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

Discover how traditional angelica root is being reshaped by modern research, revealing promising but still emerging benefits for inflammation, circulation, mood, and women’s hormonal health.

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Organic Food Health Benefits

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

What are Nutraceuticals?

What is the TLC Diet?

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Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

What is the Military Diet?

Fast 5:2 Diet

Natural Protein Sources

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

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

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Causes of Food Intolerance

Food Allergies Explained

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

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

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

FODMAP Research

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Diabetic Diet

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

What is a DNA Diet?

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Sources of Dietary Fiber

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Mediterranean Diet

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Papaya: Health Benefits

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

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

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

High Protein Diet

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

What to Eat on the Military Diet

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Nutraceutical Regulation

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Military Diet: Health Risks

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Ginger: Health Benefits

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

What is the 5:2 Diet?

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

What is Clean Eating?

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

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

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

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

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Nutraceutical Industry

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

What is the Viking Diet?

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

What is the BRAT Diet?

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

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

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

Food Intolerance

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

Calorie and Macro Counting

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

New tool identifies harmful nutrition misinformation and evaluates potential risk

A new tool that not only identifies diet and nutrition misinformation online but also evaluates the content's risk for potential harm has been developed by a team of UCL researchers.

27 Mar 2026

FDA’s proposed food label not as effective as warning-style designs

The efficacy of front-of-package labels varies; Multi-High-In shows superior results in promoting healthier food choices compared to FDA's Nutrition Info Box.

27 Mar 2026

Obesity-driven organ enlargement may boost cancer risk

Scientists at City of Hope® and TGen (part of City of Hope) are the first to explain a major mechanism for why gaining excess weight increases your risk of cancer.

26 Mar 2026

Heavily processed foods may raise heart disease risk beyond poor nutrition alone

A 2026 review in Cardiology in Review reports that higher intake of ultra-processed foods is consistently associated with greater risks of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality across cohort studies and meta-analyses. The paper also highlights plausible mechanisms involving gut dysbiosis, oxidative stress, and NF-κB-driven inflammation, with additives such as emulsifiers, preservatives, dyes, and sweeteners discussed as potential contributors.

26 Mar 2026

Men show major gaps in male fertility knowledge, study finds

A study of 156 adult men found that knowledge about male fertility was generally low across both medical and lifestyle-related topics, with only 5 of 25 questions answered correctly by most respondents. Older men, those with a medical background, and those with suspected or treated infertility tended to score higher, while supplement use was common despite limited fertility literacy.

26 Mar 2026

Eating the same meals daily may lead to more weight loss

Sticking to the same meals and eating a consistent number of calories each day may help people lose more weight, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

26 Mar 2026

Mentally active sitting linked to reduced risk of dementia

New research distinguishing between passive and mentally active sitting in association with dementia has found that adults who engaged in extended durations of mentally passive sedentary behaviors had a higher risk of dementia.

26 Mar 2026

UPFs before conception may shape fertility and embryo growth

Findings show ultraprocessed food consumption before conception influences fertility and embryonic development, urging further research in this area.

26 Mar 2026

Taking a GLP-1? Doctors say not to forget about movement and mental health

Severe ankle pain drove Jelon Smart to start taking a weight loss injection a year and a half ago.

26 Mar 2026

New tool aims to support the delivery of whole-person care in everyday clinical practice

As whole-person care accelerates across the U.S. health care system, clinicians face a persistent and consequential gap: the lifestyle and upstream health factors that drive chronic disease remain largely unmeasured, undocumented, and uncompensated in health care data systems.

25 Mar 2026

Excessive consumption of dietary sodium linked to new-onset heart failure

Excessive consumption of dietary sodium (salt) is a significant, independent risk factor for new-onset heart failure, according to a report from Vanderbilt Health.

25 Mar 2026

Historical redlining linked to modern reproductive health disparities in women

A pair of studies are the first to examine how the decades-old discriminatory mortgage lending practice may contribute to present-day reproductive health problems, which disproportionately burden Black residents and other communities of color.

25 Mar 2026

Can camel milk improve health? Review highlights benefits but warns against drinking it raw

A narrative review in Food Science & Nutrition examined studies published from 2000 to 2025 and found that camel milk contains bioactive compounds with potential glycemic, anti-inflammatory, gut, and other health benefits. It also stressed that raw, unpasteurized camel milk poses microbial and zoonotic risks, underscoring that safety remains a key part of the story.

25 Mar 2026