Passage of the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act, reintroduced in November in the US House of Representatives, is an effective solution to address the costly, continued rise of diet-related chronic ...

“Holiday meals are about joy, connection, and tradition,” says John Kirwan, MSc, PhD, FACSM, executive director at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University. “But we also ...

A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise. That is the conclusion of a Rutgers-led study published in The Journal of ...

Nearly a decade of research leads to the development of a landmark model that could shape how clinicians and researchers understand and manage diabetes across the United States. When she was a fellow ...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in cognitive performance and mental fitness among younger adults, driven by increasing academic, professional, and social demands. Young adults are ...

Q: I have been hearing a lot about maltodextrin and its use as an additive in processed food and beverages. Is it safe to consume? A: Maltodextrin is a type of carbohydrate that undergoes processing ...

Body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating are significant concerns among athletes, especially those competing in aesthetic, endurance, or weight-sensitive sports.1 While sport participation can ...

It’s estimated that 54 million Americans have osteopenia (low bone density) or osteoporosis, a systemic skeletal disease that is characterized by increased bone turnover and low bone mass, leading to ...

The field of AI has existed since the 1950s, when scientists first posed the question, “Can machines think?” In the decades since, AI technology has quietly powered many of our everyday tools, from ...

In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a “neurobiotic sense,” a newly identified system that lets the brain respond in real ...

Have you ever walked through a buffet line where the salad or roasted vegetables were displayed first, and desserts last? Maybe a grocery store entrance caught your eye with a bright display of soda ...

Deciding what to make for dinner or an afternoon snack can be a challenge at the best of times but toss confusion about processed and ultraprocessed foods into the mix, and the question of what to put ...