Nutrition

The task of decoding the research underlying the nutritional claims of health supplements is rarely straightforward.

Potatoes, coffee and protein are at the centre of some intriguing studies from the past five years.

Researchers in Japan are studying whether an immune-boosting protein could have uses in slowing the effects of ageing.

Japan’s largest snack manufacturer is adopting a research-based approach to understand how granola combined with different prebiotics might affect gut microbes.

Insights from hospital data in Japan are informing evolving approaches to clinical nutrition, shaping better strategies to aid recovery across diverse care scenarios.

What if new useful substances could be easily identified from natural sources? Researchers in Japan believe bioassays are a powerful way to make that happen.

Researchers in Japan are asking what rare sugars such as D-allulose could offer beyond simple sweetening.

Food scientists in Japan are investigating how nutrient composition, design methods and dietary data can shape the development of nutritionally balanced meals.

By harnessing the gut’s often overlooked immune reservoir, researchers in Japan hope to find ways to support existing immunotherapies.

Researchers developing nutritional profiling systems say that a better reflection of regional diets and life stages in food ratings could benefit public health.

Experts on clinical nutrition are exploring malnutrition as a key factor in cancer treatment, applying innovative digital tools to help optimize care and close gaps.

Through their study of plant-based compounds, scientists hope to find molecules that might interact with senescent cells and have potential effects on the ageing process.