Nutrition

Food scientists have reclassified dietary fibers — beyond just soluble and insoluble — to better guide nutritional decisions and drive targeted health food products.

An AI system can tell the calorie count, fat content, and nutritional value of a meal just from a photo.

Introducing a new salt levy is another proposal put forward in a comprehensive set of recommended regulations for the food sector.

Up to 25% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, which can significantly impact their parenting behavior and the wellbeing of their children. A new study looks at long-term effects of early maternal depression on children, underscoring the need to provide adequate support for mothers who might be struggling.

When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life. A new study sheds light on changes to the fetus's bile acid, which affects how liver disease develops and progresses.

Many people will soon load up Easter baskets with chocolate candy for children and adults to enjoy. On its own, dark chocolate has health benefits, such as antioxidants that neutralize damaging free radicals. And a new report suggests that packing the sweet treat with pre- and probiotics could make it more healthful. Flavoring agents, however, […]

A new study shows how the lungs respond to poor diet.

New research shows that people with eating disorders are more harshly judged than those suffering from depression, making it much harder for them to seek treatment.

A new study analyzing diet, average plasma sugar levels and cancer prevalence in some 273 vertebrate species showed surprising results. The study found no significant link between diet and plasma sugar levels across nonhuman vertebrate species, suggesting that glucose regulation is likely influenced more by evolutionary and physiological adaptations than diet alone. Birds in particular […]

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.