Vitamins and Supplements
7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner
Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.
Diets
7 everyday foods that may gradually raise your risk of type 2 diabetes
They are not the chips and candy you would expect, and most of them are probably sitting in your kitchen right now.
Nutrition
7 everyday foods that may help your body maintain healthy testosterone
Three ordinary nutrients do most of the hormonal work for men, and your grocery cart almost certainly carries them.
Vitamins and Supplements
A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access
The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.
Nutrition
How eating sweet potatoes every day may affect your gut, eyes and blood sugar
The familiar orange root does more than fill a holiday plate, and three of its effects turn up in very different parts of the body.
Vitamins and Supplements
7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner
Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.
Diets
7 everyday foods that may gradually raise your risk of type 2 diabetes
They are not the chips and candy you would expect, and most of them are probably sitting in your kitchen right now.
Nutrition
7 everyday foods that may help your body maintain healthy testosterone
Three ordinary nutrients do most of the hormonal work for men, and your grocery cart almost certainly carries them.
Vitamins and Supplements
A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access
The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.
Study of 153,902 people challenges effectiveness of calcium and vitamin D supplements
New research examines whether widely used dietary supplements actually protect older adults against falls and fractures.
Your zero-sugar habit could be aging your brain faster than you realize
A large study links six popular sweeteners to a measurable slide in memory and thinking.
Your calcium and vitamin D supplements may not be protecting your bones at all
The largest review to date finds almost no meaningful bone protection for most older adults.
The nutrients your aging eyes need most – and the foods that deliver them
Two carotenoids concentrate in the retina and appear to slow the disease that steals central vision.
The Mediterranean diet may activate tiny proteins that protect your heart and brain
A USC-led study points to a cellular mechanism behind the diet's long-known cardiovascular effects.
Adding just half a tablespoon of olive oil a day may protect your heart and brain
A daily half tablespoon is the threshold linked in large studies to lower disease risk.