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 ...

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 ...

For clients diagnosed with celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity, following a gluten-free diet is a lifelong endeavor. When individuals with celiac disease ingest gluten, a protein in wheat, ...

Caring for terminally ill patients involves acting ethically and in the individuals’ best interest—a daunting task when patients, families, and health professionals are faced with difficult choices.

Ever since vitamin K was discovered in the early 1930s, all the attention has been directed toward its role in coagulation. Although both the K1 (phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinone) forms of the ...

The chronic diseases of our era—from heart disease and diabetes to cancer and obesity—have their roots in nutrition. But don’t forget that nutrition has its roots in the soil. Healthy soil grows ...

This versatile, ancient food comes in a variety of tastes and textures and is used in recipes ranging from smoothies to vegetable stir-fries. Tofu has been appearing on menus throughout Asia for ...

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’ ...

When you hear the word "carotene," what's the first thing that comes to mind? Beta-carotene? Maybe lycopene or lutein? The fact is, there are more than 600 naturally occurring carotenoids synthesized ...

A recent survey conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggests that despite a growing awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), only 64% of respondents had ever ...