Poor nutrition in the US causes more than 600,000 deaths and an estimated $1.1 trillion in health care spending and lost productivity annually, as well as profound health disparities. Food Is Medicine ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. There’s some truth to the saying ”calories in, calories out” when talking about weight management. However, not all calories are ...

The number on the nutrition label doesn’t always reflect what your body absorbs.

Nutrition experts say up to 90% of our health is shaped not in clinics, but in kitchens — yet food is still rarely treated like medicine. As doctors in the US push for a shift in how we prevent ...

Our food has been making us sick. This overdue acknowledgement was at the heart of the recently updated dietary guidelines.

Seth A. Berkowitz ([email protected]), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Hilary K. Seligman, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank discusses how food insecurity impacts health and nutrition.

Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named ultra-processed foods a leading cause of increased rates of chronic disease in children, according to the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) ...

Since nutrition-facts labeling was first introduced by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1973, the back of the box has been a controversial space. Countless FDA rule changes, congressional ...

Getting quality sleep isn’t just about how long you rest—it also depends on what you eat before bed. Nutrition specialists warn that certain popular foods can disrupt digestion, stimulate the body, ...

The Sacramento State Master of Science in Nutrition and Food program prepares students for leadership and advocacy in nutrition programs and policy. Students apply nutrition and food research to ...