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Nutrition

  1. An Easy Way to Trick Kids Into Eating More VegetablesThe key isn’t changing their minds — it’s playing to their appetites.
    By Cari Romm
  2. Being a Vegetarian Isn’t Just About What You EatMore than a diet, it’s an identity.
    By Daniel Rosenfeld
  3. Scientists Can Tell If You’re Eating Healthy by Studying Your PeeMost nutrition research relies on people’s self-reports and faulty memories of their diets. A new test aims to change that.
    By Shilpa Ravella
  4. wrinkles in time
    Why Do We Age Differently?A few reasons why you can’t tell which Pharrell is older.
    By Kathleen Hou
  5. am i dying
    Can You Overdose on Gummy Vitamins?Sometimes I eat gummy vitamins by the handful. Is this bad for me?
    By Susan Rinkunas
  6. To Tame Your Junk-Food Habit, Always Serve Yourself DessertPeople eat more unhealthy food when other people serve it to them.
    By Cari Romm
  7. The Vegetarian and the Puzzling Link Between Diet and Mood“If you’re going to be a vegetarian, you have to be more thoughtful about what you eat.”
    By Alice Robb
  8. When Food Is Expensive, We Assume It’s Healthier, TooA misconception that’s bad for both your body and your bank account.
    By Cari Romm
  9. How a Vegan Diet Affects Your Body’s Ability to Heal ItselfThe science on diet and injury recovery is still pretty murky.
    By Stephanie Bucklin
  10. Why Nutrition News Contradicts Itself All the TimeHoney is good for you! (Or it’s not.)
    By Drake Baer
  11. An Overlooked Weapon Against the Flu Is Also the Most Effective OneBlasting your body with vitamin C won’t prevent it. But veggies might.
    By Cari Romm
  12. In the 1960s, the Sugar Industry Bribed Scientists to Make Sugar Seem HealthierAnd we’re still following nutrition guidelines based on their research.
    By Cari Romm
  13. yolo meats
    Exactly How Much Bacon Is Too Much Bacon?An important investigation.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  14. Adding Fake Smells to Healthy Food Can Convince Your Brain You’re Eating JunkThe illusion of tastiness, without the guilt.
    By Cari Romm
  15. The Sugar High Is Actually Just a Parenting MythIf kids seem hyper after eating sugary snacks, it’s just because adults are primed to see them that way.
    By Cari Romm
  16. One Way to Trick People Into Buying Healthier Food: Clickbait Grocery LabelsSome researchers printed jokes on the inside of produce containers. You’ll never believe what happened next.
    By Cari Romm
  17. Science Says It’s Totally Normal to Crave a Post-Workout BrownieA new study found that exercise makes us more excited about dessert.
    By Cari Romm
  18. Science Says It’s Totally Normal to Crave a Post-Workout BrownieA new study found that exercise makes us more excited about dessert.
    By Cari Romm
  19. Everyone Calm Down for a Minute About ‘Sugar Addiction,’ Neuroscientists PleadThe scientific evidence is “far from convincing.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  20. Use Seamless to Trick Yourself Into Healthier LunchesIt’s all about the timing.
    By Cari Romm
  21. Don’t Feed Your Kids While You’re HungryThe “no grocery shopping on an empty stomach” rule applies.
    By Cari Romm
  22. The Mistake That Makes Healthy Eating So Much HarderWhy force yourself to have kale if you don’t even like it?
    By Cari Romm
  23. Getting Kids to Like Vegetables Could Be As Simple As the Right CartoonWhat if the Trix rabbit ate carrots instead of sugar cereal?
    By Cari Romm
  24. The Type of Food That Tricks You Into Feeling ‘Phantom Fullness’In case you needed an excuse for a milk shake.
    By Cari Romm
  25. health
    Could a Simple Tweak Lead People to Shovel Less Sugar Into Their Faces?Exactly how much is a “gram,” anyway?
