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How accurate are dietary intake apps and what improvements need to be made?
By Emma Partridge Dietary tracking applications (apps) have become quite sophisticated over the years, moving from manual entering of a
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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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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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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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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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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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Nutrition 2018 – An Extensive Nutrition Experience
Good Morning, American Society for Nutrition June 8th: My suitcase wheels leave parallel trails of sand across the granite floor
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The Importance of Nutrition in Cancer Prevention & Treatment
Guest Post by Kirsten Halbrich Oudin, ASN’s Dietetic Intern I am a dietetic intern with the American Society for Nutrition
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Do policies targeting sugary drinks pay off?
New research suggests that taxes and health warnings could bring significant health and economic benefits by cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened
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Is salted fish carcinogenic?
How certain foods, nutrients, and eating patterns influence cancer risk is of great interest. Although there is no certainty that
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