Clare Collins is affiliated with the Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, the University of Newcastle, NSW. She is an NHMRC Senior Research and Gladys M Brawn Research Fellow.

Your brain thrives on a healthy diet. Source: geralt/Pixabay, used with permission Back in the 1980s and 1990s, phytonutrients (also called phytochemicals, or plant chemicals) became the “next big ...

Coffee is regularly in the news for its potential health benefits and drawbacks. A review of the research found drinking a few cups of coffee a day was associated with a lower risk of dying from any ...

A review article published in the journal Foods provides a detailed overview of the therapeutic effectiveness of phytonutrients in obesity. Obesity is a metabolic disease caused by complex ...

They deserve the lime-light. Researchers credit phytonutrients — compounds found on plant surfaces that protect against bacteria, viruses and fungi — for giving plant-based foods their health-boosting ...

Phytonutrients, or plant nutrients, are thought to help decrease the risk of diseases like cancer and heart disease. Unfortunately, most people don't get enough. This graphic from Precision Nutrition ...

We have all heard that a plant-based or plant-rich diet can be beneficial in preventing chronic diseases, but what is the reason behind this? One explanation may be phytonutrients, naturally occurring ...

Brightseed, the company launched by former Hampton Creek head of research and development, Jim Flatt, to identify the presence of specific nutrients in plants that are believed to boost human health, ...

Americans who fall short in meeting their daily fruit and vegetable intakes based on government guidelines are also likely to fall short in common bone-building nutrients like calcium and vitamin D, ...

Researchers now report that kale and broccoli microgreens grown in either windowsills or under commercial growing conditions are rich in phytonutrients, though the levels of some compounds varied ...