Nutrition

  1. Health & Medicine

    Meet the new meat

    Scientists made a hamburger without harming animals; but it cost as much as a house.

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  2. Chemistry

    New bag keeps food fresh longer

    Invention harnesses oxygen-trapping power of iron.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Of fish and brain health

    Moms-to-be who eat a diet rich in the right fish may pass along benefits to their children

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Bye-bye, egg allergy

    Eating tiny amounts of eggs helps some children overcome their egg allergy.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Tomatoes’ tasteless green gene

    The tomatoes your great-grandparents ate probably tasted little like the ones you eat today.

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  6. Brain

    Sweets on the brain

    Sugar-free sweeteners fool the body’s internal computer.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Meat from scratch

    Scientists are working to produce meat without killing animals.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Losing control over sugar

    A common pollutant and sweetener mess with important hormones.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Fats encourage overeating

    Scientists find that fats push an “eat more” button in rats.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    New source for healthy fats

    Scientists found a way to produce fish oil without harming a single fish.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Fat weighs heavy on the brain

    New study shows obesity interferes with memory, thinking and reasoning.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Tomatoes that trick taste buds

    Eating these lab-grown treats can make sour foods taste really sweet.

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