Before popping a multi-vitamin, you might check the label to see how much selenium it has. Too much of this beneficial mineral can cause health problems, and you may already get enough.

Probiotics are food with live and active beneficial bacteria for the body that have been gaining popularity in the U.S. - and soon they may be in baby's formula.

If the proof is in the pudding, parents best fess up: admit to your vegetable-rejecting little one that the goodness of peas and carrots await them… in their favorite spice cake.

Although gaining too much or too little weight during pregnancy can cause problems for the baby, cognitive problems are not among them.

Do your beliefs prevent you from eating animal products like pork? If so, you may want to be sure your medications don't contain similar products that violate your dietary restrictions.

Men needing to lose weight may want to consider talking to a health counselor, a new study suggests.

If you feel like you're your thoughts are caught in a hamster wheel, it may be time to hop on a pair of real wheels - and use physical exercise to stave off burnout.

Unless fast food restaurants hand out calculators with their calorie amounts, the nutritional data required by the new federal health law may not help customers as much as intended.

Suspicions have been confirmed: ice cream is addictive! Well, maybe not. But highly rewarding foods such as ice cream and chocolate stimulate the brain and cause addictive-like neural changes.

Those on the front lines of the obesity battle often point their guns at fructose as a major culprit. But this common sugar may not be any worse than any other calories we consume.