Just how much sodium is in a meal from popular chain restaurants? You may be shocked (though probably not surprised). A recent story in Time Magazine reveals that major restaurant chains put a LOT...

Surfing legend Andy Irons died of a massive heart attack at age 32. The results of an autopsy, released today, showed that his arteries were clogged like someone in their late 50's.  The autopsy...

Are you overweight?  Maybe just a little?  Maybe a lot? Guess what: being even a little overweight is dangerous to your health. Here are studies from just the past 30 days: Obesity Alone Raises...

Editor's Note: John McDougall MD has been citing research like this for years. If you have diabetes and want to get healthy and live longer, forget the pills. They will kill you faster than...

Did you ever eat the Standard American Diet, before improving how you eat now (hopefully)? If you once ate like most everyone eats, you are probably currently still at some considerable risk of heart...

In a report that may bolster public policy efforts to get Americans to reduce the amount of salt in their diets, scientists writing in The New England Journal of Medicine conclude that lowering the...