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![FDA’s Proposal to Update Nutrition Facts label](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ucm501515-768x736.png)
FDA’s Proposal to Update Nutrition Facts label
By Emily Roberts For nutrition professionals, deciphering the Nutrition Facts labels on food packages may be second nature. However, for
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![Replacing carbohydrates with fats – no one-size-fits-all solution for heart health](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1-768x512.jpg)
Replacing carbohydrates with fats – no one-size-fits-all solution for heart health
A new study in The Journal of Nutrition concluded that replacing carbohydrates with monounsaturated fats may be beneficial for heart
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![Are Vegan Diets Healthy for Older Adults?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Older-people-eating-in-kitchen-768x512.jpg)
Are Vegan Diets Healthy for Older Adults?
Perspective published in Advances in Nutrition suggests the lower anabolic properties of plant-based foods may compromise older adults’ muscle mass
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![Small, Frequent Meals](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/brooke-lark-96400-unsplash-768x512.jpg)
Small, Frequent Meals
Guest Post by ASN Member Hassan S. Dashti, PhD. Small, frequent meals, also referred to as grazing, picking, nibbling, and
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![Researchers identify factors that influence the portions of food children select and eat](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Researchers-identify-factors-that-influence-the-portions-of-food-children-select-and-eat-768x512.jpg)
Researchers identify factors that influence the portions of food children select and eat
Food liking is an important predictor of both portion selection and food intake in middle childhood according to a new
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![Social environments are important determinants of nutritional risk among older-aged adults](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Social-environments-are-important-determinants-of-nutritional-risk-among-older-aged-adults-768x512.jpg)
Social environments are important determinants of nutritional risk among older-aged adults
According to a new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, a supportive social environment may protect against nutritional risk
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Latest Digital Technologies Fuel New Discoveries in Nutrition
According to the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition’s (UNSCN) June 2020 report, Nutrition in a Digital World, “digital
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![Metabolic biomarkers in early pregnancy may serve as predictors of gestational diabetes](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Copy-of-JN-Media-post-768x512.png)
Metabolic biomarkers in early pregnancy may serve as predictors of gestational diabetes
As the proportion of the world’s population who are overweight or obese has increased, the prevalence of gestational diabetes also
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![Plant Pigment Power of Phytonutrients and Vascular Health](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/plant-pigment-768x512.png)
Plant Pigment Power of Phytonutrients and Vascular Health
Blueberries, Red Raspberries and Resveratrol Phytochemicals, also known as phytonutrients (phyto=plant) are plant-based compounds with certain biological actions that sustain
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![The Debate Over the Health Effects of Food Processing](https://nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/asn-logo.jpg)
The Debate Over the Health Effects of Food Processing
While debates about the relative healthfulness of carbohydrates/type of fat/salt/sweeteners/etc. never cease, there is one nutritional message that can unite
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