Nutrition

  1. Health & Medicine

    The New GI Tracts

    For preventing heart disease, diets that control insulin are all the buzz.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Health & Medicine

    Chocolate Hearts

    Preliminary studies indicate that moderate consumption of chocolate products may offer cardiovascular benefits.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Health & Medicine

    The salmon that went moo

    People allergic to milk products could face potentially life-threatening risks by eating casein-treated fish.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    This roe’s got a fish-E surprise

    Scientists discovered a potent, new form of vitamin E, an antioxidant, in fish adapted for life in cold water.

    By Janet Raloff
  5. Health & Medicine

    USDA gives nod to irradiating meats

    The federal government approved food irradiation, the only technology known to kill an especially lethal strain of bacteria, for use on raw meats.

    By Janet Raloff
  6. Health & Medicine

    The brew for a slimmer you

    Green tea contains a compound that triggers the body to burn more fat.

    By Janet Raloff