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![The Role of Nutrition in Supporting the Immune System Relative to Coronavirus (COVID-19)](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-Immune-768x512.png)
The Role of Nutrition in Supporting the Immune System Relative to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has put a spotlight on the important role nutrition has in supporting the immune system relative
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![Walnuts and their fatty acids differentially impact the gut microbiota of those at risk of cardiovascular disease](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/APR-2020-AN_JN-Media-post-768x512.png)
Walnuts and their fatty acids differentially impact the gut microbiota of those at risk of cardiovascular disease
Poor diets are known to promote cardiovascular disease and newer studies have demonstrated they also have negative impacts upon the
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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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![Improved dietary quality associated with healthy snacking](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/9-768x512.png)
Improved dietary quality associated with healthy snacking
Many popular snacks are energy dense, empty calories, and elicit a weak satiety response. Thus, frequent snacking can result in
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![Study shows a high-fiber diet rich in plant protein is best for gut microbiota-derived fatty acids](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2-5-768x512.png)
Study shows a high-fiber diet rich in plant protein is best for gut microbiota-derived fatty acids
Short chain fatty acids such as acetate, propionate, and butyrate, are produced by microbial breakdown of fiber in the colon.
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![Fortified complementary foods improve linear growth and affect body composition](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/woman-carrying-shirtless-child-768x512.png)
Fortified complementary foods improve linear growth and affect body composition
Underweight and stunting become more prevalent among children between 6 and 24 months of age, a time when milk is
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![ASN Journals Address Links between Nutrition and Viral Infection: Part Two](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MAR-2020-AN_JN-Media-post-3-768x512.png)
ASN Journals Address Links between Nutrition and Viral Infection: Part Two
Part One of this blog post presented scientific reviews published in Advances in Nutrition that explored links between nutrition and
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![ASN’s Themed Collection: Nutrition and Immune Support](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/11-768x512.png)
ASN’s Themed Collection: Nutrition and Immune Support
The editors of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) journals have curated a themed collection of articles exploring the latest
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![Are Whole Grains Healthier Than Refined Grains?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/field-of-wheat-768x512.jpg)
Are Whole Grains Healthier Than Refined Grains?
ASN Journals Offer a Variety of Scientific Perspectives The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that at least half of the
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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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