How long it takes to digest your food depends on your age, gender, and diet, but in general will take between four and six ...

Food goes on a long, complex journey through your body before becoming poo. Each part of the digestive system plays a special ...

Kimberly Chauche, a corporate secretary in Lincoln, Neb., says she’s always been overweight. When she was as young as five years old, her doctors started trying to figure out why. Since then, her life ...

Sweating, stomach pain, headaches — experts explain what happens physiologically, and what that may mean for your health. Credit...AKIRA for The New York Times Supported by By Trisha Pasricha Dr.

Both A2 and regular milk offer about 8 grams of high quality protein per cup, which qualifies them as a "good" source of ...

Counting carbs can be an easy way to help you lose weight and maintain your sugar intake, especially if you have diabetes, ...

STRUCK by a painful burn in your chest and throat, and a sour taste on your tongue? Chances are you’ve got heartburn, caused ...

An almond-shaped structure deep in the brain controls people's feelings of hunger and fullness in an attempt to keep them at a constant body weight. In obesity, its signaling can be disrupted. When ...

Protein is having a moment. But even if most people are eating enough protein, studies suggest they may not be eating the right mix.

Nikki Levy opened the DoorDash app on her phone, craving Vietnamese food. Then she remembered the 95% fat-free turkey she’d defrosted: She could cook instead of ordering in. She closed the app and ...

Hunger exists on a spectrum. On the one end is food insecurity, where people are forced to adjust to fewer meals. As food becomes scarce, the body consumes its own reserves. The journey from hunger to ...