Web Exclusive Healthful Eating in Midlife Linked to Overall Healthy Aging. Maintaining a healthful diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of healthful animal- ...

Fish and other seafood, provide people with a broad variety of essential nutrients in their diet However, the consumption of some fish also exposes people to the most hazardous form of mercury, ...

The UF/IFAS study, published in the journal Food Policy, examined front-of-package labels professing the contents inside as "healthy." Researchers found the labels decreased consumers' willingness to ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has shown that diet could influence the risk of both depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms are both a risk ...

Dr. Bob Rastall is Senior Tutor within the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Reading in the UK where he also holds the post of Professor of Food Biotechnology, teaching ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you hear this gripe often from clients who would be interested in organics were it not for their higher price tag, you’re not alone. All experts interviewed for this article said cost typically ...

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’ ...