As consumption of ultra-processed foods rises, there's a concerning trend emerging – a decline in the intake of dietary fiber.

If you're looking to nurture your gut microbiome and promote a thriving internal ecosystem, there's a simple strategy: focus on fiber

Fiber-rich foods offer an array of essential nutrients that boost our overall health and well-being.

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This is the third and final installment in a series about how food industry meddling biases nutrition science research to its advantage...

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This year is a big one for nutrition advocacy in the United States. The Biden Administration has been steadily gearing up to convene a...

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In an effort to curtail the pandemic-caused spike in child hunger and malnutrition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture made school...

Back in 2019, Balanced conducted a simple analysis of 24 random lunch menus pulled from 15 of the largest school districts across...

Balanced is excited to bring to you our Nutrition Mythbusters series in which we debunk eight major myths about the links between diet...