Health Aug 30 Protein is everywhere amid a new cultural obsession. How much do we really need? By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Laine Immell
Health Oct 15 Watch 6:09 How ‘thinly veiled’ social media ads are influencing what we eat and drink News about food safety can be hard to keep straight. That’s been complicated by a little-known tactic used by the food and beverage industry to influence what we eat and drink through social media, the subject of a joint investigation… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn
Science Feb 20 Can too much salt lead to bad skin? A new German study suggests eczema, one of the most common skin diseases, may be so prevalent because of too much table salt in our diets. By Nsikan Akpan
Health Jan 01 Forget the crash diet. These 6 New Year’s resolutions are better for your health These ideas can improve both your physical and emotional wellbeing in 2019. By Julia Griffin
Science Nov 21 Why the fattest bear is the picture of health Scientists say bears are the “metabolic magicians of the mammalian world.” And someday, the secrets of these bears' cycles may help inform human health, too. By Vicky Stein
Feb 25 To lose weight, focus on what you eat, not how much: study By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science Counting calories obsessively is not the key to trimming your waistline, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jan 30 Analysis: Should your pet eat raw meat? By Jacqueline Boyd, The Conversation A recent study has raised concerns about the health risks of these raw meat based diet products as possible sources of some bacterial and parasitic diseases. Continue reading
Nov 22 Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago, researchers say By Teresa Carey Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have uncovered documents demonstrating that members of the sugar industry called off a study in the 1960s because it linked sucrose -- a common sugar -- to heart disease and bladder cancer… Continue reading
May 08 Can’t resist candy? You may have this mutation By Nsikan Akpan If you’re a candy lover or denier, you may want to blame one of your liver hormones, according to a new study. Continue reading
Apr 06 If you had to eat a human, which body part should you pick first? By Nsikan Akpan To better understand the historical motivations of cannibalism, a new study looks into the nutritional value of human body parts. Continue reading