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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The family meal is disappearing, a pity, since family meals are linked with better nutrition, improved social skills, healthier eating habits, improved family connections and lower obesity rates. What can be done to get families around the table more regularly?
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Scented candles are marketed as mood enhancers, destressors and aromatherapy but burning stuff around the house may affect indoor air quality
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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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A new study finds that half of daily calories US adults consume are from from junk food, and it's hardly a surprise, given our food environment
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A new study looks at the diets of American kids and finds that two thirds of calories now come from highly-processed foods. If we changed just that, childhood obesity could be cut by half.
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Chocolate lovers devour proof of chocolate’s health benefits, but are those health benefits for real?
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A favorite way to say I love you is through food, now why’s that, and are specific foods effective for eliciting love and desire?
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Scientific advice to further limit added sugar and alcohol was ignored in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. While alcohol and junk food can give some comfort, and a little indulgence shouldn't be denied, the truth is still the truth.
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How do you make the same raw ingredients rich and exciting? Julia Child taught us an easy trick: “With enough butter, anything is good.” Likewise, some more salt and added sweetness may improve flavor. There’s a better way, though: the spice way.
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To touch your face is to be human. It’s very hard to stop for long. Rather than emphasizing the to-not-touch-your-face directive, we should alert people to the fact that they do touch their face, and therefore should be practicing excellent hand hygiene.
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Why aren’t people excited about fruits and vegetables? Could it be because we’ve pushed fruits and veggies as good-for-you chores? Are we marketing veggies all wrong?
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How can parents create good vegetable-eating habits? How do you get young kids to enjoy vegetables and reach out for them? Research finds out what really works.
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If you love coffee the latest research is encouraging, coffee drinking is linked with good health. A new study looks beyond the association: Is there a plausible mechanism that would explain how coffee promotes health?
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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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Whether we like it or not, online grocery shopping, the final online frontier, is being conquered. Will this shift lead to better eating habits?
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New studies provide further evidence that if you enjoy your coffee you can do so guilt free – coffee is probably good for you, as long as you remember that coffee, at its essence, is a calorie free, unsweetened drink.
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