Preventive Nutrition: The Comprehensive Guide for Health Professionals [Book and Media Reviews]

JAMA. 2010;304(9):1014. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1266 The fourth edition of Preventive Nutrition contains 32 articles covering a variety of topics for improving nutrition and health around the world.

IN-DEPTH: Food and nutrition crisis in Niger and the Western Sahel

Source: IRIN The West African Sahel is facing one of the worst food and nutrition crises in recent years.

On nutrition: Interesting bits of nutrition

One reports says we Americans are carrying around more than 5 billion pounds of excess weight.

Important Mechanism In Fighting Infection Discovered By U Of Alberta Researchers

Richard Lamb and his post doctoral fellow Virginie Mieulet, in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, may be able to explain why proper nutrition is so vital in fighting infection. They have discovered an amino acid, called arginine, is required to let the body know that it's being attacked by an infection. It is still early in their work but this discovery could have implications for the millions ...

Healthy Eating: It's A Bigger Issue Than Your Waistline

Eating healthy and living well is about more than your waistline. Most people think about the visible impacts that healthy eating have on our lives, yet fail to consider what poor dietary habits can do to our careers. When we eat well, take in proper nutrients and stay active, we are making the choice not only to ensure our long-term health, but also to impact our long-term success in the ...