Healthy Eating

Hershey's cocoa powder among chocolate products with 'concerning' amounts of lead, Consumer Reports says

Does chicken soup really help when you're sick?

Chicken Soup Benefits

Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won't harm your health in the long term

Spicy Food Pepper

Drinking dark tea each day may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

Dark Tea Diabetes Study

Why drinking soda is bad for your health – and how to quit

soda health effects

Struggling to stick to a vegetarian diet? Blame your genes

Vegetarian Diet Genes

Eating healthy foods can help boost one's mental health

Mental Health Food

Fruit and vegetable 'prescriptions' may boost heart health, study says

Produce Prescriptions Health

A Mediterranean lifestyle involves more than eating healthy – but it lowers the risk of early death, research shows

Mediterranean Lifestyle Study

As water reuse expands, proponents battle the 'yuck' factor of 'toilet to tap' practices

Children's Health

Eating breakfast improves academic performance, and in Pennsylvania, all public schools again will serve it for free

Pa. Free Breakfast Shapiro

Women who consume sugary drinks every day are at higher risk for liver cancer, study finds

Sugary drinks liver disease

N.J. Sen. Troy Singleton's goal – to get in shape before turning 50 – serves as inspiration for other men

Kombucha may help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar levels, study finds

Kombucha Health Benefits

Why do dieters so often regain weight? Drexel, Penn researchers join national study to find better answers

Diet Weight Gain

How safe is aspartame? The WHO and FDA take different stances on the sweetener's cancer risk

Forget New Year's – summer is the perfect time to start healthy habits

Summer Beach Run

Prebiotic sodas like Poppi and Olipop claim to improve gut health, but do they really work?

Olipop Prebiotic Sodas

Fiber is the body's natural guide to weight management

Children's Health

Baby foods still have concerning levels of lead, arsenic and other heavy metals, study finds

Baby Food Metals

Intermittent fasting can be as effective for weight loss as counting calories, study finds

Intermittent Fasting Study

Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste

Taste Buds Health Foods

Dietary fads run rampant on social media; here's how to know whether the advice is legitimate

Sea moss is being touted as a superfood, but its benefits aren't well-studied

A healthy lifestyle isn't an endpoint – it's a launch pad to opportunities

Healthy Living Relationships

Artificial sweeteners shouldn't be used for weight loss, WHO says

8 healthy reasons why watermelon should be on your summer (and year-round) menu

watermelon superfood qualities

TikTok's 'almond mom' trend calls attention to the dangers of diet culture

Almond Mom TikTok

Is brown rice really healthier than white rice? Here's what nutrition experts say

White vs. brown rice

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