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.

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The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

Mediterranean Diet

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

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Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

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

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

What is Clean Eating?

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

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

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

What is the Viking Diet?

What is the Military Diet?

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

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Calorie and Macro Counting

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Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Fast 5:2 Diet

FODMAP Research

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

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

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

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Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Organic Food Health Benefits

Natural Protein Sources

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

Food Allergies Explained

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

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

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

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

Nutraceutical Regulation

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Nutraceutical Industry

What is Personalized Nutrition?

High Protein Diet

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Sources of Dietary Fiber

Military Diet: Health Risks

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Papaya: Health Benefits

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Ginger: Health Benefits

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

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

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

What is the TLC Diet?

Food Intolerance

What is a DNA Diet?

Causes of Food Intolerance

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What is the BRAT Diet?

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

What are Nutraceuticals?

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

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Understanding the Glycemic Index

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Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Childhood sugary drinks and fruit juice linked to higher adult blood pressure risk

The study finds sugary drinks and fruit juice linked to hypertension, highlighting whole fruit as a healthier alternative for long-term heart health.

26 Jun 2026

Gut microbes emerge as potential players in estrogen-driven cancers

A new review maps how the endocrine-microbiome axis expands the estrobolome concept, showing that gut microbes may alter estrogen recycling, produce hormone-like metabolites, and shape inflammation and tissue environments in hormone-driven cancers. Human evidence remains mostly associative, so the authors call for causal models, longitudinal multi-omics, multi-kingdom profiling, and sex-stratified studies before microbiome-guided cancer strategies enter routine care.

25 Jun 2026

Scientists find link between bacterium in the gut ecosystem and lupus

Scientists at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, found a link between a bacterium in the gut microbiome, or ecosystem, and lupus, which could lead to more effective treatment of the disease, in a study published in Nature Communications.

25 Jun 2026

Good oral health could improve athletic performance

Millions of fans around the world will be glued to screens in the coming weeks to watch remarkable displays of speed, precision and endurance in the world's most important football competition.

25 Jun 2026

Exercise, not liraglutide alone, drives vascular gains after obesity-related weight loss

A prespecified secondary analysis of the S-LiTE trial found that regular exercise reduced carotid artery wall thickness and circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines in adults with obesity who had already achieved substantial diet-induced weight loss. Liraglutide alone did not significantly improve these vascular or inflammatory markers, while exercise plus liraglutide also improved endothelial function biomarkers.

25 Jun 2026

Scientists find a universal gut microbiome pattern linked to colorectal cancer

Researchers analyzed 6,779 stool microbiome profiles and 906 tissue samples to identify a colorectal cancer microbial signature that remained consistent across age groups, populations, and sequencing methods. The signature aligned with tumor-resident microbes, showed weaker detection for adenomas, and was inversely associated with dietary fiber intake.

25 Jun 2026

Preoperative HMB supplement improves liver regeneration quality after major surgery

Taking a supplement before a hepatectomy, a surgery in which part of the liver is removed, may help the organ recover more quickly and become more resistant to further damage.

25 Jun 2026

Chronic stress helps tumors evade immune attack through gut microbes

Chronic psychological stress can help tumors evade immune attack through a chain of molecular events involving gut bacteria and viruses within those bacteria, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

25 Jun 2026

Blueberries may boost children's memory and mood

Research suggests blueberry compounds could enhance mood and cognitive function in children, yet stronger evidence is required for clinical recommendations.

25 Jun 2026

Gene linked to lower BMI points researchers toward a new obesity target

A review in Cardiology in Review highlights GPR75, a receptor for 20-HETE, as a promising therapeutic target for obesity and metabolic syndrome. Evidence from genetic studies, cell experiments, and mouse models suggests that blocking this pathway could influence weight gain, insulin resistance, hypertension, inflammation, and vascular dysfunction.

25 Jun 2026

Study sheds light on why red meat may worsen inflammatory bowel disease

New research sheds light on why red meat may worsen inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - and how other protein sources could help protect the gut.

24 Jun 2026

Concerns about weight regain after yo‑yo dieting are largely unfounded, review shows

Many people experience fluctuations in body weight throughout their lives, and so‑called yo‑yo dieting has long been considered a health risk – in some cases even more harmful than remaining overweight.

24 Jun 2026

Comprehensive gut microbiome analysis reveals robust colorectal cancer signature

Researchers have long suspected that the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the intestine – is closely linked to colorectal cancer.

24 Jun 2026

Natural microbial compound helps protect the gut from chronic inflammation

University of Louisville researchers have discovered how a naturally occurring microbial compound may help protect the gut and support future treatment strategies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

24 Jun 2026

Eating 90 g of wholegrains daily linked to lower breast cancer risk

Research indicates that long-term wholegrain intake per Nordic guidelines is associated with reduced breast cancer risk, emphasizing food type differences.

24 Jun 2026

Plant-based Mediterranean-style diet cuts heart disease risk by 26%

A 20-year study links plant-based Mediterranean diets to lower heart disease risk, highlighting the importance of sustainable eating for cardiovascular health.

24 Jun 2026

Lost weight is less likely to return when exercise follows obesity treatment

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that exercise during the post-weight-loss maintenance phase reduced weight regain by an average of 2.81 kg compared with control groups. Evidence for fat-mass reduction remained inconclusive, highlighting the need for longer, standardized trials with better adherence and body-composition monitoring.

24 Jun 2026

Strength training plus cardio cuts type 2 diabetes risk the most

A 20-year prospective cohort study of 143,715 US healthcare professionals found that long-term resistance training was associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes. The lowest risk was seen among participants who combined regular resistance training with adequate aerobic activity and limited TV viewing.

23 Jun 2026

Circadian rhythm influences calorie burning after eating

Han-Chow Koh, PhD, and Frank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD, of the Medical Chronobiology Program at the Division of Sleep and Circadian Medicine in the Mass General Brigham Department of Medicine, are the co-lead and senior author, respectively, of a paper published in Metabolism, "Constant-routine protocol reveals an endogenous circadian rhythm in diet-induced thermogenesis with a peak in the biological morning."

23 Jun 2026

USC study links modified Mediterranean diet to longer lifespan

A plant- and fish-based, low-protein diet paired with small amounts of an amino acid commonly found in eggs, meat and dairy increased healthy lifespan and decreased frailty and fat mass in mice, according to a new USC study published today in the journal Cell Metabolism.

23 Jun 2026