Is Acai Really a Wonder Fruit?

That is a question that has, without doubt, bothered many of its consumers. Does acai have what..

Top 10 Foods that Cause Food Posioning

Here are the list of the top 10 foods that have been identified as food poisoning risks.  ..

Foods to Watch for Belching and Flatulence

In this world, there are only two things that can be considered as a first-class ticket to soci..

Taiwan Threatened with DEHP Contamination

Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as..

Consuming Omega-3 During Pregnancy May Prevent Obesity in Children

From the way things look, soon-to-be mothers have more reason to eat fish. Scientists from the..

Summer Ice Cream

Summer days are coming up, and what better way to enjoy that than to indulge on ice cream. Yes,..

The Points in Brownies

Soft or chewy, sweet or bitter, dark or light, take your pick. Despite what new age foodies and..

Pinkish Pork Will Not Hurt

It seems like the days of well-done pork is finally over. And it is about time it happens. Th..

U.S. Imports Fish From China Raised on Human and Animal Waste

In a shocking development reported in the Vancouver Sun, Michael Doyle, a microbiologist with t..

What Do Models Eat?

As a little girl, I often dreamed of becoming a model (and a marine biologist, and a lawyer, an..

To Be or Not To Be (A Placenta Eater)

Get ready to taste the next best thing in culinary adventuring: human placenta eating. Okay, I..

Coffee Lowers Prostate Cancer

Coffee drinkers all over the world have one more reason to enjoy more than one cup of joe: coff..

Does Sugar Affect Athletes Different Than Couch Potatoes?

In a recent New York Times piece, Gretchen Reynolds examines the impact sweeteners like fructo..

Driving Cars = Extra Flab

This is another good reason why we should ditch the ride. Researchers from the University of I..

Sweet, Sweet Chocolate Chips

Tiny, tasty, and sweet bits of chocolates. You can have them as toppings, melted for your hot..

Home-made Baby Foods

Babies are very delicate eaters, so we need to be careful with what we give them. Although we a..

Four Die, 70 Sick, In Fatal Raw Beef Case

In Japan, a 70-year-old woman died from E.coli after she dined at a barbecue chain restaurant w..

Hot News on Hot Peppers

Your dieter friend or next door neighbor will probably love this: hot peppers can burn not just..

FEDS Treat Raw Milk as Crack – Raid Amish Farm

The FDA has conducted a yearlong sting operation on an Amish farm in Pennsylvania to prevent th..

Paula Deen: Sick with Diabetes

Of all the things that can go wrong, it has to be this. Well, it does not really come as a surp..

Certified Humane: What is it?

The next time you buy meat at the grocery, you might want to check if that steak is stamped cer..

Alcoholic Blast Targets Youth Market

First there was Four Loko, and then now we have Blast. The list of drinks getting a bad reputat..

Beating the Sweet Temptation

It is just a normal day in the office. You sit around your desk all day long, working on that n..

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Kraft, Hormel Fat-Free Claims

South Carolina based Attorney Aaron Mayer has filed a class-action lawsuit against Oscar Mayer ..

Restaurant Staff and Food Allergies

Food allergies are one of the biggest threats for people when dining out. This type of allergy ..

Dieting on the Cheap

When it comes to dieting, you do not really have to tighten your belt, literally. Unlike the u..

Study: Strawberries Can Fight Cancer

It seems that we have another reason to eat strawberries this summer. A study conducted by the..

Signs and Symptoms of Malnutrition

Being healthy is everything for a person. If one is able to eat the right kind and amount of fo..

Can We Be Addicted to Food?

The day may soon come that eating too much may become no different to being addicted to alcohol..

Reasons for foodies to watch their weight

Being a foodie sometimes gives people that idea that one needs to be among the chubby. That is ..

New Trends In Obesity

Studies are endless regarding obesity. Come to think of it, it is a good thing. Obesity is a pr..

Eating as You are Sleeping

Sleep-walking is a sleeping disorder where a person performs certain activities, like walking a..

The Oatmeal: Another Look at Sriracha

Sometimes, when you think you've thought of something really cool to talk about, then along com..

iPhone App: Meal Snap, Snap a Picture get the Calories

I heard about a new nifty app that allows you to take a picture of food and is supposed to do t..

New Federal Calorie Counts Exempt Theaters Serving 1,200 Calorie Buttered Popcorn

Obama's new health care law requires menu calorie counts at restaurants and establishments serv..

Trader Joe’s Pizza Al Pollo Asado Recalled

131,000 pounds of 10 oz packages of Trader Joe's Pizza Al Pollo Asado products were recalled b..

The Comfort of Comfort Foods

Do you know what chicken noodle soup, kim chi, fried chicken, and that odd sunny-side up fried ..

The Season for Salt

Salt is one of the greatest spices ever known to man. Time and time again, we have seen just ho..

Radiation Fears Spark Widening Global Ban on Japanese Food Imports

As a result of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that has caused a severe radiation leak from t..

Removing Peanut Aflatoxin

Peanuts are some of the best snacks that man has ever known. It's rich in proteins, high in goo..

Can Eating Longer Keep Us From Snacking?

That's a question many of us are probably asking ourselves. With obesity and other weight-relat..

Cartoons and Kids: How Advertising Affects Obesity in Children

It's the usual day in the grocery. You stroll around the shelves, looking for that organic cere..

Coffee: Will This Be Broadway’s Next Gem?

We all know how Broadway musicals go. Full of music, action, drama and the sort, it is not hard..

What’s in a Label?

Food is a necessity in life. Frankly, life would not be possible without food. That is why we t..

Want a Sweeter Cake? Then Add a Dash of Salt

I know that some of you might wonder about this weird advice, but this is true. Actually, this ..

25 Ways to Eat More Ethically

We all want to eat what's best for us because we want to be healthy and we want to see certain ..

Cut the Salt: Tips to Reduce Salt Intake

We all know that salt is a necessary ingredient in cooking. After all, how we taste our food de..

No more 5-second rule

Remember the last time your dropped a potato chip or a cooking on the floor?  Was it your firs..

Europe to Secretly Force Cloned Food on Consumers

Monique Goyens, the director general for the European consumer group, BEUC, has warned UK consu..

Have Some Fun with Sunchokes

You may have not heard of this name before, but it's pretty much a common plant that can even b..