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.

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

Dukan Diet: Pros and Cons

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones (rBGH) in Food

What is the Military Diet?

Sources of Dietary Fiber

The Principles of the Blue Zone Diet

Upcycled Food Ingredients: Nutrition, Safety, and Sustainability

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

Understanding the Glycemic Index

Spanish Lime: Nutritional Profile, Benefits, and Uses

Nutraceutical Industry

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The MIND Diet Explained: Foods That Fight Cognitive Decline

Rhodiola Rosea: Evidence-Based Health Benefits and Clinical Insights

Differences Between Natural Whole Fruit and Natural Fruit Juice

Is Food Packaging Harmful to Health?

New Atkins Diet: Pros and Cons

Causes of Food Intolerance

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

FODMAP Research

The 5:2 Diet Health Benefits

False Alarm Hypothesis of Food Allergy

The Vegan Diet, Ethos, Affects and Advice

Can You Be Vegan and an Athlete

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Can Food Allergies Ever be Psychological?

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

Organic Food Health Benefits

Is The Carnivore Diet Healthy?

What is a DNA Diet?

Magnesium in the Diet and Body

Canola Oil: Is it Healthy?

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

What is Clean Eating?

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

Does Eating Sea Moss Provide Health Benefits?

How Fast Food Affects Children's Health

Neem - Evidence-Based Health Benefits

What is the TLC Diet?

The Importance of Dietary Fiber

Do Superfoods Really Exist?

Military Diet: Health Risks

Papaya: Health Benefits

Paleo vs. Keto Diets

Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Good for Type 2 Diabetes?

Health Benefits of Quinoa

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

Nutrigenomics: How Your Genes Influence Your Nutritional Needs and Health

What are Nutraceuticals?

Colostrum for Adults: Boosting Immunity Gut Health and Recovery

Is Spirulina the Next Anti-Aging Superfood?

Should We Eat Polished Rice?

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

How Important Is Breakfast for Overall Health?

Are Artificial Food Flavors and Colorings Harmful?

Mediterranean Diet

Cambridge Diet: Pros and Cons

Raw Veganism: Health Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Butter versus Margarine: Which is Healthier?

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

What Is The Andean Diet And Why Is It Healthy?

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

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

The Health Benefits of Walnuts

Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping

Food Allergies Explained

Top Lithium-Rich Foods and How They Support Health

Nutritional Needs of Young Children (Age 5-10)

Genetic Factors Impacting Nutritional Requirement

High Protein Diet

Fast 5:2 Diet

Natural Sources of Vitamin D and Calcium

Macrominerals and Trace Minerals in the Diet

How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?

Fast 5:2 Diet Evidence

What is the 5:2 Diet?

How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Lowers Chronic Disease Risk

Does Drinking 100% Fruit Juice Put on Weight?

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

Does Red Meat Shorten Lifespan?

What to Eat on the Military Diet

The Detrimental Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

Foods that Reduce Oxidative Stress and Prevent Cancer

South Beach and Low-GI Diets

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

Is Watermelon a Superfood? Examining the Scientific Evidence

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

Diabetic Diet

The Health Benefits of Cilantro (Coriander)

Food Intolerance

Portfolio Diet: Evidence-Based Steps to Reduce LDL Cholesterol

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods

Nutritional / Dietary Supplement

Ginger: Health Benefits

Coconut Oil: Health Benefits

What are the Health Benefits of a Vegan Diet?

What Are the Health Benefits of Mung Beans?

Are Precision-Fermented Fats Healthier Than Traditional Dairy Fat?

Calorie and Macro Counting

Adriatic Diet Explained: Cardiovascular Benefits and Scientific Evidence

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

What is Personalized Nutrition?

Healthy High Fat Alternatives to Avocado

What is the BRAT Diet?

Natural Protein Sources

Benefits of Nut Consumption During Pregnancy

The Flexitarian Diet: A Flexible Path to Better Health

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

What is the Viking Diet?

Nutraceutical Regulation

Diet Supplements and Liver Problems

Do NAD Boosters Help You to Live Longer?

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Sleep apps help you track sleep, but can they also increase anxiety?

Sleep apps offer data-driven insights for better rest, but may increase anxiety in some users. Study reveals varied effects based on demographics and insomnia.

25 Mar 2026

Can collagen supplements really improve your skin?

Investigating collagen peptides, this review explores their role in skin aging, assessing clinical evidence and the mechanisms behind their potential benefits.

25 Mar 2026

Eating more dairy and calcium may lower metabolic syndrome odds

Research links higher dietary calcium and dairy consumption to reduced odds of metabolic syndrome, highlighting potential dietary interventions for health.

