Nutrition

SNAP

First Opinion

Dear Congress: SNAP work requirements will harm health, not improve nutrition

By Andrew Goldstein and Akash Goel

Smoking

Health

Fewer U.S. teens smoking, doing drugs, and drinking milk

By Associated Press

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Calories On Menus

First Opinion

A simple change of direction can make restaurant calorie labels more effective

By Steven Dallas, Peggy Liu, and Peter Ubel

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Marijuana

First Opinion

Med schools need to get with the times on medical marijuana, chronic pain, and more

By Suhas Gondi and Andreas Mitchell

Community Servings frozen meals

Health

Custom meals could help curb hospital stays for people with chronic disease

By Megan Thielking

Diets

Health

Matching DNA to a diet doesn’t work: ‘We didn’t even come close,’ researcher says

By Sharon Begley

FDA; Drug Administration campus

Politics

FDA urges maker to recall Limbrel after liver and lung injury reports

By Andrew Joseph

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Diabetes in China

First Opinion

Xi Jinping Thought doesn’t mention China’s health care crisis. It should

By Justin Fendos

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Food Bank

First Opinion

In a land of plenty, a food bank and a health insurer team up to take on food insecurity

By Sari Vatske

Diabetes blood sugar

First Opinion

Why I’m worried about prediabetes

By Joan Salge Blake

Calories counts Menus

Health

Trump administration moves ahead with Obama law on calorie counts

By Associated Press

Pregnant salad

Gut Check

Will a vegetarian diet during pregnancy drive your child to drugs and drink?

By Sharon Begley

Famine

Health

11 percent of the world’s population is undernourished, says new U.N. report

By Megan Thielking

Health

Huge new study casts doubt on conventional wisdom about fat and carbs

By Patrick Skerrett

In the Lab

Hunter-gatherer gut microbes change with seasons, researchers say

By Andrew Joseph

Mayweather McGregor

Health

Here’s what Conor McGregor may be doing to his body as he sheds weight for his fight against Floyd Mayweather

By Max Blau

Space walk

Health

Astronauts need nutrition on longer space flights. One potential source? Their urine

By Catherine Caruso

Kale

First Opinion

Not all vegan or plant-based diets are equally healthy

By Hena Patel and Kim Allan Williams Sr.

Vegetables

First Opinion

Beyond aggravation: Constipation is an American epidemic

By Haider Warraich

Fruit

First Opinion

Hey, Hippocrates: Food isn’t medicine. It’s just food

By Dylan MacKay

Hamburger and ketchup

Health

How much protein is in that Big Mac? Take our nutrition quiz

By Megha Satyanarayana

Lentils

Health

Better late than never: Changing what you eat can change how soon you’ll die

By Kate Sheridan

Boddities

How well do you know your body? Take our quiz

By Megan Thielking

Soy Milk Fight

Business

Soy ‘milk’? Even federal agencies can’t agree on terminology

By Associated Press

Pregancy exercise

First Opinion

Many women gain too much weight in pregnancy. How can we help?

By Aaron B. Caughey

Food Labels Cheerios cereal

Health

FDA to delay rule requiring new nutrition facts panel on food

By Associated Press

Diet Plan

Health

Kale crackers and hibiscus tea: My five days on a ‘fasting diet’

By Usha Lee McFarling

Dr. Valter Longo

Health

He wants to sell you a $300 ‘fasting diet’ to prolong your life. It might not be as crazy as it sounds

By Usha Lee McFarling

Pretty veggies

Health

Sweet sizzlin’ beans! Fancy names may boost healthy dining

By Associated Press