Humans may count themselves lucky to reach 100, but some creatures have lifespans that make centuries look like a weekend. In ...

It is 10 in the morning and I am handed a shot of baijiu at the Yulin Comprehensive Market, in Chengdu’s Wuhou district. The woman who poured the strong, clear spirit eyes me uncertainly. “This is 52 ...

What does a gastroenterologist, a doctor who specializes in the gut and digestive system, eat on the regular? With colorectal cancer being one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Good gut health begins with diet and can affect far more than digestion, according to a Valley clinical dietitian. The gut is home to millions of bacteria that play a role in ...

Metabolism isn’t a magic switch you can flip overnight. But your daily habits absolutely influence how efficiently your metabolism runs, and a few key habits can truly move the needle in the right ...

Registered dietitian Rachael DeVaux grew up on the basketball court and soccer field, and realized early on that what you eat shows up in how you perform. The biggest muscle-building lesson she ...

What makes a diet heart healthy? To help lower LDL, or "bad," cholesterol for a healthy heart, eating leafy greens, colorful vegetables and fruit rich in fiber is helpful, Apolito explained. "Aim for ...

Depending on your age and health conditions, you may have had an A1C test. The blood test measures the average amount of sugar in your blood over the past three months. I had the test last spring and, ...

From skating to curling, the thrilling sports of the Winter Olympics have plenty of science behind them. Follow our coverage here to learn more. Food is fuel. It sounds like a cliché, but if you are a ...

Mounjaro works by slowing digestion and signaling the brain to feel full sooner. Because the medication significantly alters how the digestive system functions, the quality and timing of the food you ...

There is generations’ worth of wisdom about what to eat when one is convalescing — and something faintly romantic about the ritual of it, spoon by spoon nourishing yourself back from the brink, until ...

If you’re eating several servings of fruits and vegetables daily, avoiding ultraprocessed foods and baking your chicken instead of frying it, you’re already following some of the newly updated Dietary ...