Diet & Nutrition

Unhealthy eating habits can affect anyone, especially busy families often “running on empty.” Get tips and practical advice on nutrition and weight management to help you improve your efforts with ease.

Goodbye ‘gluten-free’?

Celiac disease vaccine may make it possible.

You may be prediabetic and don’t know it, CDC warns

On average, 30 million Americans have diabetes, and the number of adults diagnosed with the disease has more than tripled in the past 20 years.

Like coffee?

You may be genetically wired that way.

Get your workout mojo back

The best time to start? Yesterday. The second-best time? Today.

Sidestep these menu minefields

Eating out can sabotage any dieter's good intentions. Here's how to gain health, not pounds.

5 ways to boost your metabolism

As the years add up, your body slows down. What can you do to keep those calories burning?

Weight-loss tip: Remodel your fridge and pantry

Rearrange shelves and drawers to make healthier foods easier to find.

What’s your calorie-burning clock?

We burn 10 percent more calories in the late afternoon and early evening than in the early morning hours.

Power your diet with plants

What do Anne Hathaway, Bill Clinton, Natalie Portman and Paul McCartney have in common? They don't eat meat.

Eating the colors of the rainbow

Students explore the art of food as medicine.

Achieve good health during the holidays

Make a plan today to avoid the pitfalls of this merry, yet sometimes stressful season.

Energy drinks: High risk, low reward?

Research suggests some workout-boosting beverages may restrict blood flow and oxygen delivery, which would make the heart work harder.