Food & Nutrition Articles

Treating peanut allergy bit by bit

By Stephen Ornes / April 1, 2009

New study offers a little hope in reducing an allergy to peanuts, but don’t try this at home

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Greener Diet

By Stephen Ornes / February 26, 2009

The planet is getting warmer, and what we eat isn’t helping

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Vitamin D-licious Mushrooms

By Dina Fine Maron / December 2, 2008

Why some mushrooms are like the sun

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Salt secrets

By Emily Sohn / November 13, 2008

You probably eat a lot more salt than you realize, and that could be bad for your health

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Yummy bugs

By Janet Raloff / September 3, 2008

Eating insects is a common practice in most places, at least outside of the United States and Europe.

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Recipe for health

By Emily Sohn / April 2, 2008

Obesity is on the rise, but there are plenty of things you can do to maintain a healthy weight.

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How super are superfruits?

By Emily Sohn / March 19, 2008

Fruits are good for you, but some advertisements claim that certain fruits are especially nutritious. Is there science to support the superfruit hype?

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Healing honey

By Emily Sohn / February 6, 2008

Cough medicines don’t work and they can have unpleasant side effects. Doctors are starting to recommend honey instead.

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The essence of celery

By Emily Sohn / February 6, 2008

Tasteless compounds in celery give the vegetable essential flavoring powers.

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Sweeeet! The skinny on sugar substitutes

By Emily Sohn / January 9, 2008

Millions of people use artificial sweeteners, but are they safe?

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