Nutrition is a key part of overall health, and knowing basic information helps people make informed choices about what and how they eat. Understanding the benefits of different foods, as well as ...

At a time when more than half the American diet comes from processed and packaged foods, the FDA has new rules aimed at ...

Barley, as a staple, is anything but basic. The folklore Native to Ethiopia and Southeast Asia, barley has been cultivated ...

Truly all foods have function in our bodies, but when we see that term “functional foods,” it really means above and beyond the basics of nutrition. Some functional foods have properties that ...

The nutrition major combines the study of nutrition, a basic biological science, with courses in economic, political and cultural factors that influence the food choices available to individuals and ...

Mom has plenty on her plate these days, including the high-ranking job as senior manager of her children's nutrition. In most families, "mom buys the food that's in the house. Mom puts food on the ...