Nutrition – Science & research news

We have more than enough calories, but what about other nutrients?

November 2, 2018

New research maps energy, protein, fat, essential amino acids and micronutrients across the global food and agriculture system to assess whether enough reaches everyone's plate: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

New research maps energy, protein, fat, essential amino acids and micronutrients across the global food system to assess whether enough reaches everyone's plate: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems [...]

Raw fruit and vegetables provide better mental health outcomes

May 7, 2018

Researchers find that raw fruit and vegetables are better than cooked, canned and processed - and names the top 10 raw foods: Frontiers in Psychology

Study finds raw fruit and vegetables are better than cooked, canned and processed - and names the top 10 raw foods: Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Organic food provides significant environmental benefits to plant-rich diets

February 15, 2018

Environmental impact of organic vegetarian food

The study of more than 34,000 people is the first to investigate the environmental impacts of both food choices and farm production systems: Frontiers in Nutrition [...]

Multiple health implications of women’s early marriage go beyond early childbearing

December 27, 2017

Frontiers in Public Health study finds complex associations between early marriage and women's education, health and nutrition in South Asia [...]

New study finds Americans fatter than ever

November 2, 2017

Research published in Frontiers in Public Health estimates that 91% adult Americans are ‘overfat’ - a term defined as having excess body fat sufficient to impair health. [...]

Maternal diet could affect kids’ brain reward circuitry

September 28, 2017

Children from high-fat diet mothers have altered brain circuitry into adulthood. Research from Frontiers in Endocrinology explains how a preference for unhealthy foods can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy. [...]

Linking mental health and the gut microbiome

September 11, 2017

Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry. [...]

With Obesity Becoming the New Normal, What Should We Do?

July 10, 2017

Research Topic cross listed in 15 Frontiers journals is open for submissions “With Obesity Becoming the New Normal, What Should We Do? [...]

In trying to teach kids about the brain, researchers ended up learning about themselves

May 23, 2017

The research, published in Frontiers for Young Minds, focuses on early-life nutrition and how that influences brain development, using pigs as a human proxy. [...]

Fighting malnutrition with education

February 24, 2017

Improving the academic training of healthcare professionals in human nutrition is necessary to fight malnutrition [...]

Prebiotics may help to cope with stress

February 13, 2017

Recent study shows prebiotic fibers can help to protect beneficial gut bacteria and restore healthy sleep patterns after a stressful event. [...]

A way out of the junk-food eating cycle

January 30, 2017

Study shows that junk-food is habit-forming in rats – but that the habit could easily be broken by pairing it with the right environmental cues. [...]

Deeper than obesity: a majority of people is now ‘overfat’

January 4, 2017

Frontiers in Public Health: Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health

Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Vitamin D improves gut flora and metabolic syndrome

December 22, 2016

Extra vitamin D can restore good bacteria in the gut, according to a study in mice, giving hope in the fight against risk factors for diabetes and heart disease [...]

Why a cheering crowd can push men to overeat

December 21, 2016

Study shows men are prone to overeating when spectators are involved, for reasons that differ from women. [...]

Healthy living equals better brain function

December 5, 2016

Research suggests feedback loop between greater executive function and healthy behavior [...]

How growing more legumes could relieve economic stress

November 8, 2016

Two major dependencies can be alleviated by increasing legume cultivation. These are the dependency of nitrogen fertilizers and the dependency on imports. [...]

How your diet can influence your environmental impact

October 31, 2016

By Hedwig Ens, Frontiers The impact of our dietary choices on the global phosphorus footprint shouldn’t be neglected, recent research in Frontiers in Nutrition [...]

Eating your greens could enhance sport performance

September 12, 2016

By Fabienne Eckert, Frontiers Science Writer Nitrate supplementation in conjunction with Sprint Interval Training in low oxygen conditions could enhance sport performance a [...]

Sewage sludge as a sustainable fertilizer

August 15, 2016

by Hedwig Ens, Frontiersin.org Ever thought of putting sewage on your plants? Scientists say thermally conditioned sewage sludge serves as an excellent fertilizer to improve [...]

Eat Mediterranean: your brain will reap the benefit

August 9, 2016

The Mediterranean diet can improve your mind, as well your heart, shows a study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Nutrition. [...]

Linking our diets to changes in hormones and cancer

May 26, 2016

By Monica Favre, Frontiers science writer We’ve heard the phrase, “you are what you eat,” but recent research shows that what we are eating, how much we are eating and [...]

FRONTIERS DISCUSSION: Goals in Nutrition Science 2015 – 2020

November 24, 2015

FRONTIERS DISCUSSION: Goals in Nutrition Science 2015 – 2020 from Frontiers on Vimeo. The field of nutrition has expanded over the past couple of decades with the scope [...]

Advancing taste research to help solve global nutrition problems

October 13, 2015

Dr. Johannes le Coutre is a Senior Research Scientist and the Head of Perception Physiology at the Nestlé Research Center, in Lausanne, Switzerland. [...]

Time has come for new goals in Nutrition Science

September 9, 2015

In just a little over a year, Frontiers in Nutrition has published 52 articles and has 17 specialty sections ranging from diabetes and gastrointestinal sciences to [...]