Childhood nutrition has been thrust into the spotlight, with negative stories in the media often overstating the positive. For example, concerns about over-processing of children’s foods continue to grow, with another Nestlé baby food scandal coming to light earlier this year. But the focus is now shifting to the nutritional content of children’s foods, which… Read More »
If you haven’t heard of it before, allow us to introduce you to a new and rapidly growing consumer trend: the carnivore diet. Also known as the meat-only diet, the carnivore diet has gained popularity. So what is it? What is the carnivore diet? The carnivore diet is a diet consisting of animal products such… Read More »
The food and beverage industry has been under immense pressure in recent years due to rising costs from factors such as climate change and geopolitical unrest. In addition, the cost of living crisis has hit consumers hard, tightening budgets and changing purchasing behaviors. However, despite all these challenges, activity in the mergers and acquisitions market… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. The Allen Telescope Array in Northern California is dedicated to astronomical observations and the simultaneous search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). | Credit: Seth Shostak/SETI Institute The universe must either be teeming with life or host almost no life at… Read More »
In a recent study published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes, Researchers are investigating whether the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) affects the risk of gestational diabetes (GDM). To work: Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and risk of gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Image Credit: Olga Gavrilova / Shutterstock.com GDM and MedDiet… Read More »
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 »
Stop using the term ‘overly processed’ when talking about nutrition. This is the stance of researcher Jenny Chapman, who was recently awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate the adoption, acceptance and trust of plant-based meat products. Their findings, published earlier this month, build on surveys that suggest “over-processing” relationships are hindering the adoption of plant-based… 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 »
In a recently published study Scientific Reports, researchers identified and evaluated associations between baseline dietary patterns and metabolic risk factors in adults in Northwest Ethiopia. To work: Dietary patterns for noncommunicable diseases and associations with metabolic risk factors. Image Credit: Serhiy Stakhnyk/Shutterstock.com Background Metabolic risk factors such as abdominal obesity, high body mass index (BMI)… Read More »