Drinking fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages from childhood through adulthood may be linked to an increased risk of developing high blood pressure as an adult, according to research published in ...

Hourly movement breaks of just five minutes each seem to offer the best balance between feasibility and effectiveness for mitigating the health harms of prolonged sitting, suggests a large study ...

By Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN Social media’s negative effects on mental health and eating disorder risk in children and adolescents have received significant media and research attention. Similarly, ...

RDs discuss what has long been considered “the elephant in the room” in dietetics: inadequate compensation and institutional imbalance that threaten long-term viability of the profession. Read more ...

Young adults are seeking ways to enhance focus, mental clarity, and mental stamina, yet nutrition is often overlooked as a key factor in cognitive performance. Dietitians can integrate brain-focused ...

Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center found that common dietary sugars fructose and glucose, despite having the same amount of calories, communicate with the brain through different ...

A study conducted by the Biosocial team at Max Planck Institute for Human Development, in collaboration with Columbia University in New York, demonstrates that social inequality, such as poverty and ...

As the number of people taking GLP-1 medications for diabetes or weight loss increases, more dietitians—including those who don’t specifically work in weight or diabetes management—will see these ...