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.

60,000 Years of Food Knowledge: Traditional Aboriginal Diets and Nutrition

Traditional Aboriginal diets include diverse native plant and animal foods that provide nutrients and connect food practices with culture, community, and Country. Research examines their potential health and environmental benefits while documenting how colonization and barriers to food access have shaped contemporary nutrition.

What is Clean Eating?

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

What is a DNA Diet?

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

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

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Calorie and Macro Counting

High Protein Diet

Nutraceutical Industry

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Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

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

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

FODMAP Research

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

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

Traditional Inuit Diet: Foods, Nutrition, and Health Effects

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Nutraceutical Regulation

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Food Allergies Explained

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Diabetic Diet

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

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

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Fast 5:2 Diet

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Food Intolerance

Ginger: Health Benefits

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

What is the 5:2 Diet?

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Natural Protein Sources

Military Diet: Health Risks

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

What is the TLC Diet?

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

What is the Military Diet?

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Dehydrated Foods: Nutrition Facts, Health Benefits, and Safety Risks

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

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

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

What to Eat on the Military Diet

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

What Is the Galveston Diet? How It Works, Benefits, and Risks

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

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

Causes of Food Intolerance

Mediterranean Diet

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

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

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

Papaya: Health Benefits

Sources of Dietary Fiber

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Organic Food Health Benefits

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

What is the BRAT Diet?

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

What are Nutraceuticals?

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

What is the Viking Diet?

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

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

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Drinking 2–3 cups of coffee a day? A study of 495,000 adults links it to lower AF risk

In a prospective study of 495,269 UK Biobank participants followed for approximately 13 years, researchers found that coffee consumption was associated with a 7% to 11% lower risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), with the strongest association observed at 2–3 cups daily. Tea consumption showed a more modest and less consistent association, with the authors reporting a 5% lower AF risk at 2–3 cups daily, although the observational findings cannot establish causation.

9 Nov 2026

A child's sex may change how early sugar intake relates to body fat

A longitudinal study of 130 mother-child pairs found that added sugar intake during pregnancy was more strongly associated with body fat in girls, whereas exposure during infancy was more strongly associated with adiposity in boys at age two. The findings, based largely on a smaller group of 42 children with usable body-composition scans, are preliminary and do not establish a causal relationship.

9 Nov 2026

Late night eating and sleep habits damage gut health, increase metabolic disease risk

A new study led by UTHealth Houston identified a link between late-night eating and sleeping habits, gut health, and metabolic disease, offering new insights into why some individuals with obesity may face risk of inflammation and related health problems.

9 Nov 2026

Complex procedure offers relief for children with chronic pancreatitis

Acute recurrent pancreatitis or chronic pancreatitis can take an enormous toll on children, causing severe pain and repeated hospitalizations.

9 Nov 2026

Study highlights the need for better nutrition tracking in NICUs

During daily rounds in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), physicians need to balance many considerations in their decision-making about nutrition plans for premature infants.

9 Nov 2026

Breast milk contains urea. Researchers think it may play an unexpected role

Researchers found that urea concentrations in breast milk change during lactation, with evidence suggesting that the mammary gland regulates its transport independently of measured maternal dietary and blood urea levels. Laboratory experiments showed that different urea concentrations favored the growth of different bacterial strains, suggesting a possible role in shaping the infant gut microbiome and raising questions about the composition of infant formula.

9 Nov 2026

Monthly binge drinking increases advanced liver fibrosis risk in women

Women who consume four or more alcohol drinks on a single occasion once a month or more have increased odds of advanced liver fibrosis, a new study suggests.

9 Nov 2026

Cleaner bedroom air linked to improved blood sugar control

Using portable filters to reduce exposure to air pollution during sleep may stabilize the large spikes in blood sugar experienced by people with prediabetes, a condition in which sugar (glucose) levels are higher than normal, a new study shows.

8 Nov 2026

Exercise, diet or stress? One lifestyle habit stood out in a heart disease study

A hospital-based case-control study involving 495 adults in Iran found that higher healthy lifestyle scores were associated with lower odds of cardiovascular disease, even after adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic factors. Physical activity and recreation showed the strongest numerical association per questionnaire point, although the observational design could not establish whether healthier habits prevented cardiovascular disease.

8 Nov 2026

ZEUS trial challenges assumptions about targeting inflammation in heart disease

Like cholesterol, inflammation causally contributes to the risk of cardiovascular disease, but findings from the clinical trial ZEUS indicate that the road to targeting inflammation may be less straightforward than once thought.

8 Nov 2026

Retatrutide reduces knee pain and body weight in osteoarthritis patients

For people with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA) who are overweight or have obesity, everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs and standing up from a chair can be difficult.

8 Nov 2026

Coffee, vegetables and exercise share a surprising connection in your gut

In a study of 6,803 Japanese adults, researchers identified two opposing gut microbiome patterns linking diet, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption with general health and 15 chronic diseases. Health-oriented microbial patterns were associated with butyrate production and lower inflammation, while disease-oriented patterns were linked to inflammatory processes, with microbiome-based prediction scores showing potential for distinguishing health and disease across international populations.

8 Nov 2026

Red meat and ultra-processed foods show no clear link to postpartum depression in new study

A prospective cohort study of 264 pregnant Iranian women found no statistically significant association between maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods or red meat and probable postpartum depression assessed four to six weeks after childbirth. However, the relatively small sample size and imprecise estimates mean that potentially meaningful associations cannot be excluded, highlighting the need for larger studies.

8 Nov 2026

Immune cell differences may explain sex-specific obesity responses

University of California, Riverside scientists have an explanation for why males and females respond differently to obesity.

6 Nov 2026

Looksmaxxing trend may expose boys and young men to physical, mental health risks

A rapidly growing online trend known as "looksmaxxing" may expose some boys and young men to significant physical and mental health risks, according to a new Commentary published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

6 Nov 2026

Study maps key regions driving inflammation in aging hearts

Scientists have long known that aging drives inflammation in the heart, but exactly how those changes are distributed throughout the organ has remained unclear.

6 Nov 2026

Metal fumes, drinking habits and dementia: What a new study found

This study examines how workplace chemicals and lifestyle habits may influence Lewy body dementia risk, revealing potential sex differences in exposure effects.

6 Nov 2026

Giving up sugary drinks might not mean choosing healthier options

Findings indicate that broader beverage policies, including taxes on non-sugar drinks, could encourage healthier choices and address public health concerns.

6 Nov 2026

Southern Europe eats closest to the planetary diet, so why is diabetes so high?

Researchers comparing temperature trends, food supplies, and diabetes prevalence across Europe found that Southern Europe had the closest alignment with Planetary Health Diet recommendations, yet also recorded the highest and fastest-rising diabetes prevalence. The exploratory study found inconsistent relationships between warming, dietary composition, and diabetes across regions, suggesting that multiple environmental, lifestyle, and demographic factors warrant further investigation.

5 Nov 2026

The Mediterranean diet has a modern problem, and it isn't just about food

A narrative review published in Applied Sciences examined how urbanisation, time constraints, food costs, and changing lifestyles have contributed to declining adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Drawing on 116 references, the authors identified workplace and school interventions, nutrition education, physical activity, and Mediterranean-inspired convenience foods as potential strategies for adapting this dietary pattern to modern life.

5 Nov 2026