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Diet: In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management reasons (with the two often being related). Although humans are omnivores, each culture and each person holds some food preferences or some food taboos. This may be due to personal tastes or ethical reasons. Individual dietary choices may be more or less healthy. Complete nutrition requires ingestion and absorption of vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids from protein and essential fatty acids from fat-containing food, also food energy in the form of carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Dietary habits and choices play a significant role in the quality of life, health and longevity.
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FEB 12, 2026Cancer
Reported earlier this week in Nature Medicine, experts predict a significant proportion of cancer cases globally are lin ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 11, 2026Cardiology
Prioritizing unprocessed foods could help you lose weight naturally.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 10, 2026Microbiology
There are huge communities of gut bacteria living in and on our bodies, and they can have a profound effect on us. New r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2026Neuroscience
Close adherence to a Mediterranean diet is linked to a significantly lower risk of stroke in women.Written By: Annie LennonFEB 09, 2026Cell & Molecular Biology
We need to consume fat to survive, but a new study has shown that the human body can process different types of fats in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2026Cardiology
Reducing salt in packaged foods could significantly lower rates of heart disease.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 03, 2026Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes medication, metformin, is linked to less progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Written By: Annie LennonFEB 02, 2026Neuroscience
Diets rich in high-glycemic foods such as white bread and potatoes are linked to a higher risk of dementia.Written By: Annie LennonJAN 29, 2026Cardiology
The ketogenic diet has potential to do more harm than good for many people.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 29, 2026Immunology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic disease of inflammation along the digestive tract. There are two forms of ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 28, 2026Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have conducted a small trial with human volunteers showing that a short-term diet that includes oats can red ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2026Cardiology
Excessive video gaming could significantly worsen your health, including negative impacts on sleep, diet, and weight.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 22, 2026Cardiology
Monk fruit provides a variety of health benefits beyond its use as a natural sugar substitute.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 18, 2026Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers often use a nematode worm called Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) to study human genetics ..Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2026Cardiology
Intermittent fasting may not change your metabolism, but it could impact your sleep.Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 04, 2026Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study reported in Molecular Psychiatry has shown that people with anxiety disorders tend to have lower levels of a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2026Cancer
It’s that time of year, New Year's resolution time! Be prepared to see everyone around you going on a di ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 30, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastic is a durable tough material that has been adopted for use in countless products. That widespread use has also le ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2025Microbiology
The vast community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome, has many close links to hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2025Cardiology
Low vitamin D levels may raise your risk of heart disease.Written By: Savannah LoganDEC 23, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that causes gut pain and bloating, and women are far more likely t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2025Microbiology
The gut microbiome is complex, and can be affected by the things we eat, our physical habits, our genes, and other facto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2025Cardiology
Some plant-based diets are better than others when it comes to heart disease risk.Written By: Savannah LoganDEC 15, 2025Microbiology
The huge and diverse community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract is intimately linked to many aspects of o ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2026
Cancer
Reported earlier this week in Nature Medicine, experts predict a significant proportion of cancer cases globally are lin
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 11, 2026
Cardiology
Prioritizing unprocessed foods could help you lose weight naturally.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 10, 2026
Microbiology
There are huge communities of gut bacteria living in and on our bodies, and they can have a profound effect on us. New r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2026
Neuroscience
Close adherence to a Mediterranean diet is linked to a significantly lower risk of stroke in women.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 09, 2026
Cell & Molecular Biology
We need to consume fat to survive, but a new study has shown that the human body can process different types of fats in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2026
Cardiology
Reducing salt in packaged foods could significantly lower rates of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 03, 2026
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes medication, metformin, is linked to less progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 02, 2026
Neuroscience
Diets rich in high-glycemic foods such as white bread and potatoes are linked to a higher risk of dementia.
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 29, 2026
Cardiology
The ketogenic diet has potential to do more harm than good for many people.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 29, 2026
Immunology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic disease of inflammation along the digestive tract. There are two forms of
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 28, 2026
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have conducted a small trial with human volunteers showing that a short-term diet that includes oats can red
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2026
Cardiology
Excessive video gaming could significantly worsen your health, including negative impacts on sleep, diet, and weight.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 22, 2026
Cardiology
Monk fruit provides a variety of health benefits beyond its use as a natural sugar substitute.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 18, 2026
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers often use a nematode worm called Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) to study human genetics ..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2026
Cardiology
Intermittent fasting may not change your metabolism, but it could impact your sleep.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 04, 2026
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study reported in Molecular Psychiatry has shown that people with anxiety disorders tend to have lower levels of a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2026
Cancer
It’s that time of year, New Year's resolution time! Be prepared to see everyone around you going on a di
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 30, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastic is a durable tough material that has been adopted for use in countless products. That widespread use has also le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2025
Microbiology
The vast community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract–the gut microbiome, has many close links to hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2025
Cardiology
Low vitamin D levels may raise your risk of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 23, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that causes gut pain and bloating, and women are far more likely t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2025
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is complex, and can be affected by the things we eat, our physical habits, our genes, and other facto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2025
Cardiology
Some plant-based diets are better than others when it comes to heart disease risk.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 15, 2025
Microbiology
The huge and diverse community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract is intimately linked to many aspects of o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch