A vegan diet contains only plants, such as vegetables, grains, nuts and fruits, and foods made from plants. Vegans don't eat foods that come from animals, including dairy products and eggs. Healthy eating You should be able to get most of the nutrients you need from eating a varied and balanced

Today's featured video is a lecture by obesity researcher and neurobiologist Dr. Stephan Guyenet.1 In it, he discusses some helpful and practical tips about the neurobiological underpinnings of our eating habits that can help you better understand why you gain weight. He starts off by noting that

It seems you can’t walk down a grocery store aisle these days without seeing the words “gluten-free.” Pasta, bread, granola bars, yogurt—the list goes on. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and hybrids of these grains, like triticale. It’s what gives that stretchy texture to bread and

What if getting healthy had very little to do with obsessing over what you eat or worrying about how much you exercise? What if you could make weight loss and health automatic? In fact, research shows that is the best way to lose weight and get healthy. You can design a life where health and weight

  The creamy treat may not be enough to stop the type of breast cancer that spurred Angelina Jolie to undergo a double mastectomy in April, but new research from scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School shows that eating peanut butter — as well as other