Ariana Eunjung Cha

If you're among those who dutifully carve out 30 minutes a day for the moderate-intensity exercise recommended by experts based on the idea that you're doing all you can for your heart, you're in for ...

Since the term "antioxidants" made the leap from the realm of biochemistry labs and into the public consciousness in the 1990s.

Multi-vitamins, diet pills and energy boosters may not be the harmless substances you think they are. In the first study of its kind.

American kids consume an insane amount of sugar - often double or triple the federal recommended dietary guidelines.

A new study published Tuesday shows that people who stand for at least one-quarter of their day appeared to have a significantly lower likelihood of obesity.

Cornell University researchers have found that men tend to eat significantly more - nearly double - when in the presence of the fairer sex.

If you've ever tried out the latest diet fad only to find yourself gaining weight, scientists now have an explanation for you.

Scientists have long agreed that a person's risk of getting cancer comes down to a mix of genes, lifestyle, environment thrown in with some measure of chance. But the relative importance of each factor has ...

Men who weighed in the normal range, regardless of their fitness level, appeared to have a lower risk of death as compared to those who were obese but fit (in the highest quarter of aerobic ...

A piece of good news regarding the medications is that ACE inhibitors, as well as many ARBs, are now generic -- meaning that the cost difference is minimal.