Topic: American Society For Nutrition

BOSTON-As most of us learned in school, fruit is delicious because it evolved to be eaten-if plants can entice animals to eat their seeds, they'll...

Go with Your Gut

Never underestimate the power of a healthy gut. It harbors microorganisms, or bacteria, that are made up of 10 times as many cells as the entire...

Kids and veggies? How to prime their palates

I don't do appetizers. The whole concept of eating before eating has always mystified me. I'll admit I also hate the idea of my family blithely...

Mediterranean Diet Helps Protect Aging Brain

Eating a Mediterranean diet may help keep your brain healthy as you age, findings from an ongoing study show.. . "This diet emphasizes vegetables...

Three Easy Tricks to Fight Diabetes

Here's one trend you don't want to be part of: The number of Americans with diabetes has tripled since the '80s to almost 20 million, and the...