How do you spot a fad diet or exercise device?

Don’t rob yourself of folic acid’s potential health benefits.

The good news: the fat in nuts is mainly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, which are heart-healthy.

Friendship bread batter is a type of starter culture similar to the sourdough starters used by the pioneers of the Old West.

The good news: Several studies show some health benefits associated with moderate chocolate consumption.

As of Feb. 14, 288 cases of salmonellosis in 39 states were linked to contaminated peanut butter.

According to a 2004 report from the National Fire Data Center, more than 156,000 kitchen fires occurred in the U.S. in 2002.

With about two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, the companies that sell weight loss programs have plenty of potential customers.

National studies have shown that men are less likely than women to alter their diets to prevent health problems, even when a health issue has been diagnosed.

Americans spend about 46 percent of their food dollar on food away from home.