Nutrition

  1. Health & Medicine

    Exercise boosts sugar’s taste

    Studies in runners and in animals indicate that exercise increases an individual's sensitivity to sweetness.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Gene transfer puts good fats in mammals

    Scientists have used a worm gene to genetically engineer mice whose tissues are unusually rich in the heart-healthy fats found mainly in fish.

    By Ben Harder
  3. Health & Medicine

    Wine Surprise: Heart-protective effect is independent of antioxidants

    Two studies in mice suggest that, if wine protects against heart disease, it's probably not because of the antioxidants that the drink contains.

    By Edna Francisco
  4. Health & Medicine

    Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis

    Women who consume little vitamin D develop multiple sclerosis at a rate about 50 percent higher than those who get lots of the nutrient.