Nutrition

The sport supplement is popular among health influencers and athletes, who say creatine can help build stronger muscles and sharper brains—but is it legit?

Are we really falling short on protein—or is the high-protein craze overblown?

Extra protein can be found in everything now, from potato chips to Pop-Tarts. Does this benefit the average eater?

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.