This section covers nutrition in the United States — the science of diet and its relationship to health, dietary guidelines, food research and the policy and consumer decisions that follow from nutritional evidence. Reporting is distinct from food culture or culinary content.
A Journal of Nutrition study of American adults links greater quantity and variety of plant pigments to reduced risk of death.
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November 7, 2026
Means Warns Socialism Gains Ground After GOP LossesFormer White House adviser Calley Means says Republicans must reform institutions or risk voters turning toward socialist alternatives.
November 6, 2026
FDA Weighs Caffeine Labeling for Energy DrinksRegulators are considering new disclosure guidelines as a Texas family pursues a wrongful death lawsuit tied to energy drink caffeine.
November 6, 2026
Avocado and Mango Improve Blood Vessel FunctionA small eight-week study found daily avocado and mango consumption improved blood vessel function in prediabetic adults without weight gain.
November 6, 2026
Ketogenic Diet Cuts Liver Fat Most in TrialA small Washington University study found a ketogenic diet reduced liver fat more than Mediterranean or low-fat plant-forward diets.
November 6, 2026
Wheat Council Votes to Rename as Promotion BoardThe Wheat Foods Council voted November 2 to become the National Wheat Promotion Board, a change planned to be official at its December membership meeting.
November 5, 2026
Council Reaffirms Creatine Safety at 10 GramsA new CRN assessment of 162 clinical studies supports raising the highest observed daily intake of creatine monohydrate from 5 grams to 10 grams.
November 5, 2026
Consumer Reports Ranks Top Nutritious Frozen MealsConsumer Reports tested 30 frozen meals from 10 brands, finding 19 earned top nutrition marks.
November 5, 2026
Group Urges U.S. Brain Health InvestmentSeafood Nutrition Partnership's whitepaper calls for philanthropy, policy, and private investment to address nutrition gaps tied to brain health.
November 5, 2026
Verified Hospitals Show Lower Emergency Surgery DeathsA JAMA Surgery analysis links ACS verification of emergency general surgery programs to lower mortality and shorter hospital stays.
November 4, 2026
Gut-to-Brain Dopamine Pathway Shapes Food PreferencesUC San Francisco researchers found that nutrients reaching the gut trigger dopamine release that teaches the brain which flavors to prefer.
Dietary guideline updates and the research behind them, studies on specific foods and their health effects, supplement safety and efficacy reviews, diet pattern research that evaluates broader eating approaches, and food labeling changes that affect how consumers access nutritional information are the recurring subjects here. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix are the metropolitan areas where nutrition research institutions, public health departments and consumer food markets generate the most coverage activity, and findings that register in those cities often shape the national conversation. Guideline updates generate the widest coverage of any single development in nutrition reporting, since changes to recommended intakes or dietary patterns affect clinical advice across medicine and reach the largest number of people. The volume of nutrition research — and the frequency with which findings appear to conflict — has made science communication and the interpretation of study design a recurring secondary subject within nutrition coverage.
