Like many adult children, the older I get, the more time I spend reflecting on my parents' life and the many traditions they passed along to me and my siblings. Raised i[...]

A study of 32,000 people shows that a heart-healthy diet is a big factor in reducing the risk of a second heart attack, not just medication. Jennifer Corbett Dooren has details on [...]

  It’s not just about eating more fish and using olive oil. To get the health benefits associated with the Mediterranean diet, you need to embrace the lifestyle. The Ben[...]

Your mother told you to eat your vegetables. Now the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman suggests blending them. She writes: Here’s a new concept: view the holid[...]

New Mediterranean diet book, called The Thyroid Solution Diet, shows why organic foods do minimize damage to metabolism. Did you know that almost every weight problem has an accomp[...]

Supersized food portions are not news, especially if you live in the U.S. But when I first moved here as the correspondent for the Italian food and wine magazine Gambero Rosso, I w[...]

The idea that inflammation is at the root of many serious illnesses has gone mainstream in recent years. So has the idea that what you eat can pump it up or hold it down. No one ma[...]

Many people take fish-oil capsules—the scientific term is omega-3 fatty acid supplements—because they believe that these pills have heart-health benefits. However, a re[...]

A study to be published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) shows consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil f[...]

People who eat a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids may significantly lower their risk of developing memory problems and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found.[...]