In a study published in the journal Heliyon, Tulane researchers found that when paired mice were fed a low-protein diet their offspring over the next four generations had lower birthweights and ...

News Positive Link Found Between Home Kitchens and Adolescents’ Health. A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, highlights the ...

Asians, non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics were significantly less likely than whites to use obesity-management medications to lower their weight compared with whites, new research suggests. The ...

Beta-glucans, a type of soluble fiber (SF) derived from several plant sources, have been postulated as having many therapeutic health benefits. Used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of ...

Social media, podcasts, and the internet can be a mixed bag of nutrition and health information, and one of the latest questionable claims making the rounds is that seed oils cause everything from ...

Kids on the playground bully one another about their weight or inability to swing on the monkey bars. Someone tells a friend at a restaurant, “You shouldn’t go back for seconds.” Instagram shows a ...

A dietitian’s role in the critical care setting is uniquely challenging, frequently rewarding, at times frustrating, and unquestionably valuable. Feeding difficulties abound when caring for the ...

Though still in its infancy, the research linking certain fatty acids to improved visual acuity and cognitive performance in babies is strong. The importance of nutrition in relation to infants’ ...

Gardens and farms on campus boost student health and strengthen academic programs. As reported in The New York Times in 1910, New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor visited a school garden in DeWitt ...

College foodservice has stepped up its game in recent years by hiring dietitians to develop healthful eating initiatives and listening to students’ increased demands for more allergen-free foods on ...

A high intake of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, has long been associated with lower risks of some types of cancer, especially lung and colorectal cancer. In 1982, the ...

Research shows these bioactive compounds derived from fermented foods may provide unique benefits to gut health. First came probiotics, then prebiotics, and now there’s postbiotics, the newest member ...