A lab-engineered staple promises better blood sugar control – but also raises fresh questions about ultra-processed foods and ...

Humans are actually limited in how much protein they can metabolize for energy, meaning early humans really needed a more ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending the gut. The protein strengthens the mucus layer that lines the ...

In the journal Science Advances, scientists in Sweden and the U.S. report the first-ever direct observation of a type of short-lived molecule that has shaped decades of thinking in atmospheric ...

In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the use of increased soybean meal levels in swine diets. Part of this interest has been driven by changes in the soybean industry, especially ...

Teenagers using AI to plan their diets may be eating unhealthy - AI plans don’t always adequately cover necessary nutrients ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness.

Picture the pre-dawn quiet of a typical Malaysian neighbourhood. Lights flicker on one by one, accompanied by the faint, comforting clatter of plates in the ...

The beetle’s white exoskeleton is made from a compound called chitin, which is a type of carbohydrate – one that is also ...

Most high performers treat sleep as the thing they sacrifice. Late nights finishing decks. Early mornings catching markets. Sleep becomes what’s left over after everything else. This is a fundamental ...

Many teens report wanting to lose weight, and many say they use AI daily. Chatbots for getting meal plans could have huge health consequences, a new study says.

The Department of Agriculture's proposed rule to double the staple food stocking requirements for SNAP retailers could be ...