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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Study provides new hope for future treatment of intestinal condition IBS

Study provides new hope for future treatment of intestinal condition IBS

WHO releases first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for treating obesity

WHO releases first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for treating obesity

Feds promised ‘radical transparency’ but are withholding rural health fund applications

Feds promised ‘radical transparency’ but are withholding rural health fund applications

Maternal exposure to fatty food aromas predisposes offspring to obesity

Maternal exposure to fatty food aromas predisposes offspring to obesity

Most of the world falls short on omega-3 intake

Most of the world falls short on omega-3 intake

Worldwide smell screening could improve mental and physical health of millions

Worldwide smell screening could improve mental and physical health of millions

New work requirement adds red tape to Missouri’s snarled food aid system

New work requirement adds red tape to Missouri’s snarled food aid system

Why potatoes and grains can’t replace each other in a healthy diet

Why potatoes and grains can’t replace each other in a healthy diet

Beer bellies linked to worse heart structure changes especially in men

Beer bellies linked to worse heart structure changes especially in men

Semaglutide helps older adults lose weight without immediate bone loss

Semaglutide helps older adults lose weight without immediate bone loss

WHO releases first-ever global guideline for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility

WHO releases first-ever global guideline for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility

Measles deaths plummet but infections surge worldwide

Measles deaths plummet but infections surge worldwide

Mediterranean diet benefits identified by SPARC levels

Mediterranean diet benefits identified by SPARC levels

Fanconi anemia patients show striking metabolic differences

Fanconi anemia patients show striking metabolic differences

How the gut microbiome links obesity to colorectal cancer

How the gut microbiome links obesity to colorectal cancer

Alternate-day fasting cuts body fat but also reduces muscle

Alternate-day fasting cuts body fat but also reduces muscle

Drinking three to four cups of coffee a day may slow cellular aging

Drinking three to four cups of coffee a day may slow cellular aging

Regional crises and climate shocks drive global resurgence of cholera

Regional crises and climate shocks drive global resurgence of cholera

Texture-based analysis of OCT images reveals early retinal changes in diabetes

Texture-based analysis of OCT images reveals early retinal changes in diabetes

Chronic drinking weakens the blood-brain barrier through the gut

Chronic drinking weakens the blood-brain barrier through the gut

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