In the United States and globally, alcohol consumption is a major cause of preventable death and disability and increases liver disease, mental health disorders and accidents.

The study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition checked the amounts of choline and iodine in nonprescription and prescription prenatal vitamins. The research also checked for toxic ...

”The capsule means that we can collect information that may help explain individual differences in digestion, nutrient uptake and bowel movement patterns. This provides us with far greater knowledge ...

Research indicates fats in dairy foods don’t increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and may in fact benefit health. When asked about dairy recommendations for people aged 2 and older, most ...

It used to be that you had a few choices of cooking oils on supermarket shelves, such as corn oil, soybean oil, and canola oil—all clear, pale, odorless, and tasteless. Then along came the popularity ...

Why 'Yo-yo Dieting' May Lead to Weight Gain and Harm Cardiometabolic Health Weight cycling, repeated cycles of intentional weight loss and unintentional regain, is common among dieters. Also known as ...

A new study found that eating less fiber, more saturated fat, and more sugar is associated with lighter, less restorative, and more disrupted sleep. Results show that greater fiber intake predicted ...

Succumbing to the disease’s devastating consequences has become a way of life in certain parts of the world. But it doesn’t have to be, and for some populations touched by the Diabetes Wellness ...

With the official start of summer and temperatures on the rise, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reminds everyone to rethink your drink and keep hydrated during summer months and throughout the ...

There’s nothing like having a hot cup of tea to jump-start your morning or a tall glass of iced tea to cool you off in the summertime. For more than 5,000 years, various peoples and cultures across ...

Some shoppers can’t get enough of these food items, but they’re not as nutritious as they believe. What two things do water, milk, butter, margarine, oil, ice cream, and yogurt all have in common?

Dietary fiber consists of nondigestible carbohydrates and lignin that are intrinsic and intact in plants. Functional fibers are isolated, nondigestible carbohydrates that have beneficial effects.