nutrition

First Opinion By Michelle D. Holmes

Black lives depend on the U.S. dietary guidelines. Don’t water them down

First Opinion By Leslie Mikkelsen

Farmers markets provide healthy food and support local economies. Keep them open during Covid-19 lockdowns

First Opinion By Stephen Lamb

Why we need mandatory labeling of GMO products

First Opinion By Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Diana B. Cutts, and Allison Bovell-Ammon

Cutting 700,000 Americans from SNAP will increase health costs

In the Lab By Shraddha Chakradhar

To tackle childhood malnutrition, researchers turn to the microbiome

First Opinion By David B. Waters

Medically tailored meals save lives. Health plans should cover their cost

Health By Associated Press

U.S. preschoolers growing less obese, data show, in latest sign of improvement

Health By Associated Press

CVS announces further expansion into health care services

Health By Associated Press

Less fat, more fruit may cut risk of dying of breast cancer

First Opinion By Nicola Guess and Ethan J. Weiss

Is tribalism undermining objectivity about low-carb, high-fat diets?

First Opinion By Dariush Mozaffarian and Siyi Shangguan

Do food and menu nutrition labels influence consumer or industry behavior?

First Opinion By Andrew Goldstein and Akash Goel

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

Health By Associated Press

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

First Opinion By Steven Dallas, Peggy Liu, and Peter Ubel

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

First Opinion By Suhas Gondi and Andreas Mitchell

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

Health By Megan Thielking

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

Health By Sharon Begley

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

Politics By Andrew Joseph

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

First Opinion By Justin Fendos

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

First Opinion By Sari Vatske

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

First Opinion By Joan Salge Blake

Why I’m worried about prediabetes

Health By Associated Press

Trump administration moves ahead with Obama law on calorie counts

Gut Check By Sharon Begley

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

Health By Megan Thielking

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

Health By Patrick Skerrett

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