Trans fats earned their terrible reputation. But does the same verdict fit the ones naturally found in your favorite dairy foods? A review of 22 studies gives cheese and yogurt lovers something to chew on…

What if feeding your gut microbes helped your body absorb fewer calories without leaving you hungrier? That’s what researchers found when they put a gut-friendly eating plan to the test. It reveals a gap in the calorie-counting advice we’ve heard for decades.

We’re constantly told: Eat healthy whole foods, not vitamins. But research reveals some of those foods have been delivering less nutrition for decades. Yet we’re still discouraged from doing one simple thing that could help.

Most of us think aging moves in only one direction. But after just four weeks of eating differently, older adults showed signs of a younger biological age. And get this: the diet with the clearest results may challenge what you’ve heard about eating for longevity.

From fibermaxxing to sleepmaxxing, everyone is looking for a way to get more out of healthy habits. Now whole grains may be having a “maxxing” moment of their own, with heart benefits validated by 87 clinical trials.

Protein is everywhere right now — but researchers are asking whether constantly adding more is really the best strategy for healthy aging. A major review suggests that, for some people, the answer may lie in doing the opposite.

Selenium plays a role in many bodily processes, including reproduction, thyroid function, and protecting the body from free radicals and infection. But what it can do to slow brain aging got our attention, even in the event of stroke…

A drink many people reach for every day was tied to a surprisingly large increase in stomach cancer risk. Researchers also uncovered another clue that may help explain why this habit deserves a closer look.

Beets and leafy greens already have a nitric oxide story featuring support for blood vessels and blood pressure. Now scientists have found a second pathway in the gut linked to even broader cardiometabolic health benefits.

Vitamin C was largely written off as a cancer treatment decades ago. Now scientists are revisiting the story — and one overlooked difference may explain why the question never really went away.

Orange juice may have more going for it than vitamin C. Researchers found that a daily glass changed activity in genes tied to inflammation, blood pressure and metabolism. That’s worth raising your glass.

For decades, you probably chose low-fat milk and yogurt to protect your weight and cholesterol. But when researchers had people eat three servings of full-fat dairy every day, what happened wasn’t what conventional wisdom would predict…