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When it comes to food poisoning, it is the big outbreaks that make the headlines, but the most frequently diagnosed foodborne bacterium rarely makes the news. Campylobacter infections are sporadic, [...]

The increasing prevalence of obesity in developed nations indicates that many individuals go through life in sustained positive energy balance. Previous short-term studies have shown differences in energy expenditure (EE) [...]

The consumption of contaminated milk and dairy products has been cited as the source of illness involving the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. In the United States, more than 150 cases of [...]

A study recently published in the International Journal of Obesity found that at identical energy intake and similar substrate composition, a dissociated (also known as food-combining) diet did not bring [...]

It is in agreement that a healthy diet with an increased consumption of fruit and vegetables decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. It has been speculated that the [...]

Studies report that the incidence of malnutrition in children with cancer at the time of diagnosis ranges from 5-50%, depending on how malnutrition is defined. Also, the incidence of malnutrition [...]

Malnutrition has been proven to negatively affect postoperative outcome in cancer patients. However, there is conflicting research regarding the effect of preoperative parenteral nutrition, intended to improve nutritional status, in [...]

Approximately 45% of patients admitted to the hospital following an acute hemispheric stroke experience dysphagia. However, one study reports that only 16% of dysphagia persists at one week post-stroke. The [...]

Multiple studies have proven the inverse relationship between the consumption of dietary fiber and heart disease. Of all available sources of fiber, cereal fiber has been shown to have the [...]

Poor health and nutrition has been implicated in the origin of developmental delays seen in low-birth-weight infants or poorly growing children. Nutrition interventions have shown positive results in the growth [...]

The recognition that HIV is transmitted through breast milk has raised the important question of whether strategies that promote breast-feeding in areas of high HIV prevalence should be changed. Breast-feeding [...]

Eating disorders are especially prevalent during adolescence and early adulthood in Western society. Onset occurs most frequently around 18 years of age, but girls as young as nine have been [...]

Obesity in children is a rising concern, and with 66% of elementary school children consuming at least one meal at school, school meal programs have been modified to include healthier [...]