Daily breakfast is associated with a lower type 2 diabetes risk profile in children

Regular consumption of a healthy breakfast may help children lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in this week’s PLOS Medicine.

Infant feeding habits may predict eating behaviors in later life

The follow-up to an FDA study analyzing infant nutrition investigates to what extent eating behaviors in the first year of life predict eating behaviors at age 6.

Brain scans suggest people can learn to like healthy foods

Brain scans of participants showed higher activation of reward centers shifted from high-calorie toward low-calorie food over a 6-month structured behavioral weight-loss program.

American diet ‘improving’ but remains poor overall

Consumption of trans fats has fallen, but there is a widening gap in terms of diet quality between rich and poor, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health.

Quality of U.S. diet improves, gap widens for quality between rich and poor

The quality of the U.S.