Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as a commercial carbohydrate gel…
Browsing: Nutrition
Nutrition is the science of how organisms obtain, process, and utilize nutrients to sustain life, support growth, and maintain health. It explores the roles of macronutrients (like carbohydrates, proteins, and fats), micronutrients (such as vitamins and minerals), and other dietary components in bodily functions and disease prevention. Researchers in this field study how diet influences metabolism, immunity, development, and chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Nutrition science also informs public health policies and personalized dietary guidelines. This page features the latest findings on how food and nutrients impact health and well-being.
Limiting access to food in mice increases levels of the hormone, ghrelin, which may also…
Has anyone ever told you to eat a banana when you have a muscle cramp…
The John Innes Center will co-lead a pioneering research program investigating how a plant-based diet…
Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Iowa have identified a compound in…
It doesn’t take that much fish for young children to reap big health benefits. Even…
People who received omega-3 fish oil supplements in randomized clinical trials had lower risks of…
Major Canadian-led study finds there’s no need to cut down red and processed meat consumption.…
Current obesity rates in adults in the United States could be the result of dietary…
Salt sold in supermarkets and salt shakers in restaurants should be required to carry a…
In a new study, Biodesign researchers reveal that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds…
A provocative new study looks at the resource utilization and technological strategies that would be…
Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with…
Boosting daily nut consumption linked to less weight gain and lower obesity risk. Substituting half…
Probiotic supplements may enhance weight loss and improve the metabolic health of obese children following…
Breastfed children have a lower risk of obesity, which may be linked to reduced expression…
Much research has pointed to how an unhealthy diet correlates to obesity, but has not…
People have very individualized inflammatory responses to eating high-fat meals. These were the somewhat unexpected…