Nutrition is a long game.

New research out of the University of Texas at Dallas shows how the roots of emotional eating are laid in childhood, which may have long-term effects on healthy food habits. Psychologist Shayla C. Holub and Cin Cin Tan used clips 

The commercial unfolds a scenario that has played out in homes all across the country: A young child refuses to eat his food to the consternation of a parent understandably worried over his health and development. What to do with 

Who hasn’t looked at a buffet and thought, “I’m taking my life in my hands”? Good news, germophobes! There is a quick, cheap way to test for bacterial contamination in fresh food and water on the horizon. Food science researchers 

A new study has found that half of parents are starting babies on solids sooner than they should be. Babies who were never breastfed or breastfed for less than four months were most likely to be introduced to foods too 

 “At first, Mia came to me all smiley-faced wanting to be my friend. I welcomed her into my lonely world, and everything was good…until she got too comfortable. Now, I feel trapped in a dark room and my only friend, 

Caffeine: the universal energy fuel to get through Mondays. Unfortunately, it is not quite the (work) life-sustaining substance we thought: A new study has found the side effects of caffeine include desensitizing our taste buds, making us need ever more 

Probiotics seem to be on everyone’s lips and in everyone’s stomachs. These supplements full of ‘good’ bacteria are the latest health craze that claim to cure our bodies’ ills and prevent the same in our children. Maybe they can and 

A review of studies related to obesity and sugar has found specifically reducing fructose (as in high fructose corn syrup) intake results in dramatic improvements to metabolism in as little as two weeks, much faster than it it takes for 

A new study has shot to hell all our comfort and smugness in consuming ‘diet’ and ‘lite’ foods that use artificial sweetners instead of sugar. Published in the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers have found that artificial sweeteners, when combined with a low-carb 

Childhood obesity is a rising problem in India; estimates expect as many as 17 million kids will be obese by 2025, if nothing changes. Which is why we need all of the information around the condition we can get. Luckily, 

I was so naive. When Arya was an infant, I longed for the days when she’d finally eat real food. I never quite enjoyed the whole breastfeeding thing – breastfeeding was not a smooth part of my transition to motherhood 

New research sheds light on what causes anorexia and upends popular understanding of it as an eating disorder caused by low self-confidence and poor body image. Researchers have identified a potential metabolic root cause to the eating disorder, as well as 

Whenever you are participating in intense physical activity, you are going to be placing heavy demands on the body—demands that it then must deal with. You’ll be breaking down body tissues, causing your muscles to grow weaker as your workout 

This article started out trying to put together a chart, similar to the one below by the US’ Food and Drug Administration, to advise women which Indian fish are best for pregnant women and in what quantities. It ended in 

Veganism has been an It Diet for a while now, but hit a rough patch last year, most notably in Italy, where legislation has been proposed — after four, recent, high-profile cases of raising children vegan resulted in severe malnutrition — which, if 

You have better things to expend your brain power on than figuring out how to get kids to eat vegetables, so allow us to help you. We’ve got some strategies backed by research here. But when all else fails, sometimes 

If you’re wondering how to get kids to eat vegetables, the answer might be as simple as: Give them the veggies first. A new study out of the University of Minnesota gives hope to parents everywhere frustrated with getting kids to eat