Diet

We all know that what you eat can affect your overall health—but new research suggests that when you eat might have an impact, too. Read More.

Your liver acts as a filter for your body and performs more than 500 vital functions, making this an organ you want to support. The coffee-liver health connection seems a little random, but hepatologists (aka liver doctors) have been talking up the perks of coffee for years. Read More.

Navigating your health (whether you’re in your 20s, 30s, 40s, or 50+) can feel like an uphill battle. That’s especially true for women who are about to enter or who are in the throes of perimenopause. Read More.

Cutting out meat and dairy can leave us vulnerable to harmful nutrition gaps, but there are ways to fill them Read More.

Nutrition experts say decades of mixed messaging have made it harder to tell which carbohydrates deserve a place on your plate. Read More.

A recent study has found that eating an avocado a day may help lower the risk of heart disease in people with obesity. Read More.

Think you’re doing your body a favor? You might be making things worse. Read More.

A class of injectable drugs that biohackers, athletes and celebrities have been buying through gray-market vendors for years may soon have a legal path through compounding pharmacies. Whether that path is as wide as the headlines suggest is another question, and the answer affects anyone weighing peptide therapy for skin, recovery or anti-aging. Read More.

Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantially faster declines in memory and thinking, especially if they were under 60 or had diabetes. The highest intake was linked to cognitive aging roughly 1.6 years faster than the lowest intake. Researchers stressed that more studies are needed before concluding that sweeteners are the cause. Read More.

According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), nearly 40% of Americans eat rice at least once a week. Whether you prefer brown rice, white rice, or even black rice, it’s a staple of many cuisines. Truly, the grain is all but ubiquitous—which makes it all the more concerning that, according to a new report, many popular rice products may harbor worrying levels of arsenic. Read More.

Repeated THC exposure may gradually shift the brain into a different operating state. Read More.

The researchers found that the more coffee you drink, the greater the potential protective effects. Read More.

Whether you're tossing them into a creamy salad, layering them onto sandwiches, or simply enjoying them as a refreshing snack, cucumbers are one of the most versatile vegetables. Read More.

Creatine – best known as a sports supplement that improves strength – could also help fight cancer, a study has suggested. Read More.

Gum disease treatment has not changed dramatically in decades. A deep cleaning called subgingival instrumentation, in which a hygienist scrapes bacterial deposits from below the gumline, remains the first-line standard of care for periodontitis. Read More.