Learn how the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act aims to expand Medicare coverage for medical nutrition therapy to address chronic disease care gaps, improve health outcomes, and reduce costs in the U.S.

Researchers at Columbia University have found that a lack of dietary iron early in life can prevent immune cells in the lung from making a key protein that helps fight viral infections, even after ...

Holiday meals are about joy, connection, and tradition,” says John Kirwan, MSc, PhD, FACSM, executive director at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University. “But we also know ...

In the first of its kind to investigate the effects of SPU exercises on patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), authors of a new study published in 2025 in Medicine indicate that SPUs may have ...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in cognitive performance and mental fitness among younger adults, driven by increasing academic, professional, and social demands. Young adults are ...

It’s estimated that 54 million Americans have osteopenia (low bone density) or osteoporosis, a systemic skeletal disease that is characterized by increased bone turnover and low bone mass, leading to ...

The newest generation of antiobesity medications (AOMs)—GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1), GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide), dual action GLP-1/GIP combinations, triple action ...

The winter holiday season ushers in many familiar hurdles, especially for those who are traveling, navigating challenging family and social dynamics, or trying to stay on track with their health and ...

Despite being a conditionally essential nutrient, carnitine is a topic of uncertainty, even controversy, because it’s like a coin with two sides, and those sides can appear to be in direct conflict ...

According to a consumer survey, Public Perceptions of Dietary Sweeteners published in 2023 by the International Food Information Council, 28% of Americans report regularly and intentionally using low- ...

Food can serve as medicine, both in the community and health care setting. Dietary patterns rich in plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans/legumes including soy, and ...

Traditional weight loss recommendations encourage people to eat less and move more to create a calorie deficit, leading some people to believe that the more they restrict their food intake, the more ...