In the United States and globally, alcohol consumption is a major cause of preventable death and disability and increases liver disease, mental health disorders and accidents.

”The capsule means that we can collect information that may help explain individual differences in digestion, nutrient uptake and bowel movement patterns. This provides us with far greater knowledge ...

The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, show that a diet low in omega-6 and high in omega-3 fatty acids, combined with fish oil supplements, significantly reduced the growth rate ...

The study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition checked the amounts of choline and iodine in nonprescription and prescription prenatal vitamins. The research also checked for toxic ...

Making sense of dietary supplements (DS) and knowing how and when to recommend them can be a complicated matter for all dietitians. Navigating loose regulatory standards, proper dosing guidelines, and ...

Traditional weight loss recommendations encourage people to eat less and move more to create a calorie deficit, leading some people to believe that the more they restrict their food intake, the more ...

Q: My clients have been asking me about nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in supplement form. What is it, and is there any scientific evidence behind its antiaging marketing claims? A: ...

Social media, podcasts, and the internet can be a mixed bag of nutrition and health information, and one of the latest questionable claims making the rounds is that seed oils cause everything from ...

For clients diagnosed with celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity, following a gluten-free diet is a lifelong endeavor. When individuals with celiac disease ingest gluten, a protein in wheat, ...

A dietitian’s role in the critical care setting is uniquely challenging, frequently rewarding, at times frustrating, and unquestionably valuable. Feeding difficulties abound when caring for the ...

Do their potentially health-promoting compounds have a place in disease treatment? Mushrooms have been used as medicine for thousands of years, including in the early Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Chinese, ...

Though still in its infancy, the research linking certain fatty acids to improved visual acuity and cognitive performance in babies is strong. The importance of nutrition in relation to infants’ ...