Food and Nutrition

A second breakfast can be just as beneficial as a first breakfast.

By Shaun Chavis

Despite what you've probably heard, oysters are safe to eat in months with the letter "r".

By John Perritano

It turns out that eat 50 black jelly beans a day may not be what the doctor ordered.

By Kate Kershner

There's so much information (and misinformation) out there about dietary supplements, it can be hard to know what to believe. Here are some general guidelines.

By Melanie Radzicki McManus

Your burger used to be a cow. When you factor in the plants that cow ate along the way to becoming a burger, meat eaters are vegetable-consuming machines.

By Patrick J. Kiger

The FDA needs your help to define a term that currently means whatever a food manufacturer wants it to mean.

By Alia Hoyt

Ghost peppers were once used to make grenades. Is something like that even safe to eat?

By Laurie L. Dove

Is eating cold Chinese leftovers one of your guilty pleasures? It might sound alarmist, but rice that hasn't been reheated could inflict serious damage on your body.

By Laurie L. Dove

Some people swear by vitamin C to prevent colds. Is it powerful enough to stop disease?

By Debra Ronca

If you've ever had food poisoning, you know it is decidedly unfun. And it turns out, there are many different kinds of foodborne disease that may not kill you, but you might prefer they did.

By Maria Trimarchi

There is growing concern over a possible link between soy and certain types of cancer. Could these potential risks outweigh the benefits of eating tofu?

By Jennifer Sellers

We may try to avoid the restaurant with the low health rating or eye the roadside barbeque stand with caution. But did you know you get food poisoning from vitamins, your own kitchen, or even sex?

By Alia Hoyt

There are some foods that need to be cooked before you eat them. Not just because they'll taste way better, but also because if you eat them raw, they could make you sick.

By Becky Striepe

The bacteria that cause food poisoning need to eat, too. Which packable foods provide happy breeding grounds outside the fridge, and which will last without going bad?

By Alison Cooper

Overseas travelers might have noticed that different people handle eggs differently. What gives? And why aren't those other people all getting salmonella poisoning?

By Alison Cooper

Like your meat dark and smoky? Here's what you should know about the carcinogens in those overly well-done steaks and sides.

By Alison Cooper

Nutrition labels list daily values based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Why did this become the standard?

By Laurie L. Dove

Aspartame, a common ingredient in many diet drinks, gets blamed for dozens of diseases and conditions. A widely circulated e-mail connects aspartame with multiple sclerosis. Is it time to toss the diet soda for good?

By Laurie L. Dove

Brown food is better food, right? That's what you think... but then you find out what makes it brown.

By Alison Cooper

We know sugar-free doesn't always mean healthy. But why would sugar substitutes raise blood-sugar levels in one study to near-diabetic levels?

By Alison Cooper

Do you savor every bite of your meal, or are you usually the first one to clean your plate? Chew on this -- taking your time masticating those morsels might be good for your health.

By Laurie L. Dove

Celery munchers, this one's for you: Some foods are so low in calories that people say you can burn them off just by eating them. Is the "negative calorie" phenomenon a real thing?

By Laurie L. Dove

Remember the shutdown on the Georgia peanut factory for salmonella poisoning back in 2009? Some food recalls make the headlines, but most pass unnoticed. Who decides when a product needs to be recalled? And does it happen too often or not enough?

By Alia Hoyt

It's no secret that fast foods are among some of the most unhealthy things you can eat, but some choices are better than others and many restaurants are offering low fat, low-carb options… but these 11 foods are not those options.

By Laura Gooyers & Sascha Bos

We love it, but is sugar a sweet thing or the devil in disguise? Does it really cause obesity, tooth decay and diabetes? Get the facts on the world's favorite carbohydrate.

By Melanie Radzicki McManus