Looking to improve your diet this year? It’s time to get into beans

Looking to improve your diet this year? It’s time to get into beans

If improving your health is the goal for 2024,new research can help guide your journey.

  • byAlice Callahan

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MSG was blacklisted,but now it’s back on the menu. What changed?

MSG was blacklisted,but now it’s back on the menu. What changed?

Is MSG “salt on crack” or a key ingredient to healthier cooking? The attitudes towards MSG are changing in surprising ways.

  • bySarah Berry
Can certain foods really reduce your cancer risk?

Can certain foods really reduce your cancer risk?

No single food can protect you from cancer,but experts believe there are some that will help you build the best defence.

  • byNikki Campo
Can ultra-processed food ever really be healthy?

Can ultra-processed food ever really be healthy?

One interpretation of a large new study has left people wondering if some ultra-processed foods might actually be good for us.

  • bySarah Berry
Pasta and rice may be healthier as leftovers. Here’s why

Pasta and rice may be healthier as leftovers. Here’s why

The idea that you could change the health properties of a food by merely cooking and cooling it may sound too good to be true,but experts say there’s something to it.

  • byAlice Callahan
Are oats nutritional rocket fuel or terrible for your body?

Are oats nutritional rocket fuel or terrible for your body?

Experts have poured cold water on some social media trendsetters’ claims that the humble porridge is bad for you.

  • bySarah Berry
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Can food really be as addictive as alcohol and cigarettes?

Can food really be as addictive as alcohol and cigarettes?

New research has enlivened the debate about whether certain foods are truly addictive.

  • bySarah Berry
Why your diet could be messing with your sleep

Why your diet could be messing with your sleep

Research shows just how closely linked the food we eat is with how we sleep.

  • bySarah Berry
Creator of nutrition facts label was Steve Jobs of information design

Creator of nutrition facts label was Steve Jobs of information design

Burkey Belser compared the finished product — which he later adapted to over-the-counter drugs — to the Apple iPod.

Blaming someone for their ‘lifestyle’ disease? Experts want you to stop
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Blaming someone for their ‘lifestyle’ disease? Experts want you to stop

True causes of illnesses such as heart disease,obesity and diabetes are complex and researchers are still trying to untangle them. They are not the result of personal failure.

  • bySarah Berry
Does blending fruit in a smoothie affect its nutrients?

Does blending fruit in a smoothie affect its nutrients?

How to make sure your morning smoothie is just as healthy as you think it is.

  • byAlice Callahan