Nutrition News

Actor Samuel L. Jackson was ready for a change. And in the tradition of "when the student is ready, the teacher appears," he became a vegan after spending time with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a plant-based diet expert and surgeon.

A granola bar here, a cheese sandwich there - the lunches given to prisoners in Ontario courthouses don't provide nearly enough nutrition to allow them to properly defend themselves, some lawyers say.

Either way, when circumstances dictate you make quick, unplanned decisions about nutrition, you might not always make the most healthful choices.

Good news for the nearly 26 million Americans who have diabetes! The American Diabetes Association has published three new cookbooks that can make creating great meals easy and fun.

IT WAS a life out of a fairy tale - until it became one they couldn't escape. Now confined against their will, two Saudi princesses reveal how they are being held captive by the King.

Many U.S. foods come from crops with DNA that was modified to resist disease, drought and insects.

MAY 17: Jermain Defoe attends Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day at East Ham Leisure Centre London on May 17, 2013 in London, England.

More than 5 million Americans today live with some form of dementia, and caring for those afflicted creates significant stress on family caregivers.

This past week, I emerged from my sackcloth and ashes after the news of the demise of Kroger's double couponing in the area.

Saks Elementary School students collected over 250,000 pinto beans to be donated to a local homeless assistance group.

Using resistant starch-enriched flour in place of regular flour may reduce cholesterol levels in people with metabolic syndrome, report researchers from South Dakota State University.

In survey after survey, the desire for good health ranks high on the list. However, achieving it has gotten more difficult because of busy schedules and conflicting information about proper food choices.

For people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, eating lots of olive oil, fish and whole grains slows progression of the disease more than restricting fat, according to a new analysis.

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I'm not tooo excited to be with my granddaughter and soon-to-be-born grandson this Easter.

Consumers are more likely to buy low-fat products when they have traffic light labels, but organic foods could suffer from the system, according to research.

Out with the old... Proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts panel would make serving sizes more realistic, highlight added sugars, and make calories much more prominent Proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts panel on food and beverage labels are well-intentioned, but may not have as much effect on how consumers perceive products as policymakers ... (more)

Kim Kardashian is reportedly wearing a tight corset to bed every night to slim down before her upcoming wedding to Kanye West.

Daily supplementation with MusclePharm's Assault pre-workout product is both safe and effective for improving body composition, according to results of a double-blind placebo-controlled study.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $385,000 grant to an Indiana school corporation to get its students more active and eating better.