25 Mar 2026

Study connects ultra-processed diets to fertility and embryo development

Eating large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked not only to reduced fertility in men, but also to slower growth in early embryos, and smaller yolk sacs, which are essential for early embryonic development, according to new research.

24 Mar 2026

Small, combined improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity may yield major heart benefits

New research shows that small improvements to sleep, diet quality, and physical activity, made in combination, are associated with a significantly reduced risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attacks, and heart failure.

24 Mar 2026

Nepal and Afghanistan show how abrupt aid cuts can unravel essential care

Abrupt cuts to external health aid can destabilize multiple essential services simultaneously in fragile, donor-dependent settings, as illustrated by Nepal and Afghanistan. The paper argues that donor withdrawal is not just a resilience test, but also an ethical and governance issue that should be managed through “transition discipline.”

24 Mar 2026

Moderate coffee intake may lower heart failure risk

A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of seven prospective cohorts found that drinking 2 to 4 cups of coffee a day was associated with a modestly lower risk of incident heart failure. The lowest estimated risk appeared at 1 to 2 cups daily, although the evidence for a true non-linear J-shaped pattern was suggestive rather than definitive.

24 Mar 2026

Wholegrain rye changes gut bacteria and lowers inflammation in obesity trial

In a 12-week randomized trial, replacing refined wheat with wholegrain rye in a calorie-restricted diet did not produce greater weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity. Wholegrain rye did, however, lower C-reactive protein and alter gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in ways that may have positive cardiometabolic implications.

24 Mar 2026

Study identifies early risk factors for progressive supranuclear palsy

Progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, is a rare brain disease that causes problems with balance, eye movements and thinking. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson recently passed away after living with the disease for more than a decade.

24 Mar 2026

Excessive screen time linked to worse cardiovascular risk factors

People who reported spending six or more hours on screens outside of school or work had worse blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (BMI) compared with those with more limited screen time, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26).

24 Mar 2026

Gut microbes drive fat browning in response to diet

White adipose tissue stores energy, while brown and beige fat burn energy through thermogenesis. Under certain environmental conditions, white fat can transition into beige fat in a process known as browning.

24 Mar 2026

Palmatine improved fatty liver markers in a preclinical type 2 diabetes study

Researchers used a bioinformatics-plus-rat-model approach to investigate how palmatine may help treat T2DM-associated MASLD, identifying five core targets: ADRB2, BCL3, EGR1, FOS, and MAP3K8. In rats, palmatine improved liver injury, inflammation, oxidative stress, glycolipid metabolism, steatosis, and fibrosis, while reducing apoptosis-related signaling, providing a preclinical foundation for further therapeutic study.

23 Mar 2026

Scientists discover similarities in brain aging between mice and humans

By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how it changes with age.

23 Mar 2026

Mediterranean diet may protect health through mitochondrial microproteins

A new study led by researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests that the benefits of the Mediterranean diet may be driven, in part, by tiny proteins hidden within our mitochondria, opening a new window into how diet shapes aging and disease risk.

23 Mar 2026

New models predict biological age using blood and microbiome

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on March 12, 2026, titled "Blood biochemical and gut microbiotic neural network models forecasting human biological age."

23 Mar 2026

New cholesterol guidelines emphasize earlier risk assessment and prevention

New national guidance for managing cholesterol and other blood lipids emphasizes earlier risk assessment, more personalized treatment, and long-term prevention—including, in some cases, treatment beginning as early as age 30.

23 Mar 2026

Leaving home may worsen diet quality in young adults, Australian study finds

Australian longitudinal data suggest that leaving the parental home is associated with a small decline in overall diet quality and a short-term rise in discretionary food intake during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The study also found that diet quality tended to worsen most among those moving in with a partner, while the discretionary-food gap narrowed over time.

23 Mar 2026

Lab-grown food pipe offers hope for children with esophageal conditions

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab‑grown esophagus - the food pipe - shown to safely replace a full section of the organ and restore normal function, including swallowing, in a growing animal without the need for immunosuppression.

23 Mar 2026

Early adulthood hypertension linked to heart and kidney disease later in life

Higher blood pressure during young adulthood is likely linked to a higher risk of heart disease and kidney disease later in life, reinforcing the importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure at younger ages, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2026.

23 Mar 2026

Replacing sedentary time improves insulin resistance in adolescents

Adolescents who replaced just half an hour of sedentary behaviors, such as sitting on the couch or spending time at the computer, each day for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity or sleep may lower their insulin resistance, a key factor in preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2026.

23 Mar 2026