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50 Years Ago Nutrition
50 years ago, people thought MSG caused ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome’
In the 1960s, people blamed monosodium glutamate in Chinese food for making them sick, but the claim hasn't stood up to time or science.
By Allie Wilkinson | 7:00am, February 28, 2019
illustration of Vitamin D with list of benefits
Feature | Nutrition
Vitamin D supplements aren’t living up to their hype
By Laura Beil | 6:00am, January 27, 2019
a composite photo showing steak before and after rotting
The Science Life | Nutrition
This scientist watches meat rot to decipher the Neandertal diet
By Laurel Hamers | 6:00am, January 02, 2019
tea and coffee
News | Nutrition
Coffee or tea? Your preference may be written in your DNA
By Tina Hesman Saey | 9:00am, November 15, 2018
tea cup
50 Years Ago | Nutrition
50 years ago, the safety of artificial sweeteners was fiercely debated
By Emily Conover | 6:00am, October 19, 2018
impossible burger
Feature | Nutrition
Can science build a better burger?
By Susan Milius | 12:30pm, September 20, 2018
plastic lunch container
News in Brief | Nutrition
Pediatricians warn against chemical additives in food for kids
By Leah Rosenbaum | 6:15pm, July 23, 2018
progenitor cells
News | Nutrition
How obesity makes it harder to taste
By Aimee Cunningham | 2:00pm, March 20, 2018
table sugar
News | Nutrition
The small intestine, not the liver, is the first stop for processing fructose
By Laurel Hamers | 12:15pm, February 09, 2018
researchers measuring wheat
Year in Review | Nutrition
Worries grow that climate change will quietly steal nutrients from major food crops
By Susan Milius | 8:27am, December 13, 2017
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