Nutrition

Creatine does help build muscle, but social media claims for methylene blue dye are way overblown

These guidelines reinforce the importance of whole grains and fruit and vegetables but clash with the government’s latest nutrition advice on red meat

It’s no surprise that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, but diets that are rich in these foods could boost longevity, too, according to a new study

Fitness influencers promote superhigh-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, can cause malnutrition and weight loss in children and adults even when body image is not a factor

Winners of the annual Ig Nobel awards include the science of tipsy bats and the physics of cacio e pepe

Whether intermittent fasting helps anyone is unclear, but it does have known health risks. Who can try the dieting trend, and who should avoid it?

This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger than to you

Peanut allergies more than tripled in U.S. kids between the late 1990s and late 2000s, and the prevalence has risen even more since then. Scientists are still searching for answers—and new ways to treat them.

Almost 40 years ago, Joseph Borzelleca published a study on the food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in January. But the researcher says the dye is safe

Scientists have created a ranking of grocery store items based on their degree of processing

European countries and Australia have rolled out front-of-package nutrient profiling. Color-coding or star ranking systems let shoppers make quick choices about healthy foods