Nutrient-dense foods list

Nutrient-dense foods include salmon, nuts, sweet potato, and quinoa. Adding these foods to the diet can provide health benefits. Learn more about the most nutrient-dense foods here.

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Sweet potato varieties developed to increase vitamin AThese are local community members evaluating the taste of sweet potato cultivars.

New study finds that orange sweet potato reduces diarrhea in children

A new study has found that orange sweet potato (OSP) reduced both the prevalence and duration of diarrhea in young children in Mozambique.

Pre-cancerous breast cancer cells treated with a vitamin A derivative revert into non-cancerous cells

A derivative of vitamin A, known as retinoic acid, found abundantly in sweet potato and carrots, helps turn pre-cancer cells back to normal healthy breast cells, according to research published this month in the International Journal of Oncology.