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Why Mental Health Care Needs a Bigger Dose of Nutrition

A major new report urges mental health services to make diet, exercise, sleep and other lifestyle changes a core part of treatment, not an afterthought.

Why Mental Health Care Needs a Bigger Dose of Nutrition

New Way to Add Iron and Iodine to Foods Could Help Fight Global Deficiencies

MIT scientists design nutrient particles that can survive cooking and storage, making it easier to fortify everyday foods and drinks.

New Way to Add Iron and Iodine to Foods Could Help Fight Global Deficiencies

What’s on Your Plate Could Cost Years of Healthy Life

Spanish researchers find that shifting to more plant-based foods and cutting waste could reduce diet-related environmental health damage by more than a third.

What’s on Your Plate Could Cost Years of Healthy Life

How Daily Habits May Alter Brain Chemistry Linked to Dementia

A new study finds chemical signs of brain decline tied to lifestyle, years before memory issues begin.

How Daily Habits May Alter Brain Chemistry Linked to Dementia

Can Diet and Exercise Prevent Cancer? It Depends on Who You Are

A major new review shows that lifestyle changes may reduce endometrial cancer risk, but not for everyone and not in the same way.

Can Diet and Exercise Prevent Cancer? It Depends on Who You Are

Ozempic May Cut Strength Without Cutting Muscle

New research in mice suggests weight-loss drugs could affect how muscles function, not just how they look.

Ozempic May Cut Strength Without Cutting Muscle

What Medieval Plague Victims Teach Us About Childhood Nutrition

A new study reveals how early-life malnutrition shaped survival and long-term health in people who lived through the Black Death, offering lessons for today.

What Medieval Plague Victims Teach Us About Childhood Nutrition

Coached Lifestyle Program Helps Protect Brain Health in Older Adults

The US POINTER trial shows that structured support for exercise, diet and social engagement can slow cognitive decline.

Coached Lifestyle Program Helps Protect Brain Health in Older Adults

Healthy Diets May Slow Chronic Disease in Older Adults

A 15-year study links plant-rich, anti-inflammatory diets to slower development of chronic conditions in aging populations.

Healthy Diets May Slow Chronic Disease in Older Adults

Hospital, Nursing Home Meals Fall Short on Nutrition and Sustainability

A new study highlights poor nutrition quality and environmental impact in German health care meals, echoing concerns about institutional food in the United States.

Hospital, Nursing Home Meals Fall Short on Nutrition and Sustainability

Researcher Makes the Case for Grapes as a ‘Superfood’

A new perspective article argues that grapes deserve a spot among superfoods, citing their polyphenol content and evidence for benefits across multiple areas of health.

Researcher Makes the Case for Grapes as a ‘Superfood’

Beetroot Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older Adults

A University of Exeter study shows that nitrate-rich beetroot juice can improve oral bacteria and blood vessel health in older adults, opening the door to new nutrition strategies for healthy aging.

Beetroot Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older Adults

Boosting Bread’s Nutrition: How Soil Fungi Could Add More Iron and Zinc

Researchers are exploring a natural way to make wheat richer in key nutrients and it could help fight global deficiencies.

Boosting Bread’s Nutrition: How Soil Fungi Could Add More Iron and Zinc

The Hidden Cost of Ozempic and Wegovy? Muscle Loss.

GLP-1 medications help with weight loss, but researchers say they don’t improve heart-lung fitness and may shrink muscle mass.

The Hidden Cost of Ozempic and Wegovy? Muscle Loss.

Heart-Healthy Habits Protect More Than Just Your Heart

A major review of nearly 500 studies shows these lifestyle choices support brain health, reduce chronic disease risk and improve quality of life.

Heart-Healthy Habits Protect More Than Just Your Heart

Obesity Driven by Calories, Not Inactivity, Study Finds

A large global study shows people in wealthy countries burn as much energy as ever, but rising calorie intake is fueling obesity rates.

Obesity Driven by Calories, Not Inactivity, Study Finds

Study Ties Antibiotic Resistance to Diet, Gut Health and Mortality

A long-term study finds that fiber intake and gut bacteria may influence resistance levels and raise or lower the risk of death.

Study Ties Antibiotic Resistance to Diet, Gut Health and Mortality

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies May Contribute to Chronic Pain

Researchers find a two-way link between micronutrient levels and pain, raising the potential for more personalized, nutrition-based treatment.

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies May Contribute to Chronic Pain

Colombia’s Zinc-Rich Rice Could Improve Nutrition as Consumer Demand Grows

A new study finds people prefer the taste of biofortified rice and are willing to pay more for it, even during times of economic stress.

Colombia’s Zinc-Rich Rice Could Improve Nutrition as Consumer Demand Grows

Even Slightly High Blood Sugar May Affect Men’s Sexual Health

New research links modest blood sugar increases to declines in sperm movement and erectile function, even without diabetes.

Even Slightly High Blood Sugar May Affect Men’s Sexual Health

Losing Muscle on Weight-Loss Meds? Protein Might Help

New research suggests that older adults and women may face greater muscle loss when using popular weight-loss medications, but diet choices could make a difference.

Losing Muscle on Weight-Loss Meds? Protein Might Help

Could Cutting One Amino Acid Help Skin Heal Faster?

New research finds that low levels of serine may signal stem cells to shift from hair growth to wound repair.

Could Cutting One Amino Acid Help Skin Heal Faster?

Uncontrolled Diabetes Tied to Higher Eye Disease Risk

Older adults with high blood sugar were three times more likely to develop diabetic eye disease in a 14-year study.

Uncontrolled Diabetes Tied to Higher Eye Disease Risk

Grapes May Help Boost Strength in Postmenopausal Women

A new study links modest grape consumption to improved strength markers, offering a simple dietary strategy against age-related muscle loss.

Grapes May Help Boost Strength in Postmenopausal Women

Bread Gets a Boost from Sunflower Seed Flour, Study Finds

Researchers in Brazil say a cheap, sustainable by-product of sunflower oil production can turn ordinary loaves into protein- and antioxidant-rich powerhouses, with a few tweaks to texture.

Bread Gets a Boost from Sunflower Seed Flour, Study Finds
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