Healthy Eating

Can Chocolate Really Make You Thinner?

Forget those images of bonbon-eating overweight people: A new study finds that regular chocolate eaters may actually be thinner than

Fewer in US Have High Cholesterol

Despite our ever-widening waistlines, Americans are making progress on at least one front in the war on

Probiotics Help Prevent Antibiotics Intestinal Side Effects

While the jurys still out on some promised benefits of probiotics, a new analysis

Most of Us Getting Enough Key Nutrients

Most Americans are getting enough of the nutrients important for health

Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

New studies counter fears that coffee is bad for you. If you grew up thinking coffee was a guilty pleasure, you can stop feeling guilty and pour yourself another

Pomegranate Juice Claims Ruled Deceptive, Controversy Goes On

In a split decision on a 2010 complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the

FDA Nixes Corn Sugar Labeling

Dont look for corn sugar to replace high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on package labels

Oral Zinc Shortens Colds

Oral zinc lozenges or syrup really could shorten your suffering from the common cold

Survey: Sugar New Obesity Villain

Consumers are switching their worries from fats to sugar as the dietary ingredient

Higher Doses of Vitamin D Required to Protect Your Bones

A new meta-analysis by researchers at Tufts, the University of Zurich and other institutions may help explain seemingly contradictory recent recommendations by experts from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) about vitamin D for bone health.