News Nearly Half of US Adults Resolve to Start a New Diet in 2025. Nearly half of U.S. adults say starting a new diet is one of their New Year’s resolutions, according to a new ...

While global dietary guidelines recommend higher intake of plant protein, the ideal ratio of plant to animal protein has remained unknown. The study is the first to investigate this ratio and how it ...

News Relationship Between Moderate Wine Consumption and Cardiovascular Health. Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complicatio ...

Serotonin is primarily synthesized by neurons in the dorsal Raphe nucleus (DRN) in the midbrain. Serotonin neurons in the DRN project to numerous brain regions, including the arcuate of 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 ...

At any given time, hundreds of species of bacteria—both potentially harmful and potentially helpful—inhabit the human digestive tract. Probiotics are the “friendly” types that help to ferment, ...

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 ...

Research shows that consuming plenty of plant-based foods containing highly absorbable calcium and vitamin D is the key to optimal bone health. Research indicates that well-planned vegan diets, which ...

Patients with anorexia and other disorders can present many challenges. To help other treatment providers, several experts share pearls of wisdom gleaned from their own experiences. Not all RDs have ...

There’s a fine line between including foods deemed healthy in your diet and eating nothing but! Teaching your clients the value of all foods can help them forge a healthy relationship with eating and ...

Jill is frustrated. Her type 1 diabetes seems out of control, and she comes to your office at her wits’ end. She says she’s doing everything right: counting carbs, taking her insulin as prescribed, ...