Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, gave a lecture at Rockefeller University, making the case that food and drug addictions have much in common, part[...]

These recipes often come steeped in much more than tradition. More often than not, they are filled with unhealthy oil, fat, salt and other ingredients that increase the risk of hig[...]

Serious athletes, she said, are burning so much fat and so many calories that they will not gain weight from eating a couple of burgers a week. “Sure, it would be better if they at[...]

A new study finds that Americans living in rural areas are more likely to be obese than city dwellers. Published in the National Rural Health Association's Fall 2012 Journal of Rur[...]

"This study is the first to demonstrate that microbes can promote the absorption of dietary fats in the intestine and their subsequent metabolism in the body," said senior study au[...]

Most of the poorly headlined articles springing up around this "news" eventually mention -- several paragraphs below -- that organic produce is less likely to contain pesticides, a[...]

A recent study claims that junk food could be bad for your memory, and may lead to dementia, and trigger Alzheimer's. Junk food is already linked with obesity and diabetes, especia[...]

Few condiments have as polarizing an effects as Marmite, a spread made from yeast extract popular in countries like the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. But could it [...]

A new study—published in the August 2012 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research—helps explain why the size of our plates affects how much we’re eating. Turns out, our behavior i[...]