In 2009, Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, San Francisco delivered a ninety minute lecture entitled “Sugar: The Bitter Truth”. It was posted on YouTube as part of the university’s medical education series. Then a funny thing happened.

The long read: Sedentary lifestyles are killing us – we need to build activity into our everyday lives, not just leave it for the gym

What it’s like to be too big in America

A group of Canadian health professionals has taken strong exception to Canada’s federal health agency’s growing advocacy of a “plant-based diet.”

Hidden hunger affects over two billion people, globally. The cause is a chronic lack of essential micronutrients in the diet, such as vitamins and minerals.

New methods are allowing a group of scientists to reëxamine the world’s libraries and archives, in search of the hidden lives of authors.

Only bariatric surgery reliably leads to long-term weight loss. Now scientists hope to duplicate the effects with a pill.

A new study found that artificial sweeteners commonly found in low-sugar foods can harm the gut microbial system. US News & World Report has the story.

Controversial study suggests non-meat eaters are more at risk of physical and mental illness, despite leading healthier lifestyles

A small number of products labelled gluten-free on the supermarket shelf may not be what they claim to be, a new study reveals.

Adults who cut carbohydrates from their diets and replaced them with fat sharply increased their metabolisms.

Go vegan, they said. Save the world, they said. But is the plant-based diet as good for the environment as we’ve been told? Emma Henderson finds out how it could be more sustainable

My talk on the Evolution of our Plant-based dietary guidelines created much discussion at the Low Carb Universe event in Mallorca last week.

Restricting calories may reduce the risk of an early death by protecting the body from damaging byproducts of converting food to energy, a new study suggests. Researchers have observed in animals that fewer calories keeps core body temperature lower and slows metabolisms, insulating the body from the collateral damage from metabolic processes.

A study in China suggests a daily egg may reduce the risk of a stroke

A new review of 180 studies found little or no protective effects from taking dietary supplements, and actually found some harm.

Cheese lovers, rejoice. There's new evidence that the saturated fat found in cheese, milk, and other kinds of dairy is not tied to an increased risk of heart problems or death from any cause. The study is the latest in a series of papers that question the idea that eating fat is unhealthy.

While just 1% of the UK is allergic to the proteins that cause coeliac disease, many others suffer with gluten-related digestive problems. Some researchers believe mass-produced food is to blame

Beyond the human suffering, diet-related diseases impose massive economic costs.

Vegan musician Bryan Adams says that switching to a plant-based diet is the best decision he ever made. The Canadian singer-songwriter took to Instagram to show off his homemade avocado toast lunch and to share with fans how a vegan diet has drastically improved his health.

Researchers reveal how chemicals in some vegetables can prevent bowel cancer.

Dr Berry picks this study to pieces.

It’s been touted as the recipe for a healthy life, preventing all manner of ills. Now researchers say a Mediterranean diet still offers benefits in older age and could reduce the risk of death. While somewhat nebulous in specific makeup, the diet is typically said to be rich in fish, nuts, fresh vegetables, olive oil and fruit.

Almost 4 million children in the UK live in households that would struggle to afford to buy enough fruit, vegetables, fish and other healthy foods to meet the official nutrition guidelines, a groundbreaking food poverty study reveals. The research, by the Food Foundation thinktank, says the diminishing ability of low-income families to pay for healthy food is consigning the least well-off to a greater risk of diet related illness, such as obesity and diabetes, as well as widening health inequalities across society.

Increasing time between meals made male mice healthier overall and live longer compared to mice who ate more frequently, according to a new study published in the Sept. 6, 2018 issue of Cell Metabolism. Scientists from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, reported that health and longevity improved with increased fasting time, regardless of what the mice ate or how many calories they consumed.

From cod to clingfilm, the advice we’re given can often be confusing. If you’re serious about eating green, here are some straightforward solutions

When you think of what NFL players eat, you might imagine hulking athletes tearing into juicy steaks and scarfing fattening food. Perhaps it's not so far from the truth: ESPN recently reported it takes nearly 600 pounds of beef to feed the Buffalo Bills for a week, and that's not even counting chicken (700 pounds) and fish.

The Dietitians Association of Australia has pledged to cut financial ties with the sugar lobby following a series of investigations by science journalist Dr Maryanne Demasi for michaelwest.com.au.

The available research indicates that your risk of disease can be lowered by even moderate intermittent fasting, in turn increasing your lifespan.

Planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports after three patients in their care, who did this, were able to cut out the need for insulin treatment altogether. Around one in 10 people in the US and Canada have type 2 diabetes, which is associated with other serious illness and early death. It is thought to cost the US economy alone US$245 billion a year.

It's not what you eat, but when you eat that matters.

Rice is a mainstay of dozens of different cuisines around the world, and pretty much the fuel that keeps uni students alive (alongside instant noodles).

New research reveals more health benefits of coconut oil

Italian bread salad gets a non-traditional spin with the addition of smoky grilled eggplant and toasty charred corn. The classic flavors shine through in the form of a tomato-basil vinaigrette.

There are many seeds that boast superfood status but few taste as fantastic as hemp hearts do