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

See more featured articles »

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?

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Vitamin B12, folic acid supplements could potentially halt or reverse advanced form of fatty liver disease

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have uncovered a mechanism that leads to an advanced form of fatty liver disease-;and it turns out that vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements could reverse this process.

5 Aug 2022

Vascular dysfunction may be the cause of metabolic changes that can lead to diabetes, study suggests

A major risk factor for diabetes, insulin resistance occurs when the cells of the body do not respond to insulin and cannot make use of the glucose (sugar) in the blood stream.

5 Aug 2022

Study explores the link between obesity-promoting eating behavior and high BMI

Some children resort to food as a comfort or eat more for other reasons. But the link between predicted obesity-promoting eating behavior and high BMI may not be what you think.

5 Aug 2022

Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear covid-related brain fog

Eight months after falling ill with covid-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn't remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget to remove laundry from the dryer at the end of the cycle. She would turn on the tap at a sink and walk away.

5 Aug 2022

Eating fish and seafood reduces risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Scientists determine the relationship between meat consumption and rheumatoid arthritis.

4 Aug 2022

Discovery could prevent insulin resistance and have significant benefits for people with type 2 diabetes

In a potential game changer for patients with type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers at the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute (DOMI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has identified a therapeutic target for the preservation and regeneration of beta cells (β cells)-;cells in the pancreas that produce and distribute insulin.

4 Aug 2022

‘Children are not little adults’ and need special protection during heat waves

After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are — even more so when they're on the athletic field, living without air conditioning, or waiting in a parked car.

4 Aug 2022

The aging human brain

Researchers describe alterations at the molecular and cellular levels that underly brain aging in otherwise healthy elderly adults.

3 Aug 2022

Medical cannabis use may be common in women experiencing menopause-related symptoms

The legalization of medical cannabis has led to its use in treating a growing number of health problems. A new study suggests that it is becoming more common for women to use medical cannabis for menopause-related symptoms.

3 Aug 2022

Older age and smoking linked to increased risk of developing any cancer, study shows

A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk factors associated with a relative and absolute five-year risk of developing any cancer.

3 Aug 2022

What are the recommendations to prevent obesity in midlife women?

Researchers developed recommendations for counseling non-obese 40 to 60 years old women with body mass index (BMI) values ≤29.9 kg/m2 for obesity prevention.

3 Aug 2022

Substantial increases in cardiovascular trends contribute to a rising burden on the US health care system

By the year 2060, projected rates of cardiovascular risk factors and disease will increase significantly in the United States, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Substantial increases in cardiovascular trends may contribute to a rising burden on the U.S. health care system and highlight the need for equitable access to prevention education and treatments now to prevent future disease.

3 Aug 2022

Acupuncture therapy may be a useful tool to ward off type 2 diabetes

It's been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of illnesses -; and now acupuncture could also help fight one of the 21st century's biggest health challenges.

2 Aug 2022

Study highlights the urgent need to evaluate deficiencies in the energy balance model for the prevention and treatment of obesity

In a new study, researchers highlighted the urgent need to substitute highly processed carbohydrates with minimally processed carbohydrates or healthy fats to cease the obesity pandemic that continues relentlessly.

2 Aug 2022

Gut microbe response to digestion may help explain cardiovascular disease risk related with red meat intake

Chemicals produced in the digestive tract by gut microbes after eating red meat may help explain part of the higher risk of cardiovascular disease associated with red meat consumption, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

1 Aug 2022

CDC announces winners of the 2022 REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam Award for Advancing Health Equity Challenge

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is pleased to announce two winners of the 2022 REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam Award for Advancing Health Equity Challenge.

1 Aug 2022

TfL advertising policy restricting the advertisement of junk foods could save lives and NHS money

Junk food advertising restrictions on Transport for London (TfL) networks have prevented almost 100,000 obesity cases and is expected to save the NHS over £200 million, according to new research.

1 Aug 2022

Study quantifies link between red meat intake, gut microbiome, and cardiovascular disease in older adults

Does eating more meat-;especially red meat and processed meat-;raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, and if so, why? Despite intense study, the impact of animal source foods on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is vigorously debated, and the mechanisms underlying potential effects of animal proteins remain unclear.

1 Aug 2022

Pilot program designed to help patients manage heart failure results in fewer readmissions

A pilot program at a New York hospital designed to help patients manage heart failure after being discharged from the hospital quickly improved patient adherence to their medication and treatment plan, and resulted in fewer readmissions.

1 Aug 2022

Lower levels of dietary calcium and potassium predict recurrence of kidney stones

Kidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If you've experienced a kidney stone once, you have a 30% chance of having another kidney stone within five years.

1 Aug 2022

1
2
3
4
...
1206
Next

Diet & Nutrition

Overview

Feature Articles

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

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?

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

What does the future look like for TB care?

Designing an app to diagnose ALS

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods