The Allergenic Products Advisory Committee (APAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration voted in favor to recommend the approval for a first-of-its-kind peanut allergy treatment, according to The Washington Post.

Cancer is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and evidence suggests that over 40% of cancer deaths could be prevented through changes in lifestyles, including diet. This systematic review, recently published in the journal Advances in Nutrition, evaluated nine prospective cohort and seven case-control studies that examined the relations between traditional dried fruits (raisins, prunes, dates) consumption and cancer risk in humans.

This study, published recently in the journal Nutrients, examined the effect of consuming almonds as a mid-morning snack compared to an energy snack (savory crackers) or the equivalent weight of water (no energy, control group) on parameters of appetite control.

Nowadays nuts fit within all of the currently recommended healthy dietary patterns. Due to their relative protein density, nuts are positioned within the protein foods groups, however their protein composition varies considerably among themselves. In the United States, protein content claims on labels are based on the amount of quality‐corrected protein within a representative amount customarily consumed (RACC), where protein quality is assessed using the Protein Digestibility‐Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS).

The Asian Congress of Nutrition is held every four years to promote nutrition and food innovation, and to encourage scientific interchange among food, nutrition and health researchers and professionals in Asia and worldwide. The 13th edition was recently held in Bali, Indonesia, on August 4-7.

A recent study, partially supported by the INC and published in the journal Nutrients, observed a significant increase in the erectile function during the nut intervention.

This study was recently published in the Journal of Medicinal Food with the main objective to investigate the effects of prune consumption in bone health, particularly, in bone resorption and vascular function.