Nutrition Tips

New research has weakened the perceived link between saturated fat and heart disease. Today, many experts, including Dr. Ronald M. Krauss, agree that refined carbs pose a much greater danger.

An inconvenient truth: Our relationship with processed convenience foods is on a troubling trajectory.

Is agave nectar a healthy alternative sweetener or an overhyped sugar syrup?

Looking for low-effort ways to eat healthier? These three small adjustments can make a surprisingly big difference in how you look and feel.

When it comes to improving our experiences with food, new technologies have their limits.

Proper hydration is key to good health, but why? And what’s the best way to get what our bodies really need? Our experts debunk a few myths. 

From green tea and lemons to red wine and fish, some foods deliver even more nutritional punch when paired. Here’s how to take advantage of nature’s most powerful food synergies.

Common signals you shouldn’t ignore.

Catered banquets. Big-deal dinners. Gobbled-down anything. The eating scenarios we face at work are rarely ideal. Here’s how to make the best of three tough situations.

What you feed your body, you also feed your brain — sometimes to its detriment. Learn how to nourish your gray matter for more balanced moods, clearer thinking and a more fulfilling life.

Why low-fat dairy may be overrated and why full-fat dairy could have more going for it than you’d think — assuming you can tolerate dairy in the first place.

Some 76,000 Americans get sick from contaminated food each year. Recent revelations indicate that even some trusted organic brands have been undermined. Here’s how our food supply got in trouble, and how you can protect yourself and your family.

Whether flushing toxins, preventing inflammation or boosting your immune system, certain foods prove particularly effective in repairing the body. Here’s a primer on some of the best edible healers around.

Feeling confused about what to eat? Unsure about which foods are safest, best for you, and best for the environment? Join the club — then join the ranks of a new group of informed eaters and good-food advocates who are bringing a variety of better, clearer, more satisfying choices into view — and within reach.

Too much? Too little? What to drink and when? Staying hydrated doesn’t have to be confusing – especially once you’re armed with these slick tips from sports-nutrition experts.

Phytochemicals — plant-based micronutrients that contain protective, disease-preventing compounds — might just be the best-kept secret in nutrition.

Discover the power of plant protein. You’ll get all the protein you need plus reap a rich nutritional harvest.

The ideal diet, the spot-on supplement strategy — can a few simple tests help you carve out the one and only nutritional program that’s perfect for you?

Don’t assume that aging equals poor health, says John La Puma, MD. With a healthy diet, you can turn back the clock.

Help your kids decode food packaging and labels and you’ll equip them with a healthy-living skill they can use forever. And you might notice less whining — starting now.