When Healthy Met Junky
Kids navigate a semantic minefield where products with healthy-sounding ingredients are perceived as good for you, even if they're not.
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Calorie-Restricted Diets Only Work for Rodents
A diet that is low in calories but highly nutritious may not be as effective in extending the lifespan of humans as it is in rodents
The Locavore’s Dilemma
In planning a diet based on global concerns, sometimes it's better that there are miles to go before you eat.
Caffeine Adds Life (to Yeast)
Scientists are getting a better idea of how coffee might extend human life spans. Hint: It might follow the same path to immortality as eating less.
Red Meat: A Healthy Choice?
An award-winning journalist says not red meat but refined carbohydrates are responsible for heart disease, diabetes, cancer and many other maladies of civilization. He and other experts weigh in.
The ‘Silent Tsunami’ Food Crisis in America
Even in an over-retailed America, there are still heavily populated areas that lack that basic service provider of urban life, a grocery store.
Eating Healthy Foods May Lighten Your Wallet
An unusual two-year analysis of grocery prices—based on the cost per calorie—reveals a nearly 20 percent rise in the cost of what are usually healthier foods, widening the already disturbing junk-food gap.