Vitamin D plays a vital role in reducing the risk of heart disease and death associated with older age.

The Connecticut Center for Science in the Public Interest just released a list of America's unhealthiest foods. With all that we know and are continually learning about nutrition, America's unhealthiest foods may be closer to poison than to actual food, all things considered.

A low kilojoule diet made up of higher protein meals improves the ability to burn fat among overweight and obese people and may be the key to shedding excess kilos, according to new Australian research.

In the near future it will be possible to customise the food we eat to individual needs, based on the genetic profile of the individual. Dutch researcher Amber Ronteltap suggests that the consumer market is not yet ready for this so-called nutrigenomics. Ronteltap concludes that many obstacles must be overcome before products based on nutrigenomics become a reality.

Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Royal Holloway, University of London will argue today (21 October 2008) that the nation's diet is unlikely to improve significantly if healthy eating policies fail to take into account the diverse nature of contemporary family life.

Dark chocolate has been found to reduce serum levels of CRP (C - reactive protein) - a protein found in the bloodstream, associated with heart disease, infection and chronic illnesses such as lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.

The study of primary school-aged children also found almost one in three children aged six to 12 years are either overweight or obese.

In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict over the interruption of artificial nutrition.

Times are tough for many families and schools – so those food dollars need to work hard by providing plenty of nutrition. Many nutrient-rich foods such as milk, are a good economic and nutritional value because they pack in many essential nutrients at a low cost per serving.

Fat is considered the enemy. We try to eat a fat-free diet and avoid fat at all costs. It’s important to understand, though, that not all fats are bad and some are actually necessary for a healthy diet and proper nutrition.

Indigenous Australians eat more white bread, processed meat, added butter and added sugar than the average Australian, and fall well short of national fruit and vegetable recommendations, according to new research.

As an alternative to the official US pyramid, faculty members at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston designed the Healthy Eating Pyramid.