Did you know there are 10 ingredients in McDonald’s® French fries? 10! You would think there would only be three: potatoes, oil, and salt. But with advances in food chemistry, various substances are added to processed food products like McDonald’s fries to make them “better” in some way—better tasting, better...

Can you guess which nutrient 95% of Americans are not getting enough of? It’s not protein, nor is it any vitamin or mineral – it’s fiber. Virtually the entire U.S. population is deficient in dietary fiber, also known as roughage or bulk. ₁ The standard American diet, filled with animal products...

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady follows a strict diet that he partially credits for his long and relatively injury-free NFL career. He and his family eat a predominantly plant-based diet loaded with vegetables and devoid of ultra-processed foods—diet choices that any nutrition expert can get behind. But there...

They get a bad rap, but we all need fats in our diet for our bodies to function optimally. On top of providing a concentrated source of energy, fats also help absorb nutrients and support cell growth. Although certain types of fat are essential in our diet, many low-fat diet...

Have you heard of the “Blue Zones”? They are longevity hot spots found across the globe where people are most likely to live long and healthy lives. The term was coined by National Geographic Fellow, Dan Buettner, and the locations include Ikaria, Greece; Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; the Nicoya Peninsula...