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.