The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reinforces the importance of a lifelong healthful eating plan. As a part of this plan, the Academy shares meaningful information with the public that individuals can use and implement into their routine. New in Food Nutrition and Health press releases feature relevant news including cutting-edge research from the industry and the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, data and ground-breaking surveys, programs and ideas on incorporating these healthful eating and fitness messages into your daily life.
11/17/2021 - The first investigation into the prevalence of dietary supplement and sport food use in male and female middle school-aged runners has found that almost half the study participants used these products on two or more days a week during the prior year.
07/19/2021 - University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers recently completed a study to determine how food-insecure young (emerging) adults (18–29 years of age) adapted their eating and child feeding behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
02/03/2021 - New research and analysis appearing in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics highlights the barriers cancer survivors face in maintaining a healthy diet, as well as the role nutrition may play in cancer risk and treatment.
12/10/2020 - A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, found that changes in the food environment around low-income and high-ethnic/racial minority populations over time impact childhood obesity.
09/24/2020 – According to a new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics the percentage of heavy sugar-sweetened beverage consumers trended downwards in the United States between 2003 and 2016.
07/29/2020 – A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that between 2002 and 2018 purchases by US households of foods and beverages containing caloric sweetener declined while purchases of products containing both caloric sugars and nonnutritive sweeteners increased.