A key compound in red wine known as resveratrol appears to protect against many of the health ravages associated with growing old, new animal research reveals.

Mini packets of crisps, sweets and biscuits, are becoming increasing popular among children and those keen to watch their weight.

Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t.

After a heart attack, adopting either a low-fat or Mediterranean-style diet similarly and significantly benefits overall and cardiovascular health, research suggests.

Surprise! The chicken salad sandwich you thought was a lighter choice actually turned out to be higher in calories and total fat than the burger and fries you really wanted.

Here's what you need to know the next time you reach for a supermarket tomato.

During the week, I don't want to wake up and ponder what to eat for breakfast; I need a routine. In the winter, it's easy. I have oatmeal with some brown sugar and a few nuts. But with a New York City summer approaching, hot cereal is losing its appeal, and I'm looking for a cold replacement that's not a nutritional disaster. The problem is that the cereal aisle has gotten a lot more complicated than I ever remember it being. I needed some help.

If you think about skipping breakfast just for the sake of losing some pounds then you could be wrong, at least this is what a group of scientists, led by Dr. Daniela Jakubowicz, a clinical professor of medicine at the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, suggest.

A vegan low fat diet combined with yoga and exercise can help fight prostate cancer, new findings show.

LET’S suppose you’ve decided to eat less meat, or are considering it. And let’s ignore your reasons for doing so. They may be economic, ethical, altruistic, nutritional or even irrational. The arguments for eating less meat are myriad and well-publicized, but at the moment they’re irrelevant, because what I want to address here is (almost) purely pragmatic: How do you do it?