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Food Deserts

Food deserts are areas, typically in urban or rural settings, where access to affordable, nutritious food is limited or nonexistent. People living in food…

Food Marketing

Food marketing refers to the activities and strategies businesses and organizations use to promote, advertise, and sell food products to consumers. It encompasses various…

Food Noise

“Food noise” is a term used to describe the intensified and lasting responses individuals have to signals or stimuli associated with food. This heightened…

Food Reinforcement

Food reinforcement refers to the psychological and physiological processes that drive individuals to seek and consume food. It involves the rewarding aspects of eating,…

Fermented Foods

Fermented foods refer to foods and beverages that are produced as a result of the biochemical conversion of non-digestible carbohydrates (NDCs) by gut microbiota…

Fermentation

Fermentation is a metabolic process where microorganisms, such as bacteria, break down complex carbohydrates in the digestive system, producing various byproducts, including short-chain fatty…

Processed Food Hurts Your Immune System — And Your Kids’ Too

A study published in Nutrition Journal looked at the impact the Western diet and lifestyle has on people’s immune function. It found that…

A Greater Role in Nutritional Health

Can What We Eat Affect How We Feel?

Nutritional psychiatrists counsel patients on how better eating may be another tool in helping to ease depression and anxiety and may lead to better…

Could Junk Food Lead to Poor Eye Health as You Age?

Aim to fill your plate with fruit, dairy, poultry, fish, and vegetables—instead of processed and fried foods—research suggests…

Sometimes Frozen Vegetables Can Be Even Healthier than Fresh – Here’s Why

Frozen veggies line the freezers from top to bottom at the grocery store. But with many myths floating around today discrediting frozen…

Coronavirus: How to Keep Your Gut Microbiome Healthy to Fight COVID-19

Many countries have sealed their borders and put the population under voluntary or enforced lockdown. Cultural and sporting events…