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 Happens to the Body When we Diet?

The body starts to respond to healthy dietary changes as soon as they are made. This can be advantageous, because a diet can then eventually reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, as well as improve a person’s overall sense of well-being.

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Mediterranean Diet

What is a DNA Diet?

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Low Calorie and Very Low Calorie Diets

Diabetic Diet

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

High Protein Diet

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

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Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

FODMAP Research

Calorie and Macro Counting

Fast 5:2 Diet

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

What is the 5:2 Diet?

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Military Diet: Health Risks

What is the Military Diet?

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

What to Eat on the Military Diet

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Food Allergies Explained

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Food Intolerance

Causes of Food Intolerance

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

What is Clean Eating?

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Papaya: Health Benefits

Ginger: Health Benefits

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Natural Protein Sources

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Organic Food Health Benefits

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Sources of Dietary Fiber

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

What are Nutraceuticals?

Nutraceutical Industry

Nutraceutical Regulation

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?

What is Personalized Nutrition?

What is the Viking Diet?

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

The Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Butter

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Ketogenic diet boosts mental health: Study reveals reduced stress and improved mood

A recent study in Nutrition by Northumbria University explored how adherence to a ketogenic diet affects mental health in the general population, finding improvements in calmness, contentedness, alertness, and overall emotional well-being.

14 May 2024

Climate change threatens health in Europe: Urgent action needed to protect vulnerable populations

A recent report in The Lancet Public Health details how climate change affects human health in Europe through 42 indicators, emphasizing the urgency of climate action to protect vulnerable populations and address health inequalities. The report highlights the significant health risks and the need for equitable interventions.

14 May 2024

Diet and gut microbiota: how what you eat shapes your gut health

A systematic review published in Gut Microbes found that diet patterns, nutrients, bioactive compounds, and food additives influence gut microbiota. However, the associations were dominated by routinely analyzed nutrients rather than microbiota-relevant nutrients

13 May 2024

Combined exercise and diet interventions show potential in improving ovarian cancer patients' outcomes

A recent study in the British Journal of Cancer evaluated the impact of combined exercise and dietary intervention on fatigue, body composition, and physical function in ovarian cancer patients. The PADOVA trial found that the intervention's effectiveness significantly depends on patient adherence.

13 May 2024

Western diet linked to chronic diseases by gut microbiota disruption

The Western diet disrupts gut microbiota and gut barrier function, increasing the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases through chronic low-grade inflammation.

13 May 2024

Personalized dietary programs outperform general advice for better heart health

Study found that personalized dietary programs (PDP) led to significant improvements in cardiometabolic health compared to standard dietary advice, with notable reductions in weight, triglyceride levels, and waist circumference.

13 May 2024

Obesity, metabolic syndrome impact breast cancer subtypes and mortality

In the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized trial, a low-fat diet reduced breast cancer mortality, especially in women with more metabolic syndrome (MetS) components (obesity, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, and abnormal cholesterol).

13 May 2024

Research explores firefighters' awareness of cancer risk and dietary practices

Firefighters are burdened by a disproportionate risk of many cancers (e.g., digestive and respiratory cancers) compared with the general population.

13 May 2024

Plant-based diets could reduce the chances of disease progression in men with prostate cancer

Men with prostate cancer could significantly reduce the chances of the disease worsening by eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts, and olive oil, according to new research by UC San Francisco.

13 May 2024

Pioneering regulatory measures in China prove effective in reducing children's sedentary behavior

Pioneering measures to tackle sedentary behavior among children in China have proved effective, according to new research.

13 May 2024

Landmark study sheds new light on the heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes

A landmark study by the DZD, published in 'The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology', sheds new light on the heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes.

13 May 2024

Research validates anti-inflammatory properties of wine using urinary tartaric acid as biomarker

The anti-inflammatory effects of wine by analyzing the relationship between urinary tartaric acid concentrations and changes in serum inflammatory biomarkers.

13 May 2024

Study underscores the importance of providing nutritional and weight management support to smokers

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), suggests that smokers tend to eat less and have less healthy eating habits than non-smokers, which could help explain why smokers often gain weight when they quit.

13 May 2024

Aerobic exercise proves most effective for combating obesity-related inflammation

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), reveals the anti-inflammatory power of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise in adults living with the low-grade inflammation of obesity, shedding light on its potential to help prevent multiple metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis (clogged arteries).

13 May 2024

Food marketing on Twitch influences adolescent food preferences and purchases

Food and drink advertisements on videogame livestreaming platforms (VGLSPs) like Twitch are associated with more positive attitudes towards, and purchases and intake of, unhealthy foods that are high in fat, salt and/or sugar (HFSS) like energy drinks among adolescents aged 18 or younger, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May).

13 May 2024