a strategy that combines boosting potassium intake with reducing sodium, according to a new report.

30 Jul 2026

Psilocybin trial shows striking remission rates for veterans with PTSD

The first U.S. clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in veterans with PTSD who got no relief from conventional treatments has established that the protocol is safe, causing no serious adverse events or increases in suicidal thinking or behavior.

30 Jul 2026

Carbohydrate foods needing clearer nutrition guidance

Research identifies misalignments in perceptions of carbohydrate food healthfulness, suggesting priorities for nutrition education and public health messaging.

30 Jul 2026

Jet lag may disrupt athletes' gut microbiome and slow recovery

The interplay between jet lag and gut microbiome affects athlete performance. Strategies to manage these disruptions are crucial but not yet fully established.

30 Jul 2026

Low-fat diet lowers dietary glycation compounds for years in postmenopausal women

Researchers analyzing dietary data from 40,209 postmenopausal women found that a low-fat pattern emphasizing fruits, vegetables, and grains was associated with sustained reductions in estimated dietary advanced glycation end-product intake over approximately seven years. The findings suggest broad dietary changes may lower dAGE intake without specific cooking instructions, although the study did not measure biological AGE exposure or determine whether the reductions influenced breast cancer outcomes.

29 Jul 2026

Early-life sugar restriction may reduce dementia risk later

Consuming less sugar in utero before birth and during the first one to two years of life was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia later in life, according to a study published July 29, 2026, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Jul 2026

New home test uses thigh length to detect type 2 diabetes or prediabetes

A new home test can detect type 2 diabetes or prediabetes with high accuracy. The test has been developed using artificial intelligence and large amounts of health data – and surprisingly, one of the steps involves measuring the length of your thigh.

29 Jul 2026

New study reveals massive gap in American blood pressure care

Nearly 23 million Americans with blood pressure 130/80 mm Hg or higher may be eligible for blood-pressure-lowering medications based on the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guideline, according to new, independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Jul 2026

The everyday habits linked to better grades in teenagers

Researchers found that regular meals, Mediterranean diet adherence, sufficient sleep, and limited television viewing were independently associated with better grades among 974 adolescents. Meeting more healthy lifestyle recommendations was consistently associated with stronger performance across first, second, and third languages.

29 Jul 2026

Father's diet before conception impacts baby's body composition

A father's diet can affect his children's health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study of 43 triads of fathers, mothers, and newborns treated in the public healthcare system of Ribeirão Preto in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, demonstrated this.

28 Jul 2026

THC and CBD combination rapidly reduces advanced dementia agitation

A combination of CBD and THC rapidly and significantly reduces agitation in hospice-eligible people with dementia, suggest topline results from the Phase 2 LiBBY (Life's End Benefits of cannaBidiol and tetrahYdrocannabinol) clinical trial.

28 Jul 2026

ASN announces upcoming locations for flagship annual meeting NUTRITION

The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) today announced that NUTRITION 2027, its flagship annual meeting, will be held July 26-29, 2027, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

28 Jul 2026

Children's Colorado helps develop national standards for sickle cell care

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) supported the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers (NASCC) in developing new national standards to improve how clinicians identify and manage developmental and cognitive challenges in individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) across the lifespan.

28 Jul 2026

Integrated intervention improves growth and neurodevelopment in Small-for-Gestational Age infants

A randomized clinical trial conducted in India by Indian and Norwegian researchers demonstrates that an integrated intervention package improves growth and neurodevelopment in babies born to small, so-called Small-for-Gestational Age (SGA) infants.

28 Jul 2026

Nutritional quality matters more than processing level for long-term health

What makes a diet healthy-or not? According to a new study, nutritional quality matters more than processing level when it comes to long-term health.

28 Jul 2026

This edible flower could do more than brighten a plate

A review of 76 publications finds that pot marigold contains more than 500 reported secondary metabolites, along with natural pigments, antioxidants, and substantial dietary fiber. Early food studies report promising results in yogurt, bread, pasta, and edible oils, but limited product trials and no clinical evidence currently prevent human health claims.

28 Jul 2026

Review finds blueberry and grape polyphenols may improve vascular health

A review of 37 publications found that grape- and blueberry-derived polyphenols were associated with modest improvements in cardiovascular risk markers, particularly endothelial function. However, most studies were small or short-term, frequently tested concentrated products, and measured biomarkers rather than cardiovascular events.

27 Jul 2026

Plant-based diets reshape gut microbes to boost healthy metabolites

Plant-based diets are good for you. They promote gut, immune, metabolic and cardiovascular health, in part by cultivating a diverse community of intestinal bacteria.

27 Jul 2026