Like many other dietary supplements, herbal supplements (HSs) continue to receive enormous attention from competitive and ...

As dietitians know, the Mediterranean diet continues to reign supreme as one of the most healthful eating patterns in the world for its ability to significantly lower the risk of chronic diseases, ...

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 ...

The argument that ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are harmful to health has been building for the past 15 years, heightened recently by some key events. Late last year, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory ...

As with many ideas in the field of nutrition, the concept of antioxidants is often oversimplified by popular media in ways that run the risk of leaving out important details. When announcing the ...

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 ...

When you hear the term “fermented,” foods and beverages like pickles, sauerkraut, kombucha, and kimchee may immediately come to mind. A lesser-known treasure that has been a staple for centuries ...

Heavy metal pollution is a global environmental issue threatening food security and public health. Urbanization and industrialization around the world have led to greater accumulation and movement of ...

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 ...

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) was discovered in 1957 and named for its chemical structure, which resembles Vitamin K.1 This compound, containing a benzoquinone ring, is ubiquitously found in all cell membranes ...