About CAB Direct Nutrition
The Food & Nutrition section of CAB Direct, found under nutrition, is a thematic information resource on what people eat and how it affects health: nutrients and supplements, sugars and sweeteners, foods promoted as superfoods, and food safety. It explains what research shows, how certain a conclusion is and where the evidence runs out.
What the Nutrition section covers
The section is organised into four subsections. The boundaries are practical rather than strict: a question about a vitamin supplement, for example, touches on nutrient intake, product claims and safety at once.
Subsection | Examples of topics in scope |
|---|---|
Nutrients & supplements | Vitamins and minerals, protein and amino acids, dietary fibre, supplement evidence and the dose ranges reported in studies |
Sugars & sweeteners | Added sugars, sugar-sweetened drinks, low-calorie sweeteners, appetite and energy intake |
Superfoods | Foods marketed for health benefits, such as cocoa, berries, seeds and fermented foods, and what trials actually measured |
Food safety | Contaminants and residues, mycotoxins, storage and processing, foodborne risks |
Wider topics, including dietary patterns, satiety and appetite research, sports nutrition and the history of nutrition science, are also in scope for the section.
How information is checked and explained
Evidence about nutrition comes in many forms: controlled feeding trials, cohort and other observational studies, laboratory analyses of food composition, intake surveys and reviews of earlier work. A result from one food, dose or population does not automatically apply to another, so articles say what was measured, in whom and for how long.
- Each article is attributed to a named author whose credentials and coverage are published at /authors/.
- Claims and figures are checked against traceable sources.
- Nutrition articles are reviewed before publication and carry an evidence level with the reason for that rating.
- Corrections are dated and remain visible.
The rules that apply across the whole site are set out on dedicated pages: publishing standards at editorial policy, the approach to weighing evidence at how we rate evidence, and the handling of errors at corrections. This overview does not add a separate review process.
General information, not dietary advice
Articles in the Nutrition section are general information. They are not dietary or medical advice for an individual and do not replace a consultation with a doctor or registered dietitian. Questions about a particular diet, supplement or health condition should be discussed with a qualified professional.
The team
The Nutrition section is written by authors with backgrounds in human nutrition, food science, biomedical sciences and physiology. Their roles, listed qualifications and areas of coverage are published on their profile pages.
Role | Name | Profile |
|---|---|---|
Author | Sophie Bennett | |
Author | Ellen Marsh | |
Author | Olivia M. Carter | |
Author | Elias R. Westbrook |
Contact
Editorial questions and general enquiries about the Nutrition section can be sent through contacts. To report a possible error in a nutrition article, use corrections. Author information is available at authors, and the site-wide standards are set out at editorial policy.