Eliminating food deserts may not achieve improved dietary quality in the United States

Initiatives to eliminate food deserts, low-income geographic areas that lack access to a supermarket or large grocery store, may not have an effect on improving dietary quality or reducing…

Research: Latino families struggle to access to healthy food

Latinos tend to live in neighborhoods with few supermarkets and other sources of healthy, affordable foods, but several promising solutions to improve access are emerging, according to a new…

New study finds adult fresh pear consumers had a lower body weight than non-pear consumers

It’s National Pear Month and the perfect time to enjoy juicy, sweet pears. If that isn’t reason enough to fill your shopping basket, there’s another reason to add this fruit to your grocery list.

Breaking bread with colleagues boosts productivity

Plenty of companies invest big money to provide their employees with upscale workplace eateries or at least catered meals. But are those companies getting a good return on their investment?

Home-delivered meals reduce feelings of loneliness among seniors

Home-delivering meals to seniors may do more than ensure their nutritional health – it may also help their emotional health after a trial shows it reduces feelings of loneliness.

Studies presented at IOF regional meeting find dramatically low levels of vitamin D

Vitamin D is mainly produced in the skin after exposure to sunlight, with additional small quantities derived from food sources.

A supplement for myelin regeneration

Multiple sclerosis patients continually lose the insulating myelin sheath that wraps around neurons and increases the speed of impulses in the central nervous system.