How does taurine affect the body?

Taurine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in the body. People can also get taurine from supplements and other dietary sources

Dietary supplement boosts cognitive function in vegetarians

Vegetarians who take the dietary supplement creatine may enjoy improved brain function, according to a new study.

A more complete Mediterranean diet may protect against aggressive prostate cancer

Researchers determined that men who followed a Mediterranean diet, rich in fish, boiled potatoes, whole fruits, vegetables, legumes, and olive oil, and low consumption of juices had lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer (PC) than those who followed other dietary patterns like Prudent or Western diets.

Healthy diet? That depends on your genes

Shifts in the diets of Europeans after the introduction of farming 10,000 years ago led to genetic adaptations that favored the dietary trends of the time, new research indicates. The study has implications for the growing field of nutritional genomics, called nutrigenomics.

Diet Tips for Crohn’s Disease

How does Crohn’s disease affect diet and nutrition? Learn about diet tips and other dietary considerations for people with Crohn’s disease.

Peer pressure and festive food: Who are you trying to impress?

Who we eat with affects what we eat and how much of it. How will your peer or family group affect your dietary plans this Christmas?

VTT: Bilberries to increase our dietary fiber intake

Bilberries — a unique part of the Nordic diet — could be utilised in higher amounts in food products to increase our dietary fibre intake.

CHORI study finds higher fat variation of DASH diet lowers blood pressure, triglycerides

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern, which is high in fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy foods, significantly lowers blood pressure as well as low-density…

Cancer survivors often have poor diets, which can affect their long-term health

While most cancer survivors in the United States are motivated to seek information about food choices and dietary changes to improve their health, a new study comparing their dietary patterns to…

New dietary guidelines must be sustainable, regardless of politics

The new iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) must incorporate sustainability considerations – both for the health and wellbeing of Americans and the world in which we live, urges a…

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