June Content Spotlight: Health and Nutrition

With today’s hectic lifestyles, maintaining optimal health and nutrition can be challenging; yet physical, mental, and emotional well-being depend on it. For our June Content Spotlight, we’ve compiled resources that explore health and nutrition topics from a variety of angles. Read about a researcher who’s combining food science with plant breeding and genetics to boost the health benefits of tomatoes. Hear from a nutritionist working on the front lines of food advocacy. Check out a podcast that explores the health benefits of planet-friendly eating and the undervalued connection between soil health and nutrition—and much more!   

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Brain Food blog  

• Beefing Up the Benefits of Tomatoes 
• Tapping the Healing Power of Food 

Food Technology [IFT Member Benefit] 

• Creating a Culture of Female Food Heroes 
• Keeping an Eye on the Nation’s Nutrition 
• Prioritizing Nutrition 
• Sports Nutrition Powers Up 

Omnivore podcast 

• Ep. 29: 2024 Consumer Trends, Chef Spike Mendelsohn on Good Eating, the Soil-Nutrition Connection  

Journal of Food Science [Subscription Required—IFT Member Discount Available] 

• The Impact of Live Dietary Microbes on Health: A Scoping Review
• The Imprecision of Micronutrient Requirement Values: The Example of Vitamin D 

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety [IFT Member Benefit] 

• Gastrointestinal Barrier Function, Immunity, and Neurocognition: The Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharide (hMO) Supplementation in Infant Formula 

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