    By Jesse Singal
  26. A Harvard Nutritionist Gives You Permission to Drink 5 Cups of Coffee a DayCoffee science is the best science.
    By Melissa Dahl
  27. nutrition
    The World’s Leading Health Experts Want Countries to Start Taxing SodaAnd other sugary beverages, too. But the science on “sin taxes” so far is complicated.
    By Tanya Basu
  28. nutrition
    How Unhealthy Food Pulls You Toward ItIt has an almost ghostly attraction.
    By Christian Jarrett
  29. chipotle
    Chipotle’s Anti-GMO Stance Didn’t Keep Its Customers SafeThe burritos didn’t contain GMOs, but they did contain E. coli.
    By Jesse Singal
  30. Kind Snacks Would Like to Remind the FDA That Nuts Are, in Fact, HealthyNutritionists agree that plant-based fat is good for us.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  31. More Bad News for Fans of Menu Calorie CountsA new study gives even more reason to be skeptical that they can nudge people from cheeseburgers to salads.
    By Jesse Singal
  32. weight loss
    Oprah’s Investment in Weight Watchers Was Smart Because the Program Doesn’t WorkOprah was right to invest in a program that has so many repeat customers.
    By Traci Mann
  33. Americans Pretty Much Only Stop Eating When They’re SleepingPeople eat almost constantly in their waking hours. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  34. nutrition
    A Sneaky Experiment About Calorie CountsIt complicates the current thinking about the best way to nudge people to make better food choices.
    By Jesse Singal
  35. screeds
    Salad Is a LieMuch of it, anyway.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  36. it’s not easy being green
    A Guide to Matcha, the New Green Drink of Privilege A new fancy way to be smugly healthy. 
    By Kathleen Hou
  37. health
    How Many Steps a Day Should You Really Walk?The 10,000-step trend started in Japan in the 1960s with man-po-kei …
    By Jesse Singal
  38. diet tips
    Eat Your Way to a Dadbod This Summer!Light beer is for your “good” days.
    By Allison P. Davis and Ella Ceron
  39. debunking
    The Psychological Quirk That Explains Why People Fear Harmless ChemicalsThere’s dihydrogen monoxide in our soda!
    By Jesse Singal
  40. obesity
    ‘You Can’t Outrun a Bad Diet,’ Argue ResearchersThey think we need to put much more of the blame on what we’re eating, which is hurting people of all shapes and sizes.
    By Jesse Singal
  41. nutrition
    The Scientists Who Want to Fix America’s Intestines Started With Their OwnJustin and Erica Sonnenburg believe that the root of many Western diseases can be traced to our languishing guts.
    By John Swansburg
  42. pseudoscience
    How a Cancer-Faking Huckster Was Able to Fool So Many PeopleShe had a lot of help from outlets eager to push a feel-good story.
    By Jesse Singal
  43. nutrition
    Why People Ditch Food-Journal AppsStigma and a lack of clear calorie data are both big culprits.
    By Jesse Singal
  44. weight loss
    Your Personality Could Be Making You FatThere’s an underrated “know thyself” element to losing weight, according to a new study.
    By Susmita Baral
  45. Watching Cooking Shows Might Lead to Weight GainIf you cook a lot, that is.
    By Jesse Singal
  46. health
    15 Ways Your Environment Makes You Eat More (or Less)Mindless eating doesn’t have to be a bad thing. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  47. oxytocin
    The ‘Love Drug’ Might Help With Appetite ControlOxytocin just keeps getting more intriguing.
    By Jesse Singal
  48. nutrition
    How Americans Became Obsessed With Vitamins, and Why That’s a ProblemNo, adding vitamins to sugar water doesn’t suddenly make it good for you.
    By Sofia Lyons
  49. health
    Understanding the New Science of CholesterolSo is it okay to eat eggs again, or not?
    By Melissa Dahl
  50. nutrition
    Kids and Energy Drinks May Be a Bad MixThe drinks may cause attention problems.
    By Jesse Singal
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