Nutrition

How eating ginger every day can affect your blood pressure and joints

A new NIH-listed meta-analysis puts a number on the daily-ginger habit.

Low vitamin C may be quietly speeding up how fast your brain ages

A study of 2,044 older adults links lower plasma vitamin C to shrinking brain volume and weaker memory-network wiring.

Two a day may keep your gut moving, and 75 trials now back it

New UK guidelines put 2 kiwis a day at the front for chronic constipation care.

A week without alcohol: The changes your body may notice

Even a short period without alcohol can affect several areas of the body. Research has found measurable changes...

8 everyday foods that research links to lower inflammation in your body

The same plate-level choices keep showing up in the strongest research on chronic inflammation.

How eating ginger every day can affect your blood pressure and joints

A new NIH-listed meta-analysis puts a number on the daily-ginger habit.

Low vitamin C may be quietly speeding up how fast your brain ages

A study of 2,044 older adults links lower plasma vitamin C to shrinking brain volume and weaker memory-network wiring.

Two a day may keep your gut moving, and 75 trials now back it

New UK guidelines put 2 kiwis a day at the front for chronic constipation care.

A week without alcohol: The changes your body may notice

Even a short period without alcohol can affect several areas of the body. Research has found measurable changes...

What you eat every day may be shaping your depression risk through your gut

A new score for a gut-friendly plate is linked to fewer depression symptoms in 28,884 adults.

Adding omega-3s to a weight-loss plan may lower breast cancer risk in high-risk women

A small new trial in higher-risk women points to a doable combination.

How eating mackerel every day can affect your heart, brain and cholesterol

Atlantic mackerel is a low-mercury omega-3 powerhouse. King mackerel is not.

If you take methotrexate, these foods and drinks could work against it

Millions of Americans rely on this drug, but a few kitchen habits can quietly undermine it.

7 warning signs you may be low in vitamin K – and who is most at risk

Bruises that arrive from nowhere and cuts that keep oozing are early clues clinicians watch for.

How many calories should you eat per day? The amount by age and sex

The USDA breaks the answer into three activity levels and every age band.