Nutrition News: Tips, Misc. Articles

A cup of steaming hot chocolate usually invokes visions of an après-ski drink in a cozy mountain chalet. But what about drinking cocoa to get a lower blood pressure reading in your doctor’s office? In the first observational study of its kind, a recent long-term clini...

Not long ago, low-carbohydrate diets were all the rage, despite little scientific evidence to back up their reputed health benefits or the much ballyhooed stories of weigh...

Plant-based diets are typically associated with improved health and increased disease protection. However, some researchers have uncovered nutritional deficiencies in people who regularly consume an extremely low fat vegan diet (vegans eschew any kind of animal-based product). So, when it comes to all plants all the time, can you get too much of a good thing? Not really, says a new s...

The idea that restricting calories can lead to a longer life has been intriguing scientists for some time. Studies involving small animals, such as mice, have led some researchers to conclude that diets low in calories but high in nutrient density may indeed extend longevity in al...

A lot of baking recipes call for superfine sugar, which is typically found in the alcohol section of the supermarket (it is a key ingredient in certain cocktails). However, in a pinch, you can modify regular granulated sugar at home to produce a quick substitute. Simply process gr...