For years, fat-free or low-fat foods were synonymous with weight loss and dieting, leading many people to avoid fat in their efforts to slim down and stay healthy. That’s changed as refined carbs, ...

Share on Pinterest Research shows that fructose, especially in ultra-processed foods, may increase the risk of metabolic diseases. Image Credit: Ivan Solis/Stocksy A recent study has shown that ...

A new report, published in Nature Metabolism, is shedding light on the distinct and underappreciated role of fructose in driving disease, separate from its role as a simple source of calories.

If you thought body fat was just a passive storage depot for calories, think again. Research increasingly suggests that it plays an important role in our overall health, with two studies shedding new ...

Bloating, gas, stomach pain and diarrhea are common digestive complaints, but for some people, the cause is not stress or a sensitive stomach. Instead, symptoms may be linked to fructose intolerance, ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. Saturated fats are having a ...

Researchers found that fructose can prime immune cells to overreact to bacterial toxins. In healthy adults, fructose-sweetened drinks increased receptors that trigger inflammation. This heightened ...

Coca-Cola has reportedly begun rolling out soda made with cane sugar across the U.S., months after President Donald Trump urged the beverage giant to bring back the ingredient to its American products ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said: "It's tiring to look out at combat formations, or really any formation, and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and ...

Tyson Foods said this week it plans to halt the use of high-fructose corn syrup in its products by the end of this year. The Arkansas-based food producer announced on Monday that, in addition to ...