The World Health Organization's healthy-diet guidance, updated on January 26, 2026, gives adults managing blood pressure, glucose or cholesterol a shared set of priorities. It favors whole grains, pulses, fruit and vegetables while limiting sodium, free sugars, saturated fat and trans fat, but clinical targets still vary.
The European Food Safety Authority sets a reference intake of 0.83 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight a day for adults. Athletes, some older people and those with chronic kidney disease need different evidence and, in some cases, clinical guidance.
The World Health Organization used World Breastfeeding Week, held August 1-7, 2026, to press governments, health systems and employers to expand measures already linked to better breastfeeding outcomes. The agenda spans clinical counseling, paid leave and workplace support, while access and legal protections still differ sharply by country.
The World Health Organization's 2026 healthy-diet guidance says free sugars should provide less than 10 percent of daily energy. Fructose has a distinct liver pathway, but the evidence does not support treating it as the only source of sugary drinks' metabolic risk.
A 2025 meta-analysis of 23 randomized trials found no improvement in skin hydration, elasticity or wrinkles when researchers examined higher-quality studies separately. Favorable results were concentrated in lower-quality and pharmaceutical-company-funded trials, leaving the clinical case for collagen supplements unresolved.
A 2024 analysis of three COSMOS substudies found a small cognitive difference among older US adults assigned a daily multivitamin. The parent trial found no reduction in total cancer, cardiovascular disease or all-cause mortality.
