Sugar

Research reveals that sugar can create a perception of calm without full relaxation.

Is regular soda any better?

What if the rise in ADHD isn’t just about diagnosis – but about what kids are eating every day? In this Vital Signs interview, Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo points ...

Your body doesn’t need added sugar. Not even a little bit. Yet the average American eats 17 teaspoons every day. What happens when you cut it out completely? Within 48 ...

Some familiar foods may be working against your brain. Nutrition and brain-health experts explain why and offer smarter alternatives.

Higher amounts of sugar-sweetened soda were associated with a 50 percent higher risk and artificially sweetened soda linked with a 60 percent higher risk.

Instead of cutting calories, focus on balanced portions and whole foods to support long-term health and sustainable results.

Fermentation boosts stevia’s ability to target cancer cells while leaving healthy ones unharmed.

Small morning choices can have big effects on energy, focus, and health.

Experts recommend considering multiple factors when choosing carbs.

A decade-long study reveals an alarming decline in the nutritional quality of children's cereals.

This rare sugar may support satiety, blunt blood sugar spikes, and fit seamlessly into everyday meals.

Honey offers real health benefits—but only when it’s chosen carefully and used in moderation.

Even healthy teens and young adults may be on the path to heart disease if they have high blood sugar. Simple lifestyle changes can help reduce the risk.

Losing bees threatens our food diversity and the bounty of healing gifts they offer—but we can help protect them before it's too late.

From chips to breakfast cereals, highly processed foods are displacing traditional diets and driving health risks worldwide.

Erythritol may affect blood vessel function, although experts emphasize that findings are early and require further investigation.

Small, manageable changes to diet can lead to better sleep.

Dr. Jason Fung joined Brendon Fallon on Vital Signs to reveal the simple and fixable cause of Type 2 diabetes.

Sweet taste receptors in the heart could be the link between sweetened beverages and heart problems.

Only five of 73 infant formulas studied met healthy sugar standards.

“The Biggest Loser,” a competition reality show involving overweight contestants, relied largely on cutting calories to deliver weight loss. What did we learn from this about the effectiveness of cutting ...

Whether you feel like Thai, Mexican, Indian, Mediterranean, Italian, Chinese, or American, there are practical tips for making healthier choices when ordering.

Learn about the complexities of food addiction, its relationship with ultra-processed foods, and emerging treatment approaches.

Stress eating may offer a transient pick-me-up, but its long-term effects are insidious, say experts.

Developing nations bear the brunt of the sugary-drink health crisis, according to new research.

If confirmed as HHS secretary, RFK Jr. will face entrenched forces, the chronic disease epidemic, and updated dietary guidelines that conflict with his stances.