One problem with dieting is that when you give your body less energy to operate, it adapts to use less energy, which can slow weight loss. A way to get around that problem, a new study suggests, may be intermittent dieting—taking a two-week break for "regular" eating between bouts of dieting may actually improve weight loss.

Canadians may soon be encouraged to eat more fibre, less sugar and not fret too much regarding overall fat intake. The 10-year-old Canadian Food Guide is in the process of being updated after about three years of research and consultation. The final product isn't ready, but it's shaping up to look a lot different than the current model. "You could say little has changed and everything has changed. When you think about how people get information...

My dad is skeptical of science because scientists can't even seem to settle on whether it's a good idea to eat an egg, and people have been eating eggs for eons.

The agonies of being overweight — or running a diet company — in a culture that likes to pretend it only cares about health, not size.

Dolphin sausages somehow qualified.

It takes time for your brain to adapt to its new energy source, so hang in there.

Low-fat diets could actually raise your risk of early death by a quarter, a major study has indicated. The Lancet looked at 135,000 adults and discovered that those who cut back on fats had far shorter lives than those who ate butter, cheese and meats. It is in direct opposition to health advice that people should reduce their fat intake – the NHS warns against having too much saturated fat because it raised cholesterol levels which can cause heart disease.

A high fat diet may lead to specific changes in gut bacteria that could fight harmful inflammation -- a major discovery for patients suffering from Crohn's disease, research indicates. Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel syndrome, causes debilitating intestinal swelling, cramping, and diarrhea. The disease affects half a million people in the United States, but its cause is yet unclear.

A number of studies have linked dietary cholesterol to increased risk of dementia. A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Research assessed whether the consumption of eggs increased the risk of developing dementia.

I’ve wanted to address this one for a while. I consider lactose intolerance to be one of the most universally mischaracterized and misunderstood concepts in all of nutrition and health.

a person from low socioeconomic status who struggles to follow a Mediterranean model, is unlikely to get the same advantages of a person with higher income,

What we eat can influence more than our waistlines. It turns out, our diets also help determine what we smell like. A recent study found that women preferred the body odor of men who ate a lot of fruits and vegetables. Whereas men who ate a lot of refined carbohydrates (think: bread, pasta) gave off a smell that was less appealing.

In the 1960’s, before conflict of interest disclosure was required, the sugar industry sponsored research promoting dietary fat as an important cause of coronary heart disease, and downplaying the role of sugar, according to a special report online September 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

So the brain is happily deriving energy from ketones – sure, but why would this be protective against such a variety of brain diseases?

Nutritionally, orange juice isn't much better for you than a glass of soda or any other sweetened beverage.

POTATOES and cereals increase the risk of heart disease while high fat dairy products cut the risk, according to a new study which rejects accepted wisdom on a healthy diet.

Several U.S. cities have sugary drink taxes on the ballot. As efforts to reduce soda consumption gain traction around the world, critics say the industry is using the tobacco playbook to fight back.

Despite their unhealthy ingredients and piles of sugar, a candy bar could actually be a better choice than these energy and protein bars.

Gluten is from the Latin word for "glue." Wheat plants use it to store carbon and nitrogen. When the proteins link together, they form a stretchy complex—just like proteins in tendons or in spider silk.

Three low-carb meals within 24 hours lowers post-meal insulin resistance by more than 30 percent, but high-carb meals sustain insulin resistance, a condition that leads to high blood pressure, prediab

Thank you, science.

Questionable industry-funded review casts doubt on the harms of excess sugar.

By David S. Ludwig, Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and author of "Always Hungry? Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells & Lose Weight Permanently."

Gary Taubes argues in a new book that sugar is toxic and should be consumed as often as tobacco. As in, never.

The ability of small intestine cells to absorb nutrients and act as a barrier to pathogens is 'significantly decreased' after chronic exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, a common food additive found in everything from chewing gum to bread, according to research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

What a difference 1000 kilometres make. Neanderthals living in prehistoric Belgium enjoyed their meat – but the Neanderthals who lived in what is now northern Spain seem to have survived on an almost exclusively vegetarian diet. This is according to new DNA analysis that also suggests sick Neanderthals could self-medicate with naturally occurring painkillers and antibiotics, and that they shared mouth microbiomes with humans – perhaps exchanged by kissing.

Want to break tradition of an ordinary omelette? Honestly, this will change how to make an omelette forever. Light, airy and melt in your mouth... this ticks ALL the boxes. You'll be amazed with what you can do .

The findings of the new study indicate that those who eat large amounts of cheese consume higher amounts of saturated fats. However, the researchers did not find that eating large amounts of cheese led to increased blood LDL cholesterol levels.

Blue zones are regions on Earth where the local human population enjoys exceptionally long average life spans. Author and explorer Dan Buettner has studied these populations and the dietary and lifestyle elements they have in common.

A lot of the Silicon Valley elite are doing extreme experiments on their bodies in hopes of prolonging their lives and improving their health. The latest fad among this set is sticking to a so-called 'ketogenic' diet that's exceptionally high in fat and low in carbs and is considered an experimental treatment for diabetes. Think Atkins, but way more extreme.

You are what you eat, and so are the bacteria that live in your gut. Microbiologists have known for some time that different diets create different gut flora, but previous research has focused on mice instead of humans, leaving the actual relationship between our food and our stomach bacteria unclear. A new study, published Wednesday in Nature, indicates that these changes can happen incredibly fast in the human gut—within three or four days of a big shift in what you eat.

This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "food poisoning." Original list found in Dr. Jayson Calton and certified nutritionist Mira Calton's new book, Rich Food, Poor Food. An old article but still relevant.

Diets low in carbohydrates may change your behaviour, making you less likely to punish people who split money unfairly

Cause the fat is replaced with sugar.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shown a high fat diet may lead to specific changes in gut bacteria that could fight harmful inflammation--a major discovery for patients suffering from Crohn's disease.