Next time you're on social media consider this: one study evaluating influencer posts on Instagram found that 86 percent of nutrition content didn’t cite any scientific sources—and other research ...

The term ‘nutritional dark matter’ was coined by Hungarian-American physicist, Albert-László Barabási, after he discovered that science tracks only a fraction of the over 26,000 biochemicals in food.

Nearly 41 percent of U.S.-born infants participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which may not have enough funding for an extended government shutdown.

The federal shutdown won't impact benefits from major programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. But one of the first things that could get hit is the nutrition assistance that many ...

WASHINGTON, September 30 - Market-sensitive commodity data reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nutrition programs that feed millions of Americans could be vulnerable to ...

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - On a warm September day in the courtyard of a San Francisco senior living community, a dozen residents shake their hips and throw their hands in the air ...

When I first heard "Starbucks" and "protein coffee" in the same sentence, I expected the worst. I could almost taste the gritty texture, the thinly-concealed whey, the cloyingly sweet flavor profiles.

Dr. Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon who served as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development during President Donald Trump's first term, was sworn in on Wednesday to serve as ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Ben Carson, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development during President Donald Trump's first term, is back in the Trump administration as national nutrition adviser.

“Because of fewer (nutrition clinic) sites in Dikwa, a lot of malnourished children are left out,” Bukar said. “The parents cannot afford (nutritious) diets, so most of the children may die at home.” ...