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Notable happenings in the nutrition world, random observations and developments, and reviews of unique dieting strategies/products live here.

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The War On Food Waste Is Here: Meet The Farmlink Project

The Farmlink Project, an altruistic organization founded by college students, is combating food waste on a grand scale. We spoke with co-founder Aidan Reilly to learn more.

The Economic Impact of Nutrition

Here’s a question you’ve probably never asked while mulling over lunch choices: How is this decision going to impact the economy?

Coronavirus, the FDA, and Increasingly Relaxed Food Laws

On state and federal levels, the US government and regulating bodies across the world have had their mobility and flexibility put to the test by COVID-19.

Trace Mineral Deficiencies Silently Threaten Public Health

It’s human nature to assign priority based on how much of a particular nutrient is required, but by fixating on macronutrients like calcium, potassium, and so on, we’ve created a gaping blind spot in public knowledge.

The Most Common Nutritional Deficiencies

Sugar, salt, and fat have presided over the American food industry as a tyrannical threesome for some time now, and thanks to their massive success, they’re well cemented into the infrastructure.

Eating Behavior

Is Frozen Food Healthy For You?

Is frozen food healthy for you, or just a scam? Learn more about types of frozen meals with health benefits that may surprise you.

Can Food Affect Mood?

It doesn’t take a team of scientists to figure out that the prospect of a delicious meal has a way of perking up one’s mood.

How Diabetes Raises Heart Disease Risk

While it may be convenient to put each health concern in a box, focusing on one treatment at a time, the diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) connection provides an important lesson: the human body doesn’t work that way.

Nutrition Psychiatry: How Food Impacts Mental Health

Food is for physical wellness, and pharmaceutical products are for mental health conditions—that’s where most of us land when it comes to nutrition psychiatry.

The Vacationer’s Guide to Healthy Eating

This may seem like a fun-killing exercise at first, but we’re not interested in coddling or pandering to our readers, so let’s get the harsh reality out of the way: most of us haven’t earned the right to binge on vacation.

The Science of Craving

Junk food and fast food companies have become so adept at milking our prehistorically rooted cravings for fat, salt, and simple carbs that they don’t even need to hide their tricks anymore.

Is Drinking Water While Eating Bad?

To question something so well-ingrained into centuries-old mealtime norms may seem foolish at first, but modern science grants free passes to no one.

Does Cooking Food Really Hurt Nutritional Value?

The raw-egg-swilling, beef-battering protagonist of the beloved Rocky franchise may have meant well, but as it turns out, the raw egg scene turned classic trope was all for not.

Diet Foods and Their Impact on Public Health

Diet food and some mainstream brands like to latch onto phrases like “zero trans fat,” “no added sugar,” and so on to signal how healthy their products supposedly are.