While global dietary guidelines recommend higher intake of plant protein, the ideal ratio of plant to animal protein has remained unknown. The study is the first to investigate this ratio and how it ...

News Nearly Half of US Adults Resolve to Start a New Diet in 2025. Nearly half of U.S. adults say starting a new diet is one of their New Year’s resolutions, according to a new ...

Serotonin is primarily synthesized by neurons in the dorsal Raphe nucleus (DRN) in the midbrain. Serotonin neurons in the DRN project to numerous brain regions, including the arcuate of the ...

News Relationship Between Moderate Wine Consumption and Cardiovascular Health. Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complicatio ...

In 2021, 50 subjects swallowed a capsule the size of the outer joint of a thumb while eating their breakfast. The capsule then began its journey through the stomach, small intestine and large ...

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 ...

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. Researchers from Florida ...

In a study published in the journal Heliyon, Tulane researchers found that when paired mice were fed a low-protein diet their offspring over the next four generations had lower birthweights and ...

News Positive Link Found Between Home Kitchens and Adolescents’ Health. A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, highlights the ...

New research reveals many prenatal vitamins don't contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals. The study published ...

One of the best parts about pursuing a career in dietetics is discovering just how diverse the job opportunities really are. And they’re often what we make them. Dina Aronson, MS, RDN, says, “One ...