Previously, I wrote on the association of high meat intake and mortality. You may ask how meat intake influences our health. High meat consumption might promote low-grade systemic inflammation, but ev.. Read More

Food allergy and food intolerance are terms we often encounter. They can be confusing as their symptoms are similar. .. Read More

Consumers are increasingly encouraged to consume more plant-based foods and lower their consumption of foods from animal origin. However, it is also known that vegan diet is nutritionally deficient in.. Read More

Energy intake is the product of portion size, the energy content of an ingestive event, and ingestive frequency (the number of ingestive events per unit time). An uncompensated alteration in either po.. Read More

What exactly is the Mediterranean diet? A Mediterranean diet is generally rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, beans, cereals, grains, fish, and unsaturated fats such as olive oil. It usually in.. Read More

Rapid weight loss diet is often unhealthy, hard to maintain, and requires extreme efforts in diet and exercise.[1] Losing weight too quickly can lead to the loss of water weight or even lean tissue si.. Read More

Prebiotics, synbiotics (technically a mixture of prebiotics and probiotics), and short-chain fatty acids have been shown to decrease systemic inflammation and play a protective role in chronic respira.. Read More

Some of us are still debating whether 100% juices should be classified as sugar-sweetened beverages. It is scientifically accurate that the juices contain natural sugar and therefore are sweetened wit.. Read More

More people are suffering from psychological stress and its accompanied gastrointestinal disorders. While pharmaceutical treatments alleviate severe gastrointestinal diseases and cognitive perturbatio.. Read More

Our lives are occupied with screen devices. These screen devices undoubtedly add productivity and convenience to our everyday lives. Adolescents and children seem to be most affected by screen devices.. Read More

Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) intake has been associated with better cardiovascular health. Do you know that they can also influence your sleep quality?.. Read More

Soy intake has been associated with decreased systemic inflammation. However, clinical evidence is not strong... Read More

I had briefly introduced the Body roundness index (BRI) as a new anthropometric index that has been explored clinically to predict health outcomes, like the role currently played by body mass index.  .. Read More