Nutrition

Before you toss chocolate with a white coating, know what it actually means

The hazy dust is safe to eat, but it reveals how your chocolate has been treated.

How eating broccoli every day may affect your gut, heart and cancer risk

The evidence for a familiar green vegetable is more specific than most people realize.

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.

Before you toss chocolate with a white coating, know what it actually means

The hazy dust is safe to eat, but it reveals how your chocolate has been treated.

How eating broccoli every day may affect your gut, heart and cancer risk

The evidence for a familiar green vegetable is more specific than most people realize.

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.

Scientists discover surprising link between vitamin D and brain health

New research suggests a common vitamin could be linked to better brain function as we age.

A popular joint supplement may speed memory loss if you have early dementia

New University of Florida research links glucosamine to faster Alzheimer's progression in patients already showing cognitive decline.

These items never make it into a hepatologist’s shopping cart

What you put in your shopping cart can affect your liver over time.Hepatologist Dr. Brian T. Lee of Hoag tells Parade which products he...

How many Brazil nuts is too many? The selenium limit most people don’t know

A federal safety ceiling turns a handful of nuts into a toxic dose faster than most snackers expect.

How eating beets every day can affect your blood pressure and heart

Beets are packed with nitrates that the body turns into a vessel-relaxing chemical.

How eating chickpeas every day can affect your gut, cholesterol and blood sugar

A five-week controlled trial and a 12-study meta-analysis point in the same direction.