Lower levels of certain vitamins and minerals were found to be associated with chronic pain in a recently completed study led ...

Today’s Dietitian speaks with nutrition professionals to distinguish truth from error. There was a time when fat was the most-maligned macronutrient. Now ...

Cultural competence within dietetics is encompassing the framework of cultural humility, with careful attention to avoid cultural appropriation and understand the impact of colonization in foodways.

Antinutrients are naturally occurring biological substances that provide plants with protection against harmful viruses, bacteria, and insects. These biological substances are termed “antinutrients” ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a collection of disorders that include abdominal obesity, hypertension (HTN), dyslipidemia including high triglycerides (TGs) and/or low HDL cholesterol, and impaired ...

Lectins, a type of protein found in most plants, have come under fire in the past several years as the authors of many popular fad diets have suggested they cause negative health effects such as ...

Evidence shows high-quality proteins, such as milk proteins, promote satiety, weight maintenance, muscle synthesis, and blood glucose control. For many years, nutrition professionals didn’t consider ...

Causing symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder commonly diagnosed in childhood.1,2 Depending on the ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms among clients and patients are prevalent. In fact, a largescale survey has found that more than 60% of Americans from a nationally representative sample had one or more ...

Evidence suggests certain dietary patterns containing specific nutrients can reduce symptoms of some of the most common mental health disorders. RDs play an important role in treating clients and ...

It’s no secret that there’s much misinformation shared on social media, most of which claims to have a basis in scientific fact. Some of this misinformation—that climate change isn’t real or the earth ...

Today’s Dietitian speaks with five RDs about the connection between agriculture and nutrition, including technological advances and plant and animal production practices geared to enhance the quality ...