nutrition
Pushback against studies challenging health risks of meat consumption highlights industry influence on nutrition research
It’s almost unheard of for medical journals to get blowback for studies before the data are published. But that’s what ...
Golden Rice inventors: ‘Why our life-saving GMO crop is still not getting to the impoverished people who need it’
Until science-based policy overrules a smear campaign against Golden Rice, VAD-induced death and blindness will continue ...
GMO Golden Rice lauded as one of the most important research projects over the past 50 years
The Golden Rice humanitarian project has been recognized by Project Management Institute (PMI) as one of the Most Influential Projects ...
Video: Study vindicating red meat reignites age-old debate over dietary guidelines, conflicts of interest
It's not the first time researcher Bradley Johnston has had the nutrition community up in arms over his work. Johnston, ...
Viewpoint: Ignore the internet food gurus—canola oil probably doesn’t cause Alzheimer’s disease
Food fads make me want to scream, cry, and hide in a cabin in the mountains. MSG is safe. And high ...
Viewpoint: Controversial red-meat review challenged ‘deeply entrenched’ nutrition advice with strong science
That last food flip-flop made big headlines last week. It was a “remarkable turnabout,” “jarring,” “stunning.” How, it was asked, ...
Too many carbs, calories? Nope. Lack of fiber biggest problem with American diets
Ask Americans about what they think is the biggest problem with their diets and you'll probably hear a variety of ...
Viewpoint: While experts fight about red meat, eat a diet that makes sense for you
Nutrition researchers and doctors are at each other's throats once again, this time over a recommendation published in the Annals ...
Fat from gene-edited plants could make infant formula more nutritious, less expensive
A team from the Rothamsted Research center, UK, has developed plants capable of mass-producing fat molecules resembling those in human ...
Should we eat less red meat? There’s no solid evidence behind that advice, dietary expert panel says
Public health officials for years have urged Americans to limit consumption of red meat and processed meats because of concerns ...
Viewpoint: ‘GMO’—the dirty three-letter word used to demonize life-saving biotechnology
The demonization of this technology funds numerous NGOs and has even become a cottage industry ...
Viewpoint: Processed food does not necessarily mean it’s unhealthy—the science behind an essential but misunderstood technology
You are you and I am me because of processed foods, because our ancestors learned how to cook meat and make bread and, perhaps ...
Personalized nutrition companies are more hype than help, scientists say
Vitamins and other dietary supplements are a $30 billion industry in the US. In addition to the bottles lining drugstore ...
Viewpoint: Produce is sugary, GMO ‘poison’? Scientific American embraces long-debunked food safety tropes
The lies and distortions start early in this appalling Scientific American article -- and they keep going to the end ...
Going vegetarian might boost your health, but probably won’t slow climate change
It pays to be a picky eater—at least, when it comes to meat. A study published ....in Scientific Reports suggests ...
GMO Impossible burger headed for grocery stores. Here’s the nutrition facts you should know
Having jumped all the appropriate FDA hurdles to ensure safety, the Impossible Burger in its uncooked form is coming to ...
Plant-based Beyond Burger healthier than beef? Nutrition experts weigh in on popular meat alternative
Canadians can't get enough of Beyond Meat's plant-based burger that's designed to taste just like beef .... But does Beyond's ...
Podcast: AI-powered nutrition devices could cut exploding obesity rates. Will FDA rules keep them off the market?
Medical devices powered by artificial intelligence could help overweight people customize diets based on their biomarkers ...
Diet and dementia: Is fast food really ‘eating away your brain’?
Nutrition studies on Alzheimer's conclude that diet might affect brain health. Beware of media spins that claim more ...
Climate change could ‘significantly’ cut nutrient content in crops over next 30 years
One of the biggest challenges to reducing hunger and undernutrition around the world is to produce foods that provide not ...
Fitness-focused consumers spur development of non-GMO soybean with 50% more protein
Israel-based startup Equinom is developing non-GMO soybeans with higher protein levels, which the company said in a release will deliver a ...
Why is it so difficult to figure out if coffee, wine, eggs and other foods are good for us or not?
Do you know whether eggs are good for you? What about coffee, red wine, or chocolate? Most people probably have ...
Are eggs good or bad for you? Why science can’t make up its mind about our favorite foods
Do you know whether eggs are good for you? What about coffee, red wine, or chocolate? Most people probably have ...
Organic food sales at $48 billion, now almost 6% of food, despite continued decline in market growth rate
Sales of organic food in the U.S. last year totaled a record $47.9 billion — 5.9% higher than 2017, according ...
‘Ultra-processed’ food may boost weight gain, first randomized controlled trial shows
People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according ...
Golden Rice, Part 1: The story of a GMO crop that could benefit billions of children a year
For billions of people, the stakes could not be higher ...
This nutritionist doesn’t buy organic—and says you shouldn’t bother either
When I tell people that I’m a dietitian, the first questions I get are always, “Do you eat super healthy?” ...
