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![Habitual whole grain consumption benefits health](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Whole-Grain-Wheat-Kernels-Closeup-768x512.jpg)
Habitual whole grain consumption benefits health
A recently released study published in The Journal of Nutrition provides further support that greater whole grain and lower refined
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![Moving Beyond BMI – An Evaluation of an Alternative Adiposity Index and Mortality Risk](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/scale-diet-fat-health-53404-768x511.jpg)
Moving Beyond BMI – An Evaluation of an Alternative Adiposity Index and Mortality Risk
By Caitlin Dow, Student Blogger Body Mass Index. BMI, for short. Those three words tend to conjure up some intense
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![Improving diet quality may help reduce obesity risk among individuals with high genetic susceptibility](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DNA-768x512.jpg)
Improving diet quality may help reduce obesity risk among individuals with high genetic susceptibility
A newly released study in The Journal of Nutrition suggests that poor diet quality and intakes of specific food groups
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![Food insecurity and childhood obesity: Is there a connection?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kelly-sikkema-PMxoh8zJNb0-unsplash-768x509.jpg)
Food insecurity and childhood obesity: Is there a connection?
A well-nourished population requires that all members of society have access to sufficient amounts of nutritious food. Unfortunately, food insecurity
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![Lower bone mineral density among vegetarians: Dietary composition or body size?](https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/asn-logo.jpg)
Lower bone mineral density among vegetarians: Dietary composition or body size?
The results of a recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition do not support the notion that diet composition
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![Is there a link between temporal dietary patterns and obesity?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/7-768x512.jpg)
Is there a link between temporal dietary patterns and obesity?
Traditional investigation of the diet-health relation tends to focus on singular behaviors such as breakfast skipping or aspects of dietary
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![Infant and child health are improved but the prevalence of stunting was not reduced by a combined nutrition and education program in Malawi](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/5-768x512.jpg)
Infant and child health are improved but the prevalence of stunting was not reduced by a combined nutrition and education program in Malawi
Childhood stunting remains a major challenge, especially in low- to middle-income countries. Even in those countries where the percentage of
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![ACCN15: Navigating the New Obesity Guidelines and Algorithms](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lose-weight-tips-768x512.jpg)
ACCN15: Navigating the New Obesity Guidelines and Algorithms
By Celez Suratos, MS, RD, ACCN15 Blogger It’s no surprise that obesity was one of the many topics covered at
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![Does baby-led weaning meet nutritional needs?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Does-baby-led-weaning-meet-nutritional-needs-768x768.jpeg)
Does baby-led weaning meet nutritional needs?
Study bolsters evidence that the trendy weaning method can fuel healthy growth Chicago (June 30, 2024) — New study findings suggest
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![Growth of Preterm and Small Infants: Dispelling Myths](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Growth-of-Preterm-and-Small-Infants_-Dispelling-Myths-768x512.jpg)
Growth of Preterm and Small Infants: Dispelling Myths
Advances in Nutrition review notes that most preterm infants catch up to full-term infant growth patterns within three years “Several
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