Late night eating is associated with weight gain and overeating, a carefully designed study shows why this may be more than just an association
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Weight misperception is widespread – with many of us not seeing extra weight in ourselves and our loved ones – and we also underestimate how much we eat
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Big data in the hands of junk food brands takes consumer behavior nudging to the next level and resisting the lure of tempting food becomes even harder
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Meat avoidance, in and of itself, doesn’t tell us what people actually eat, and the quality of plant-based foods is important
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Spouses usually don’t share genetic makeup– they’re customarily not related to us – but their health characteristics may predict ours. What's the mechanism of that contagion?
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Learning how to cook is a valuable life skill that enables kids to eat healthier and is a great tool to help them eat their veggies. Don’t leave home without it!
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When people adhere to simple non-demanding lifestyle choices they stand to reduce their risk of metabolic syndrome – and its consequences – by 65 percent. After a year of sacrificing for health this should be easy!
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Dental diet advice goes well beyond just sugar control. Periodontitis is a major public health issue, and is influenced by many factors beyond dental hygiene, including genetics, smoking, and alcohol consumption. An association between a balanced diet and periodontal health has been observed for centuries.
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To maintain healthy blood pressure what you do eat (plant foods) is as important as what you limit in your diet (alcohol, salt, highly processed food). Food, however, is only one modifiable variable that affects your blood pressure. Exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight are also important, as is controlling stress.
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A new study finds that when an expert reminds kids of the benefits of fruit they'll pick fruit over candy. Kids are in front of screens like never before due to Covid-19, so inserting reasoned nutrition public messages can help.
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Contradictory information about diet and food is obviously confusing, but media overload by itself can undermine people’s food choices
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Highly processed foods make up half the caloric intake of the average American; a new study finds that these foods are associated with a 30 percent higher risk of early death.
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A group of heart experts studied trending nutrition controversies. Here's the latest on dairy, sugar, coffee, alcohol, energy drinks, mushrooms and hummus.
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Recent studies find that the state of the inhabitants of our gut may affect our immune system, our weight status, our susceptibility to disease, our energy levels, our mental state and our mood.
But how does one get the kind of microbial society that’s most conducive to wellness?
When it comes to weight, couples are symbiotic. Tom Brady’s diet was affected by Gisele’s, and that’s true not just for the beautiful and famous. When one spouse becomes obese, the likelihood of the other spouse becoming obese is 37 percent! Could weight loss also spread in such a way?
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If there were a drug that could lower your cancer risk by 25 or 33 percent, wouldn’t you be urging your doctor to prescribe it for you?
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When it comes to storing fat it isn’t just how much we eat, but also what we eat. Some foods – and no, it isn’t just beer that causes a big belly – lead to fat storage in the worst-for-health places – in the liver and around internal organs.
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