Nutrition
Eat your soup — it’s good for you, and it might protect you from malaria
Tasty science: researchers tested 56 broths, and a few of them showed antimalarial properties in vitro, interrupting the lifecycle of the most deadly of the malarial parasites, Plasmodium falciparum.
America’s largest milk producer filed for bankruptcy. Are plant-based alternatives to blame?
Can we add another entry to the list of things millennials have killed?
Sugar worsens high-fat diets through one-two punch
A study on mice found that having sugary drinks can affect your body in more than one way: in addition to having a lot of sugar, they also disrupt the...
What Are Minerals and Why Are They Essential for Our Survival on Earth?
Essential and trace minerals are crucial for our health. But is a balanced diet enough to cover the recommended intake?
The healthiest food may also be the most sustainable one
A wider use of healthier diets could reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture
We eat more with friends and family than when we’re alone — here’s why
Meal sizes were between 29% and 48% larger compared to when eating alone.
How a simple trick could inoculate adolescents against junk food advertising
A basic intervention could encourage kids to eat healthier food.
American millennials are embracing plant-based ‘meat’
Rising concern about climate change has spurred a flurry of Silicon Valley biotech startups focused on plant-based alternative meats.
Mashed potatoes are an ideal fuel for exercising, new study reports
Silly me, I thought they were the ideal fuel period.
Sweet tooth: two-thirds of drinks sold to children are sweetened
None of the 34 top-selling sweetened children's drinks met expert health recommendations.
Food chains with voluntary labeling offer healthier foods, study suggests
Mandatory labeling could encourage supermarkets and restaurants to offer healthier, more nutritional foods.
Doctors petition FDA to add breast cancer warning on cheese
12,000 doctors have signed the petition.
A healthy diet can help with depression, new study shows
Healthy mind in healthy body.
Climate warming could impair soils’ ability to sustain crops
Turns out, more rain is not always what you want.
Earliest evidence of milk consumption comes from Stone Age Britain
I don't know how I could live without cheese.
We’re still not talking about the most effective individual steps to tackle climate change
Recycling? Taking the bus? Better light bulbs? That's all good, but how about taking fewer flights, eating more plants, and having fewer children?
Gluten doesn’t cause any problems in healthy people, study shows
Society is still struggling to deal with gluten.
