Diet is a major factor in the prevention and management of disease. Research explores how food choices influence chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, as well as their role in maintaining overall wellbeing.
This category of the Real Food Research Hub provides access to peer-reviewed evidence and other authoritative research on the relationship between diet and disease.
Keywords: diet, disease, nutrition, chronic conditions, human health.
Human Dietary Evolution
Human diets have changed dramatically over time, shaped by environment, culture, and biology...
Nutrition
Nutrition is the foundation of human health, influencing growth, development, energy, and disease risk...
Diet and Disease
Diet is a major factor in the prevention and management of disease. Research explores...
Ultra-Processed and Alternative Foods
New food technologies and industrial processing methods are changing what people eat...
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are strongly influenced by dietary patterns. Studies examine how specific nutrients, foods, and overall diet quality contribute to risk, prevention, and management.
The Real Food Research Hub curates high-quality, peer-reviewed research and respected sources on the connections between diet and chronic disease.
Keywords: chronic disease, diet, prevention, management, human health.
Nutritional challenges and health risks vary across the stages of life. From pregnancy and infancy through adolescence, adulthood, and ageing, diet influences growth, resilience, disease risk, and long-term wellbeing. Research in this area highlights how different phases of the lifecycle present unique vulnerabilities and opportunities for prevention.
The Real Food Research Hub compiles peer-reviewed studies and other credible sources that examine nutrition-related health risks at each stage of life.
Keywords: lifecycle, health risks, nutrition, development, ageing.
Reliable nutrition science depends on robust study design, transparent methods, and careful analysis. This area covers how researchers test dietary questions, control for bias and confounding, and interpret evidence across different designs—from short interventions to long-term population studies.
At the Real Food Research Hub, you’ll find peer-reviewed methods papers, reporting guidelines, and exemplary studies that demonstrate best practice in nutrition research.
Keywords: study design, bias, confounding, causality, evidence appraisal.
The use of antibiotics in both humans and animals has shaped modern medicine but also carries risks for resistance and disease transfer. Research in this area examines how antimicrobial use in agriculture and healthcare contributes to public health challenges, including zoonotic infections that can move between animals and people.
The Real Food Research Hub compiles peer-reviewed studies and credible evidence on antibiotic use, resistance, and zoonotic disease, helping to inform safe practices and global health strategies.
Keywords: antibiotics, zoonotic disease, resistance, public health, agriculture.
