Food & Nutrition

Most of us know what it’s like to feel hungry—but for many, that sensation is quickly resolved by a trip to the pantry, vending machine, or drive-thru.

With health span, the years we spend in good health, offering personal and societal payoffs like greater independence, productivity, and lower healthcare costs, understanding the role of diet is more than a lifestyle issue.

Is there anything more delicious than a cold glass of fresh grapefruit juice on a warm summer day? Unfortunately, many of you cannot partake in such a tempting treat because you're taking one of roughly 100 different medications. Here's why.

A recent article in the Harvard Gazette raised the question of whether sugar was addictive.

Many consumers are committed to organic products for reasons that are more emotional than logical.

There has been an abrupt increase on social media in the number of professionals in my field who now call themselves experts on the blood type diet.

During my undergraduate studies, discussions often focused on the gut microbiota’s role in gastrointestinal function, immune support, and its links to neurological disease.

I come not to praise nor to bury ultra-process foods. This piece, however, is an indictment of those trying to find a facile scapegoat [1] on which to blame current problems.

Factory farming, particularly in the poultry sector, has long been a cornerstone of modern food production, providing an abundant supply of meat and eggs to meet global demand.

“We eat first with our eyes” – Apicus