Food & Nutrition

Surely we all know by now that broccoli is good for us — like many other veggies.

Here's a rumor that is so stupid that I'm reluctant to take time off from Sudoku to even bother to write about it.

The Centers for Disease Control, now with Prevention added in, has recently taken to inventing problems they can then ask for money from Congress to solve.

Every so often someone comes up with a new way to impugn our diets. Whether it's red meat, sugar-sweetened beverages or artificial sweeteners, there's  a danger we must avoid to attain or maintain our health.

It's not really news that what and how much one eats can be influenced by the social setting of the eating environment.

Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome.

When it comes to coconut oil, the greasy stuff is best used on your skin, not melted in a pan meant for eating. The 100% fat in this oil isn't healthier than olive oil, or any other cooking oil. Has mainstream media finally caught on?

We all know (or should know) that getting plenty of sleep is important to normal functioning and health. And sleep deprivation has been associated with an

What's in a name? When it comes to encouraging diners to eat healthier – by consuming more vegetables – a new study says how they are described is more important than we might have otherwise thought.

It’s not really news that Americans’ level of overweight and obesity is one of the highest, if not the highest in the world, but it is news how the rest of the world is ‘trying’ to catch up.