Dietary Habits
Millions of Americans can no longer buy soda and candy with food stamps in these states
The grocery list for America's biggest food aid program has quietly shrunk, and the first large study of shoppers shows what they bought instead.
Nutrition
School lunch in America: Whole milk is back and ultra-processed food is out
Washington is rewriting what goes on your child's lunch tray, and the kitchens serving it are not yet ready for the switch.
Vitamins and Supplements
Check your vitamin D label this fall: One form may lower your body’s own D3
Many bottles list "vitamin D," but a closer look at the fine print may change what you reach for in the dark months.
Nutrition
The US government just doubled how much protein you should eat each day
The new federal guidelines just rewrote what belongs on your plate at every meal, and protein is only part of the shift.
Nutrition
Two meals had the same calories but ultra-processed foods had a surprisingly different effect
Two meals with the same calories and the same nutrients, yet your body and brain seem to tell them apart.
Dietary Habits
Millions of Americans can no longer buy soda and candy with food stamps in these states
The grocery list for America's biggest food aid program has quietly shrunk, and the first large study of shoppers shows what they bought instead.
Nutrition
School lunch in America: Whole milk is back and ultra-processed food is out
Washington is rewriting what goes on your child's lunch tray, and the kitchens serving it are not yet ready for the switch.
Vitamins and Supplements
Check your vitamin D label this fall: One form may lower your body’s own D3
Many bottles list "vitamin D," but a closer look at the fine print may change what you reach for in the dark months.
Nutrition
The US government just doubled how much protein you should eat each day
The new federal guidelines just rewrote what belongs on your plate at every meal, and protein is only part of the shift.
Scientists warn: Your vitamin D levels may already be dropping
The sun your skin leaned on all summer stops carrying its weight this month, and the real low point is still weeks away.
Millions on blood pressure pills skipped a heart-healthy diet
The warning sounded cautious and medical, but the latest trial from Boston says those patients were avoiding the wrong foods.
For your bones after 60, this nutrient may matter more than calcium
Calcium gets most of the credit when the subject is bone loss, but new research hints that something else on your plate may be doing more of the real work.
More than half of young adults put their type 2 diabetes into remission without drugs
The plan behind it was tough, tightly supervised, and worked on patients clinicians often struggle to reach.
Why fruit and vegetables are placed at the entrance of supermarkets
Product placement in supermarkets is no coincidence. Stores use various methods to influence what customers buy and how much money they spend.
Your Halloween face paint could cause a skin reaction days later: Here’s how to protect yourself
Those cheap costume kits fly off the shelves this month, but what sits in the little pots can be a surprise.