Nutrition/Nutrients

Offering more healthful foods at work could be a promising opportunity to improve wellness, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and DieteticsCredit: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…

National Poll: Many parents still believe 'folklore strategies' or use vitamins or supplements for cold prevention that are not scientifically supportedCredit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the…

Cambridge researchers have discovered the placenta regulates how much oxygen and nutrients it transports to babies during challenging pregnancies. Cambridge researchers have discovered the placenta regulates how much oxygen and nutrients…

BfR endorses proposed maximum levels, but foods with added fats should be restricted too High levels of erucic acid in food can impair health. The health-damaging effects of erucic acid include fatty degeneration of the heart (myocardial…

Credit: The Lancet Feeding a growing population of 10 billion people by 2050 with a healthy and sustainable diet will be impossible without transforming eating habits, improving food production, and reducing food waste. First…

A full microbiome allows fruit flies to take advantage of larger but less nutritious food sources Fruit flies fed antibiotics to supress their gut microbiome are forced to avoid the best food patches if they lack vital amino acids,…

Credit: Wendy Moore (2019) Ozaena ground beetles likely have anatomical adaptations enabling them to parasitize ant nests throughout their life cycle, according to a study published January 16, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by…

Credit: Courtesy Sandia National Laboratories, photographer Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- People who believe light-emitting diodes, or LEDS, are just an efficient upgrade to the ordinary electric light bulb are stuck in their…

TAMPA, Fla. (January 16, 2019)- Just a whiff of fried food may entice you to order a high-calorie meal. But breathe it in for longer than two minutes, and you're more likely to be content with fruit. A new study published in the…

Credit: Image by K. Sato, Okinawa Churashima Foundation Research Center CC-BY-NC-ND. Whale sharks, the world's largest fish, likely endure periods of starvation and may eat more plants than previously thought, according to the first…