Food & Nutrition

It's not really news that what and how much one eats can be influenced by the social setting of the eating environment.

Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome. Microbiome.

When it comes to coconut oil, the greasy stuff is best used on your skin, not melted in a pan meant for eating. The 100% fat in this oil isn't healthier than olive oil, or any other cooking oil. Has mainstream media finally caught on?

We all know (or should know) that getting plenty of sleep is important to normal functioning and health. And sleep deprivation has been associated with an

What's in a name? When it comes to encouraging diners to eat healthier – by consuming more vegetables – a new study says how they are described is more important than we might have otherwise thought.

It’s not really news that Americans’ level of overweight and obesity is one of the highest, if not the highest in the world, but it is news how the rest of the world is ‘trying’ to catch up.

In my cyber pile of articles was this, Reducing US cardiovascular disease burden and disparities through national and targeted dietary policies: A modeling stu

Remember the TV show “Lassie”? That collie managed to save someone’s life nearly every week. Well, supposedly our current canine companions can also contribute to our health and well-being, although not in such a spectacular way.

People getting federal food assistance from the SNAP program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), formerly called Food Stamps, can use them to purchase a variety of items as specified in the program

For years nutritionists and nutrition researchers have been warning Americans that we're eating too much sodium/salt.