Researchers offer new and novel paradigm for advancing research on beneficial microbes

While beneficial microbes are becoming a more common tool in agriculture, their effectiveness in the field is severely blunted thanks to real-world environmental stressors like heat and drought…

University of Kentucky researcher helps draft ‘historic’ position paper on nutrition and athletic performance

An assistant professor in the UK College of Health Sciences is the lead author on a paper that is being hailed as the most important single source of information in the field of sports nutrition to…

What are the health benefits of popular foods?

Though the field of medicine continues to advance and branch out in so many ways, nutritionists and health experts continue to praise the benefits of certain foods. In fact, eating healthfully has been shown to reduce the risk of obesity, cardiovascular illnesses and even certain types of cancer.

Dietitians And Dietary Supplements

Registered dietitians are one of several groups of healthcare professionals who report using dietary supplements as part of their health regimen, according to a newly published study in Nutrition Journal, a peer-reviewed, online journal that focuses on the field of human nutrition. According to data from the 2009 “Life…

Vitamin D Confirmed As A Protective Agent Against The Advance Of Colon Cancer

The indication that vitamin D and its derivatives have a protective effect against various types of cancer is not new. In the field of colon cancer, numerous experimental and epidemiological studies show that vitamin D3 (or cholecalciferol) and some of its derivatives inhibit the growth of cancerous cells…

Dietary Supplements A Common Recommendation To Patients Within Various Physician Specialties

For physicians within several medical specialties, including dermatology, cardiology and orthopedics, personal usage of and patient recommendations for dietary supplements are quite common¹, according to a study published in Nutrition Journal, a peer-reviewed, on-line journal that focuses on the field of human nutrition. The 2008 “Life…

Advances In Genomics And Computing Transforming Plant Breeding

The arrival of affordable, high throughput DNA sequencing, coupled with improved bioinformatics and statistical analyses is bringing about major advances in the field of molecular plant breeding…

SNA Joins American Dietetic Association And SNE In Affirming The Importance Of Schools In Improving Child Nutrition And Health

As Congress, First Lady Michelle Obama and communities across the country seek ways to address the deepening childhood obesity crisis, three leading organizations in the field of nutrition have united to emphasize the importance of schools in promoting healthy lifestyles for children…