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.

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Nutraceutical Regulation

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

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

What is the 5:2 Diet?

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

What is Personalized Nutrition?

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Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

Nutraceutical Industry

What to Eat on the Military Diet

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

What is the Military Diet?

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Mediterranean Diet

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

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

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

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

Organic Food Health Benefits

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

What is the BRAT Diet?

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

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Causes of Food Intolerance

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

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

The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

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

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Military Diet: Health Risks

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

High Protein Diet

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

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

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Food Allergies Explained

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

What is the Viking Diet?

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

Natural Protein Sources

Ginger: Health Benefits

What is Clean Eating?

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Calorie and Macro Counting

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

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

Fast 5:2 Diet

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

Diabetic Diet

What is the TLC Diet?

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

Food Intolerance

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Sources of Dietary Fiber

What is a DNA Diet?

Papaya: Health Benefits

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

Health Benefits of Quinoa

FODMAP Research

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

What are Nutraceuticals?

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

High fat diets allow gut bacteria to enter the brain via the vagus nerve

With more than 100 million neurons in the digestive tract, the gut is commonly known as the "second brain" in numerous cultures, including ancient Greece, Japan, China and India, linking digestion with physical and mental well-being.

12 Mar 2026

AI-generated meal plans for teens often lack essential nutrients and calories

Many teens dealing with weight issues are turning to AI models to help them create meal plans with the aim of losing weight.

12 Mar 2026

Adding three simple amino acids boosts mRNA and CRISPR delivery

Lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, best known as the delivery vehicle for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines received by billions of people, are now at the center of a much larger medical revolution.

12 Mar 2026

High-dose vitamin D3 does not reduce COVID-19 severity, but may impact long COVID outcomes

In a large, randomized trial, researchers at Mass General Brigham have found that high-dose vitamin D3 did not reduce COVID-19 infection severity, but may impact long COVID outcomes.

12 Mar 2026

Personalized counseling program helps cervical cancer survivors quit smoking

A new study led by UCLA researchers suggests that a personalized counseling program can significantly help women who have survived cervical precancer or cervical cancer to quit smoking - and does so at a cost that researchers say represents good value for healthcare systems.

12 Mar 2026

Prebiotic fiber supplement lowers pain sensitivity in people with knee osteoarthritis

A new study has found that a prebiotic fiber supplement reduced pain, improved grip strength, and lowered pain sensitivity in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) - with far fewer dropouts than a digital physiotherapy programme.

12 Mar 2026

Republicans fret over RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies while MAHA moms stew

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fielding pressure from the White House to relax his controversial approach to vaccine policies as the midterms near, but his most steadfast supporters are pressing for more aggressive action — like restricting covid-19 vaccines and pesticide use — to carry out the Make America Healthy Again agenda.

12 Mar 2026

Can eating almonds reduce inflammation in obesity?

Adding almonds to the diet of adults with obesity enhances inflammatory cytokine profiles and diet quality, highlighting a simple anti-inflammatory strategy.

12 Mar 2026

Higher intake of ultra processed foods linked to weaker bones

From flavored yogurts to frozen pizzas, breakfast cereals and instant oats, ultra-processed foods are convenient, often cheaper items designed for a quick bite.

12 Mar 2026

New digital shield against metabolic disease in youth psychosis

A new clinic-ready web-based risk prediction tool called PsyMetRiC is now available to forecast the risk of young people with psychosis developing cardiometabolic disorders such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.

12 Mar 2026

Study finds keto diet strengthens the brain against epilepsy

Published in The Lancet Neurology, a new review from the University of Colorado Anschutz in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center, offers the latest scientific explanations for why ketogenic diets reduce seizures in people with epilepsy.

12 Mar 2026

Eating earlier in the day is linked to lower nighttime glucose in gestational diabetes

A secondary analysis of a randomized trial examined whether the timing of the first daily meal affects 24-hour glucose patterns in pregnancies with gestational diabetes. Earlier first meals were associated with lower nocturnal glucose levels and an earlier daily glucose rhythm, although overall glycaemic control metrics were similar between groups.

11 Mar 2026

Low testosterone and high fructose intake can worsen fatty liver disease

Low testosterone in itself can cause a variety of health problems, but the addition of a poor diet can exacerbate certain conditions. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is one example that approximately 40% of adult men worldwide currently suffer from and has become a global problem.

11 Mar 2026

Abortion bans increase birth rates and demand for nutrition assistance

A study in Economic Inquiry reveals how total abortion bans are reshaping public health systems and safety‐net programs in the United States.

11 Mar 2026

Hormone asprosin linked to long-term weight changes after menopause

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have identified how the hormone asprosin influences long-term weight change among postmenopausal women in the United States.

10 Mar 2026

How social and environmental exposures across life influence mental health risk

Researchers outline how the exposome framework, which captures the totality of environmental exposures across the lifespan, can help explain how non-genetic factors shape mental health risk and resilience. The perspective highlights how integrating environmental, biological, and social data could improve prevention strategies, research models, and personalized mental health care.

10 Mar 2026

Postbiotics may help treat PCOS by restoring microbiome balance

Emerging studies suggest postbiotics could aid PCOS management by restoring gut microbiome balance and enhancing insulin sensitivity and hormonal regulation.

10 Mar 2026

Analyzing the decision drivers in modern coffee culture

For many coffee drinkers, choosing milk for their coffee shop order often involves navigating a growing list of choices, each carrying different expectations around taste, digestibility, cost, and more.

10 Mar 2026

Sleep and diet emerge as key drivers of immunome variation

Immunome (immune cells and functions) variations are closely related to human health. Various exposures, including the external environment and personal lifestyles, are important factors affecting the immune system.

9 Mar 2026

Global physical activity levels remain low despite widespread policy adoption

The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority of countries making notable progress in developing policies that include physical activity, UTHealth Houston researchers found.

9 Mar 2026