Nutrition

Compression Tights
Health

Just don’t do it: Compression tights fail to curb runners’ muscle fatigue

By Megan Thielking

Cancer Nuts
Health

Can cashews keep colon cancer patients alive? Study says yes — but cautions abound

By Sharon Begley

Raw Cheese
Health

Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products

By Helen Branswell

ADHD Nutrition
Health

Seeking an alternative to medication, parents tinker with diet to treat ADHD

By Colleen Kimmett

Health

No cut in salt, fewer grains: Gov’t eases school meal rules

By Associated Press

Health

Italy’s Emma Morano, the world’s oldest person, dies at 117

By Associated Press

TRANS FAT BAN
Health

Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks, study finds

By Leah Samuel

Community Servings
Health

Does good food count as health care? New research aims to find out

By Megan Thielking

Kind Bars
Politics

What makes a food ‘healthy,’ anyway? FDA tries to answer

By Sheila Kaplan

Bacon
Health

Bacon, soda, and too few nuts tied to big portion of US deaths

By Associated Press

Health

Mayo, wings, butter: ‘Fake milk’ is the latest food fight

By Associated Press

Connected nursery
Health

Step inside a wired nursery: Lots of tech — and not much evidence it’s helpful

By Megan Thielking

Boddities

Episode 8: What makes metabolism fast?

By Megan Thielking

Glass of soda
Health

Trend of Americans giving up sugary drinks seems to have gone flat

By Kate Sheridan

Froot loops
Health

Can breakfast help keep us thin? Nutrition science is tricky

By Associated Press

Quick Take

Holy mackerel: FDA warns which fish to avoid when pregnant, breastfeeding

By Megan Thielking

Calorie Count Confusion
Politics

Counting croutons: Restaurants tally items for calorie rules

By Associated Press

Baby peanut butter
Health

Tips for giving babies peanut-based foods to prevent allergy

By Associated Press

Fish oil capsules
Health

Fish oil supplements during pregnancy show promise for asthma prevention

By Megan Thielking

Health

At a rising rate, Nepalis working abroad go home in coffins

By Associated Press

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Hog jowls and clementines: A bid to awaken cancer patients’ ruined sense of taste

By Eric Boodman

Kellogg cereal nutrition
Health

How Kellogg worked with ‘independent experts’ to tout cereal

By Associated Press

Patient Willpower Diet
First Opinion

To be true healers, physicians need to learn more about healthy eating

By Agustina Saenz

Rebecca genetic testing
Business

Genetic tests promised to help me achieve peak fitness. What I got was a fiasco

By Rebecca Robbins

Nutella costume
Health

How much Nutella do you eat? The FDA wants to know

By Megan Thielking

FNCE
Health

Nutritionists built close ties with the food industry. Now they’re seeking some distance

By Sheila Kaplan

Wine and genetics
Business

Fruity with a hint of double helix: A startup claims to tailor wine to your DNA

By Rebecca Robbins

Sugar Consumption
Health

Just how much sugar do Americans consume? It’s complicated

By Associated Press

Dr. Cristin E. Kearns
Health

Sugar industry secretly paid for favorable Harvard research

By Melissa Bailey

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