Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research. Using machine learning, scientists at the National Institutes of ...

Researchers found that tirzepatide, a medication primarily used for treating type 2 diabetes and weight loss, reduced body weight, food intake and many measures of appetite more than placebo and ...

The hippocampus contains neurons that specifically encode memories of sugar and fat, influencing food intake and body weight in mice, and possibly in humans, new research suggested. “The hippocampus ...

The crucial role of nutrition in health necessitates the development of dietary assessment tools capable of accurately assessing causal relationships with various health-related consequences. A recent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly half of toddlers’ daily calorie intake was ultraprocessed foods. Boys who at high amounts of ...

New Australian research reveals that ultra-processed foods make up nearly half of kids' diets, posing obesity risks for older children aged 10–12. Study: Ultra-processed food intake and risk of ...

Ultra-processed food intake may influence fertility and embryo development. Learn more about how diet around pregnancy could shape early outcomes.

The Dietary Guidelines released this year recommend higher levels of this essential nutrient. But protein needs are personal.

ARFID is an eating disorder that causes a person to restrict their diet to specific foods. Someone with the disorder may avoid certain foods for various reasons, including sensory issues. Unlike many ...

Hunger is an ancestral and evolutionary survival instinct; its importance is evident in the complex and redundant pathways involving all five senses that regulate it. 1,2 Historically, when humans ...