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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the pendulum swinging between low-fat and low-carb trends, protein had once long been the neutral macronutrient. But today, it’s developed a health halo. What began with research suggesting that ...

According to a consumer survey, Public Perceptions of Dietary Sweeteners published in 2023 by the International Food Information Council, 28% of Americans report regularly and intentionally using low- ...

Despite being a conditionally essential nutrient, carnitine is a topic of uncertainty, even controversy, because it’s like a coin with two sides, and those sides can appear to be in direct conflict ...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as CVD, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, obesity, and cognitive impairment are among the leading causes of death and disability throughout the world ...

Making sense of dietary supplements (DS) and knowing how and when to recommend them can be a complicated matter for all dietitians. Navigating loose regulatory standards, proper dosing guidelines, and ...

Traditional weight loss recommendations encourage people to eat less and move more to create a calorie deficit, leading some people to believe that the more they restrict their food intake, the more ...

There are over 100 trillion microorganisms present in the gut that can work in both therapeutic and complementary ways.1 Probiotics, or live microorganisms that can produce a favorable outcome to ...

Americans generate over 14 million tons of plastic packaging waste annually, with a significant portion coming from food packaging.1 This waste not only contributes to environmental pollution but also ...

It’s been less than four years since the first glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medication was approved for use for weight loss. Today, these medications—which include semaglutide ...