FOOD & NUTRITION

A semi-dry ritual dubbed “Damp January” has become an annual event for people who want to cut back on alcohol without giving it up entirely.

Emerging research in nutritional psychiatry suggests that eating certain foods may improve our mental health.

Ultra-processed foods have been linked with a litany of health problems. Here’s a guide for identifying them.

Simple diet changes, including adding spices and fiber to your meals and choosing quality carbs, can boost your health without starving yourself.

Use heat-treated flour, which you can do in your microwave, and pasteurized eggs or no eggs to prevent bacterial contamination.

Many people don’t know they may be eligible to spend HSA and FSA funds on meal kits, gym memberships, protein powders, supplements, fitness trackers and even saunas.

Plain sparkling water is a better alternative than sports drinks, sodas or fruit punch. But how much you drink can affect dental health.

The guidelines could change the way Americans view nutrition by focusing on how their food is made and what happens to it before they bring it home.

Much of the food we waste is healthy food — fruits, vegetables and proteins that we let spoil. Wasting food increases the odds that you’ll reach for less healthy packaged foods.

Called Nutrition for Precision Health, the $189 million study seeks to uncover how different people metabolize and respond to different foods and meals.

It’s never too late to start eating smart, researchers say. I should know. I eat much better today at 71 than I did in my youth.

Genetics, smoking and mediations can all influence how our bodies react to caffeinated beverages

The ‘meal sequencing’ strategy runs counter to the way people often eat and suggests it’s better to reach for the basket of bread or chips at the end of a meal.

A new study suggests that tobacco companies, who were skilled at marketing cigarettes, used similar strategies to hook people on processed foods.

Registered dietitians are being paid by to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok

“Produce prescriptions” are part of a growing effort in health care to provide food as medicine to potentially prevent chronic health conditions.

Research linking stress and microbiome health studied the impact of adversity experienced by women, including the effect of stress before a child was conceived.

The reaction is caused by a genetic mutation that has been linked to diseases, including cancer, in those who consume moderate to large quantities of alcohol.