The research, led by scientists at Stanford Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco, is part of a larger effort to identify low-risk, low-cost ways to treat one of the most common ...

Kids on the playground bully one another about their weight or inability to swing on the monkey bars. Someone tells a friend at a restaurant, “You shouldn’t go back for seconds.” Instagram shows a ...

The integrated functioning of the gut microbiota and the endocannabinoid system may have far-reaching implications. The gut microbiome plays a critical role in harvesting energy from food, ...

At any given time, hundreds of species of bacteria—both potentially harmful and potentially helpful—inhabit the human digestive tract. Probiotics are the “friendly” types that help to ferment, ...

Do their potentially health-promoting compounds have a place in disease treatment? Mushrooms have been used as medicine for thousands of years, including in the early Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Chinese, ...

Though still in its infancy, the research linking certain fatty acids to improved visual acuity and cognitive performance in babies is strong. The importance of nutrition in relation to infants’ ...

Gardens and farms on campus boost student health and strengthen academic programs. As reported in The New York Times in 1910, New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor visited a school garden in DeWitt ...

With the increasing prevalence of eating disorders among older adults, it’s important to recognize the symptoms and learn how to help care for these aging patients. Eating disorders such as anorexia ...

A high intake of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, has long been associated with lower risks of some types of cancer, especially lung and colorectal cancer. In 1982, the ...

Take a behind-the-scenes peek at the work that goes into preparing skaters for a long, strenuous season, courtesy of the New York Islanders’ strength and conditioning coach. Excess body fat isn’t an ...

Research shows these bioactive compounds derived from fermented foods may provide unique benefits to gut health. First came probiotics, then prebiotics, and now there’s postbiotics, the newest member ...

Patients with anorexia and other disorders can present many challenges. To help other treatment providers, several experts share pearls of wisdom gleaned from their own experiences. Not all RDs have ...