Nutrition

Heart disease kills more than 659,000 Americans each year and one person every 36 seconds in the United States, making...

Cholesterol is a little molecule with huge implications for human health. Read on for a breakdown of how cholesterol works—including...

Photo by Margaret Wright As rates of irritable bowel disease and other gastrointestinal disorders have risen in recent years, so,...

A diet rich in whole plant foods can serve as the primary tool for achieving remission of Type 2 diabetes...

I come from a family who ate like most Americans eat, and got the diseases that many Americans get. I...

Jicama—also called Chinese yam, yam bean root, Mexican potato, fon goot, or sicama—is a root vegetable native to Mexico and...

Much has been said about the detrimental effects of excessive alcohol consumption. But when it comes to moderate drinking, opinions...

It’s hard to imagine a world without onions. The pungent members of the allium family (which also includes  shallots, leeks,...

I struggled with my weight for nearly 30 years. First, it was from having children. Then, a few years ago,...

Sodexo, one of the largest food service providers in the United States, is making 42% of their meals on college...