Everything Nutrition

What’s in a Meal?

Book reveals the correlation between certain foods, supplements and the successful management of pain and inflammation.

Online Exclusives Jeremy Kerstetter, Assistant Editor 08.27.15

Cancer Risk | Dietary Supplements | Research | Vitamins

Journalism Fails when Stories are not Adequately Verified

New research that claims to link supplements with cancer needs to be vetted more closely.

Michael McBurney, VP Science, Communications & Advocacy, DSM Nutritional Products 04.24.15

Challenges Facing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

It’s no easy task for 14 researchers to reach consensus on public recommendations.

Michael I. McBurney, PhD, FACN, DSM Nutritional Products 09.22.14

Functional Foods & Beverages | Healthcare Trends | Regulations

Nutrition Tipping Point

Moving from food choices to nutritional indicators.

Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, DSM Nutritional Products 06.27.14

Nutrition: Essential, Yet Dismissed & Overlooked

Supplements and fortified foods and beverages are vital to solving nutrient deficiencies.

Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, Vice President Science, Communications & Advocacy, DSM Nutritional Products 04.29.14

Fatty Acids | Healthcare Trends | Minerals | Regulations | Vitamins

Nutrition Labeling & the Double Burden of Malnutrition

FDA is to be commended for its efforts; however, nutrition labeling is more than counting calories.

Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, DSM Nutritional Products 03.14.14

Cardiovascular Health | Fatty Acids | Research

Give Your Heart a Little Love

Cardiovascular disease accounts for one in three deaths in the U.S.

Coleen Nolan, MSc, RD, DSM Nutritional Products 02.10.14

Digestive Health | Fatty Acids | Omega-3s | Research | Vitamins

Start the New Year With Good Nutrition

Choosing foods rich in essential, health-promoting nutrients is a great way to improve your diet.

Eric Ciappio, PhD, RD, DSM Nutritional Products 01.02.14

Dietary Supplements | Research

Social Media, Science, Expertise & Influence

Here are four things to keep in mind in the new world of scientific dialogue.

Michael I. McBurney, PhD, FACN, DSM Nutritional Products 12.05.13

Dietary Supplements | Fatty Acids | Functional Foods & Beverages | Research

EPA & DHA are Important at all Ages, So Why Aren’t Kids Getting Enough?

We have work to do in order to educate parents of the importance of achieving adequate omega 3 intakes for the whole family.

Coleen Nolan, MSc, RD, DSM Nutritional Products 10.14.13

Preparing Children for School: Two Tips for Parents & Caregivers

Being ready to learn involves proper nutrition.

Michael I. McBurney, PhD, FACN, DSM Nutritional Products 08.12.13

Cognitive Function | Dietary Supplements | Fatty Acids | Research

Feeding the Minds of Children: New Research on DHA + EPA & Learning

As the science linking childhood brain development with DHA + EPA expands, so will consumer education and parental interest.

Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, DSM Nutritional Products 07.11.13

Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Research

Nutrition, Religion, Politics & Living a Long, Healthy Life

Supplement users aren’t just popping pills, they are conscientiously combining supplements with a healthy lifestyle to promote good health.

Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, Head of Scientific Affairs, DSM Nutritional Products 06.24.13

Cardiovascular Health | Fatty Acids | Healthy Aging | Research

More Support for Omega 3 Fatty Acids for Older Adults

Population studies, mostly relying on self-reported intakes, have consistently found omega 3 intakes reduce risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) death.

Coleen Nolan, MSc, RD, DSM Nutritional Products 05.20.13

Healthcare Trends | Packaging | Regulations

Perspectives on Nutrition Labeling & Vehicle Sticker Information

Just like car fuel efficiency, the caloric value of a food depends upon conditions of use.

Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, Head of Scientific Affairs, DSM Nutritional Products 04.15.13

Cardiovascular Health | Dietary Supplements | Fatty Acids | Quality & Safety | Testing

Balancing Marine Omega 3 Health Benefits Against Methyl Mercury Toxicity Risk

Mercury is well known for its toxic effects on humans, particularly in terms of cardiovascular disease and prevention of proper brain development in the fetus.

Rob Winwood, Manager of Scientific Communications at DSM Nutritional Products 03.11.13

Antioxidants | Eye Health | Fatty Acids | Research | Vitamins

Levering Experts to Develop Nutritionally Superior Products & Concepts

Knowledge is power. But keeping up with the onslaught of new research is challenging. Like the adage, it can feel like drinking from a fire hose. Another analogy is trying to stay upright while crossing an ice-cold, raging, mountain stream. In…

Michael McBurney, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs, DSM Nutritional Products LLC 02.13.13

Resolving to Improve Nutrition, Globally & Personally, in 2013

This is the time of season to reflect upon the past and set goals for the year ahead. As I was contemplating the topic, it became apparent that there are many layers to this nutrition onion. Globally, I want to see progress against the 2010 Mi…

Michael McBurney, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs, DSM Nutritional Products LLC 01.17.13

Cardiovascular Health | Diabetes & Blood Sugar Management | Dietary Supplements | Enzymes | Research

Resveratrol: Testing Nutrients Under Metabolically Receptive Conditions

If you read Everything Nutrition regularly, you will know that nutrients are not drugs. Unfortunately, many randomized clinical studies use a prescription drug approach. One of the pitfalls can be a failure in design (e.g., people studied are ad…

Michael McBurney, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs at DSM Nutritional Products LLC 12.12.12

Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Regulations | Women's Health

Adopting Electioneering Tactics to Eradicate Micronutrient Inadequacies

Granularity does bring clarity. Increasing lens resolution can bring insight. This concept was driven home as I listened to pundits discuss the 2012 voting patterns by county within Florida. It becomes clear that it is an oversimplification to charac…

Michael McBurney, PhD, Head of Scientific Affairs at DSM Nutritional Products LLC 11.12.12