Can coffee reduce your risk of MS?

Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 67th Annual Meeting in Washington…

CDC, Federal partners develop improved method for attributing foodborne illness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for…

High-energy breakfast with low-energy dinner helps control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes

A small new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that, in people with type 2 diabetes, those who consume a high energy breakfast…

What are the health benefits of black beans?

Find out about the health benefits of black beans including maintaining healthy bones, lowering blood pressure, managing diabetes, preventing cancer and warding off heart disease.

Too many food choices exacerbate the battle against obesity, researchers find

Nurture, not nature, could be a larger issue when dealing with the obesity epidemicSome scientists say that when mothers eat poorly during pregnancy, they pass along traits to their children that…