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
Health Feb 25 To lose weight, focus on what you eat, not how much: study Counting calories obsessively is not the key to trimming your waistline, according to a new study. By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science
Science Jan 30 Analysis: Should your pet eat raw meat? 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. By Jacqueline Boyd, The Conversation
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
Jun 21 Are Americans eating better? Income inequality still has a seat at the dinner table By Anna Vlasits, STAT High-income Americans are eating better than ever, while food diets among the low-income group have improved much more modestly. Continue reading
Jun 17 The world’s ever evolving diets in 4 infographics By Amanda Montañez, Scientific American Three new infographics highlight changing diets around the world. Continue reading