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...

Benjamin Franklin once wrote that, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” While the saying has wide applicability, it’s especially true when it comes to our health. Most adults in the U.S. are suffering from one or more chronic diseases, such as heart disease, type-2 diabetes, obesity,...