The critical role of nutrition in health necessitates the development of dietary assessment tools that can accurately assess causal relationships with various health outcomes. A recently published study Nature Metabolism Examines the potential utility of food intake biomarkers (BFIs) in objective and accurate dietary assessments. To work: Towards precision nutrition: Unlocking biomarkers as dietary assessment… Read More »
These nutritionists have a T-bone to choose from four types of foods and one type of drinks that they say can cause cancer. Studies have shown that a person’s diet can affect their chances of developing various types of cancer; Experts encourage consumption of whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans to reduce risk. “People should… Read More »
We are bombarded with diet and nutrition advice. It comes from friends and family, social media, blogs, news, magazines, fitness instructors, healthcare professionals, and other sources. If everyone acts like a nutritionist, it is inevitable that false, misleading and unscientific information will emerge and become permanent. Here are five persistent nutrition myths and what you… Read More »
In a recently published study nutrientsResearchers at the Austin School of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston investigated how nutrition labels influence eating behaviors among middle and high school students in Texas. Study: Using Nutrition Facts Labeling to Make Food Choices Is Associated with Healthier Eating Among 8th-11th… Read More »
Soon nutrients The study analyzed the beneficial effects of mango consumption in two adult subgroups: women of childbearing age (WCA) and older adults. To work: Mango Consumption is Associated with Higher Nutrient Intake and Diet Quality in Women of Childbearing Age and Older Adults. Image Credit: Parkin Srihawong/Shutterstock.com Background Recently, nutrition research has focused primarily… Read More »