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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The MIND diet, developed to combine the neuroprotective elements of the Mediterranean and DASH diets, has demonstrated strong potential in reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline. Clinical and observational studies highlight its benefits for memory, vascular function, and mood.

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Instant coffee may damage your eyes, genetic study finds

Instant coffee may damage your eyes, genetic study finds

What 300 grams of ultra-processed food a day does to your diabetes risk

What 300 grams of ultra-processed food a day does to your diabetes risk

Hidden pressures behind Instagrams family meal trends

Hidden pressures behind Instagrams family meal trends

Popular painkiller use linked to gut microbiome shifts

Popular painkiller use linked to gut microbiome shifts

Supermarket ads push junk food for toddlers and infants

Supermarket ads push junk food for toddlers and infants

Berries pack more fiber and antioxidants than America’s most-eaten fruits

Berries pack more fiber and antioxidants than America’s most-eaten fruits

Black tea helps in one Parkinson’s type, but soda and pesticides worsen another

Black tea helps in one Parkinson’s type, but soda and pesticides worsen another

Mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy linked to lower birthweight

Mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy linked to lower birthweight

Immune tolerance to gut microbes depends on ancient protein STING

Immune tolerance to gut microbes depends on ancient protein STING

Childhood weight gain leads to taller adults without increasing obesity risk

Childhood weight gain leads to taller adults without increasing obesity risk

AI-powered study maps global inequalities in rheumatoid arthritis burden

AI-powered study maps global inequalities in rheumatoid arthritis burden

Drinking black coffee may help lower risk of death

Drinking black coffee may help lower risk of death

Machine learning identifies key lifestyle factors for healthy brain function

Machine learning identifies key lifestyle factors for healthy brain function

A revolutionary drug for extreme hunger offers clues to obesity’s complexity

A revolutionary drug for extreme hunger offers clues to obesity’s complexity

How funding influences cardiac red meat study conclusions

How funding influences cardiac red meat study conclusions

Cardiovascular deaths surge among less educated Americans

Cardiovascular deaths surge among less educated Americans

Long-term food pairings show strong link to cardiometabolic health

Long-term food pairings show strong link to cardiometabolic health

Doctors call on FIFA to drop sugary drink sponsors

Doctors call on FIFA to drop sugary drink sponsors

Bringing microbiome science into everyday clinical care

Bringing microbiome science into everyday clinical care

Low-dose vitamin D supplements can increase effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients

Low-dose vitamin D supplements can increase effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients

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