Siddhartha Mukherjee says trial is first in a series on ‘rethinking human diets for cancer’

Dr. Robert H. Lustig explains that the real culprit is our high sugar processed food,and this has to change.

Carnivorism, a highly controversial nutrition fad, is sweeping the manosphere—but can it possibly be as good as it sounds?

The rate of recurrent adenomas was not changed by dietary intervention. Our results are compatible with, at most, an absolute reduction related to the intervention of about 4 percent in the incidence of recurrent adenomas (Table 4). We also found no effect of the dietary intervention on the incidence of large or advanced recurrent lesions.

Avoiding insulin resistance is one of the most important things to do for your health, and vegetable oils lead to insulin resistance. So avoid them.

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

A study shows higher risk of fatal lung disease in adults exposed to cigarette smoke in childhood.

Hollowed out zucchini boats stuffed with a cumin spiced ground turkey and black bean mixture with summer corn and tomato, all baked in the oven with melted cheese.

The obesity epidemic underlines the need for healthy diets, but achieving this is not straightforward. Here we round up how experts think it could be done.

From foods that are full of fibre to nibbles containing nutrients that tell the brain that you are full, this article examines the smart snacks that will keep hunger pangs at bay for longer.

From peanut butter to almond butter, from Nutella to Marshmallow Fluff, the choice of spreads seems to be endless. But are all spreads created nutritionally equal?

Fire up the barbecue and make these three juicy burgers that were carefully cleaned up eliminating low-end, belly-busting ingredients.

A quick Greek yogurt-based cheesecake with a berry compote.

Can abstaining from food actually be good for us?

Why you might want to skip eating certain apples, canned coconut milk and 9 other commonly consumed comestibles.

The food crusader’s campaign is much needed. We’re addicted to the sweet stuff and it’s killing us.

How did a little ground nut (that isn't a nut at all) become one of the most important foods on Earth?

Real maple syrup is worth the extra expense, but why choose maple syrup over other natural sweeteners like honey or sugar? Here's why and what to look for.

Healthy-eating plans of the future may be tailored to your own gut bacteria. 

Diet guidelines recommend increasing dietary diversity. Yet, metrics for dietary diversity have neither been well-defined nor evaluated for impact on metabolic health.

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Per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks is the lowest since 1985

The long read: In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?

Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of low-carb high-fat nutrition advice. The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment. The committee reviewed 16,000 studies published through May 31, 2013. The expert committee consisted of ten physicians, and several of them were skeptics to low-carbohydrate diets at...

An epidemiological study analyzing the association of butter consumption with chronic disease and mortality finds that butter was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with heart disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes.

A proper diet can give you better health and prevent illnesses. A proper diet should include all the necessary nutrients required for staying healthy and for leading an active life.

For people with diabetes, it’s not the carb count of a food that matters most, but how much it affects blood sugar levels. So how bad are different foods compared to, say, spoonfuls of sugar? That’s something that Dr. David Unwin has focused on teaching his patients, with great results, according to this new paper....

The new findings add to the evidence suggesting that full-fat dairy may have protective effects — both in cutting the risk of diabetes and in helping people control body weight.

the need for effective nutrition is on the rise. The demand for food and supplements, leads to some very innovative creations an diets. Now is your chance to find something that works for your nutritional needs.

There’s no such thing as ‘detoxing’. In medical terms, it’s a nonsense. Diet and exercise is the only way to get healthy. But which of the latest fad regimes can really make a difference? We look at the facts

Many find the ease of tea bags appealing. In reality, though, loose tea is the far superior product and worth the little extra effort it requires.

Science can’t prove it and the industry denies it, but Gary Taubes is convinced that the sweet stuff kills.

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

From breakfast to dinner - and everything in between - this is precisely what a vegetarian's day on a plate should look like, according to a ...