Words matter in national dietary guidance—especially technical ones. In the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

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Some types of fats remain “essential” for human health, however. These include omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids found in foods such as olive, flaxseed and other vegetable oils, fish, seeds and nuts.

Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are Omega-6s and Omega-3s. They are essential because humans, and all animals, cannot produce them directly but they are needed for survival. They are a critical component ...

Can eating fat be good for us? Some fatty acid molecules actually play a crucial role in maintaining our health and cellular functions. By the early twentieth century, scientists and doctors widely ...

Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight ...

Almonds provide zinc, but many other foods are better sources. See what to add to your diet to get the benefits of this essential mineral.

This is the 6th in a series of blog posts on ADHD. Previous posts in this series reviewed the causes and epidemiology of ADHD, the role of nutrition in ADHD, the evidence for EEG biofeedback. This ...

Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study shows. Genetic background has an effect on the ...

Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight ...