Navigating Nutrition and Diet Trends in the Age of Virality Last Updated : 23 July 2025 ...

This article explains the major factors that influence our food choices with a focus on those we can change and discusses some successful interventions.

Nutrient information is commonly misunderstood by consumers. Food pyramids, and other dietary guidelines, provide simple messages on healthy eating.

At a time when diets can easily provide excessive energy without meeting the nutrient recommendations, understanding the composition of foods and concept of nutrient density can be a first step ...

Understand the different functions that fats have in the human body and learn whether people comply with dietary recommendations on fats.

Recent developments in the food market show a renaissance of traditional, direct ways of delivering food, coupled with an emergence of more innovative types of distribution systems which provide ...

This article investigates the relationship between the amount of physical activity and its health benefits, and describes the effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

Worldwide, cucumbers are one of the most popular produce items, but are they a fruit or vegetable? This article clears up the doubts.

While there are differences between aerobic and anaerobic exercise, both are important for optimal health. Here we look into these two types of exercise.

Cooking plays a key role in daily life across the globe. Discover why we cook our food, what happens when we do and the main types of cooking methods and fats.

This article describes what microalgae are, introduces some edible species of microalgae and explains why we may be interested in eating more of them.

Knowing how much of a food you should eat can be difficult. This infographic shows how to use your hands to measure the right portion sizes.