When it comes to fighting chronic inflammation, your diet can be a friend or foe: some types of food encourage chronic ...

A liver surgeon discusses the gut-liver connection and why maintaining a healthy balance matters for longevity and quality of life.

Stool-based tests that combine microbial markers such as Fusobacterium nucleatum, colibactin-positive E. coli and ...

If bloating, gas or digestive discomfort keeps bothering you, your food choices may be to blame. A gastroenterologist explains what to eat with leaky gut.

Studies have linked them to colorectal cancer and other digestive conditions. By Alice Callahan Walk into a typical supermarket in the United States, and much of what you see — breakfast cereals, ...

This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra ...

With over 32 million Americans battling food allergies, health advocates and officials are looking for the root cause — which includes looking into microbiomes. The Food Allergy Fund (FAF) hosted a ...

Lauren O’Connor, MS, RDN, is a health and lifestyle writer and five-time cookbook author based in Los Angeles. She is a registered dietitian with over 15 years of experience in the field, specializing ...

Sauerkraut has long been a bit player in the American diet, topping the occasional hot dog or Reuben sandwich. But its time in the spotlight may be here. An increasing number of nutrition scientists ...

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...