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Nutrition-related health effects of organic foods: a systematic

WEBBackground: There is uncertainty over the nutrition-related benefits to health of consuming organic foods.Objective: We sought to assess the strength of evidence that nutrition …

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Nutrition research to affect food and a healthy lifespan

WEBProper nutrition offers one of the most effective and least costly ways to decrease the burden of many diseases and their associated risk factors, including obesity. Nutrition research holds the key to increasing our understanding of the causes of obesity and its related comorbidities and thus holds promise to markedly influence global health and …

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A new series: Nutrition for the Clinician

WEBIn September 2022, the Biden–Harris Administration convened the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and revealed a national strategy to …

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Food as Medicine

WEBFood as medicine, also known as “food is medicine,” sits at the crossroads of nutrition and healthcare. It may take many forms, including medically tailored meals, …

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Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables

WEBFruits and vegetables are universally promoted as healthy. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 recommend you make one-half of your plate fruits and vegetables. …

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Driving Transformative Change to End Hunger and Reduce Diet …

WEBThe White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, held on September 28, 2022, was a milestone in the fields of hunger, nutrition, and health [1]. …

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Diet, Nutrition, and Bone Health12

WEBOsteoporosis is a debilitating disease that affects many older people. Fragility fractures are the hallmark of osteoporosis. Although nutrition is only 1 of many factors that influence bone mass and fragility fractures, there is an urgent need to develop and implement nutritional approaches and policies for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis that could, …

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Further evidence for the benefits of walking

WEBResults indicate that walking attenuates weight gain over the 15-y period. The greatest benefit was seen for women with the heaviest baseline weight. For these women, those …

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Nutrition and the Brain – Exploring Pathways for Optimal Brain …

WEBDespite the growing recognition of nutrition’s impact on the brain, researchers face several scientific challenges. This Special Collection on Nutrition and the Brain …

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Functional Foods: Benefits, Concerns and Challenges—A Position …

WEBFunctional foods can be considered to be those whole, fortified, enriched or enhanced foods that provide health benefits beyond the provision of essential nutrients (e.g., vitamins …

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The Impact of Nutrition-Specific and Nutrition-Sensitive …

WEBNutrition-specific interventions are those directed at the immediate causes of anemia, like diet and infection, whereas nutrition-sensitive interventions address underlying determinants of hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and anemia, such as food insecurity and insufficient maternal and child health care services. By considering both types of nutrition …

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How to Boost Mental Health Through Better Nutrition

WEBA National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine webinar presentation highlighting Nutrition and Mental Health reported on how improvements in …

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Ketogenic diets: What the science says

WEBAlthough many Americans adhere to dietary guidelines that focus on reducing intakes of saturated and total fat, rates of many diet-related chronic diseases …

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Essential fatty acids in health and chronic disease

WEBHuman beings evolved consuming a diet that contained about equal amounts of n−3 and n−6 essential fatty acids. Over the past 100–150 y there has been an enormous …

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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease

WEBModern Nutrition in Health and Disease. 9th ed, edited by Maurice E Shils, James A Olson, Moshe Shike, and A Catharine Ross, 1999, 1951 pages, hardcover, $105.00. Williams & …

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Five new studies examine eating behaviors in teens and young …

WEBRockville, Maryland (June 14, 2022) — The developmental changes and growing independence that characterize adolescence and young adulthood can make these stages of life both exciting and challenging. New studies presented at NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE shed light on the eating behaviors and diets of teens and young adults around …

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Processed foods: contributions to nutrition123

WEBBoth fresh and processed foods make up vital parts of the food supply. Processed food contributes to both food security (ensuring that sufficient food is available) and nutrition security (ensuring that food quality meets human nutrient needs). This ASN scientific statement focuses on one aspect of processed foods: their nutritional impacts. …

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Poultry Consumption and Human Health: How Much Is Really …

WEBThis scoping review was conducted to systematically search and chronicle scientific literature pertinent to poultry intake and human health. The protocol (uploaded to Open …

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Continuing Education

WEBWebinars and Continuing Education Opportunities. The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) offers educational programs to help practitioners improve patient care and health …

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Food Prices and Obesity: A Review

WEBIn response to rising rates of obesity in the United States due in part to excess food consumption, researchers and policy makers have argued that levying food taxes on obesity-promoting foods, perhaps combined with subsidies on healthier options, would be an effective tool to stem the obesity epidemic. The extent to which overall energy intake …

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Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Health …

WEBFood insecurity and the lack of access to affordable, nutritious food are associated with poor dietary quality and an increased risk of diet-related diseases, …

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Nutrition Science Video Contest

WEBNutrition Science Video Contest. Use your video skills to help educate the public about nutrition research and teach consumers the impact of nutrition research on public …

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