Who’s Counting?
Managing your weight isn’t just about the number of calories you eat. It’s also — and perhaps primarily — about the quality and character of those calories. Here’s why. 
Well Informed
Fake-Fat Confusion
Why switching from the real thing to a low-fat or low-calorie substitute can pack on the…
Nutrients
Who’s Counting?
Managing your weight isn’t just about the number of calories you eat. It’s also —…
Confident Cook
Make Room for Mushrooms
Rich and meaty, mushrooms are an easy way to add earthy flavor and nutrition to your…
Well Informed
A Healthier Menu for Super Bowl Sunday
Try these recipes for a fun and healthy game day.…
Well Informed
Stock Up With Healthy Foods
Establish healthy eating habits by having the right foods on hand.…
Cancer’s Favorite Sugar
The average American eats 70 grams of fructose per day — a number triple the recommended…
Well Informed
Pilar Gerasimo Featured on Well+Good NYC
The Experience Life editor in chief shares what's in her refrigerator for Well+…
Well Informed
Bait and Switch
Mislabeled fish in restaurants and supermarkets has become something of an epidemic in the…
Well Informed
A Fat Lot of Good Liposuction Will Do You
Research shows that liposuction is not an effective long-term weight loss strategy.…
Well Informed
Hungry for Sleep
Getting enough high-quality sleep can help maintain healthy eating habits.…
Nutrients
Inside the Microwave
Microwave ovens are a marvel of modern engineering — but could they also be a menace to…
Confident Cook
Cauliflower Power
Don’t let this understated vegetable fool you. It’s bursting with culinary potential…
Honestly, Dara
Hidden Agenda
Some popular cookbooks suggest hoodwinking our kids into eating veggies by hiding them in…
Features
5 Healing Spices
A biochemist born and raised in India shares his passion for aromatic spices and their…
Nutrients
The Secret Lives of Fruits and Veggies
Do you think of apples, peaches, cucumbers and red peppers as inert, lifeless objects?…
Nutrients
The Vitamin D Debate
There’s been a lot of controversy lately about vitamin D recommendations. If you’re…
Confident Cook
Earthy Goods
Packed with flavor and phytonutrients, sweet potatoes are a holiday treat that deserve to…
Honestly, Dara
My Unfavorite Things
Looking back on the year’s food trends, a food writer names a few that she hopes will…
Honestly, Dara
Investing in Stocks
Homemade stocks are not a vestige of a bygone era or the exclusive territory of…
Nutrients
Secret Ingredients
Most of the processed foods we eat are studded with mysterious additives. They extend…
Confident Cook
Birds of Paradise
There’s real beauty in choosing a free-range heritage turkey. You’ll get richer…
Honestly, Dara
Let Them Eat Steak
Spend some time eating, drinking and walking as the French do, and the “French…
Well Informed
Diet Soda Debacles
A roundup of the potential health problems from diet soda consumption.…
Nutrients
Shaking Out the Truth About Salt
We’re all being told to reduce our sodium intake. But some experts argue that we…
Confident Cook
Dig Into Garlic
For centuries it’s been worshiped for its protective powers and its culinary potential.…
Honestly, Dara
Beware the Lusty Turnip
Every era has had its share of wrongly demonized foods - from commonplace vegetables to…
Nutrients
Digesting the New USDA Dietary Guidelines
Every five years the government issues an updated version of its guidelines for…
Confident Cook
For the Love of Heirlooms
Vine-ripened, oddly shaped, and packed with flavor: There’s nothing like an heirloom…
Nutrients
Upgrade Your Lunch
We gave three food-savvy nutritionists a challenge: Take three predictable lunches and…
Honestly, Dara
Got Enough Gadgets?
When future archaeologists undearth the relics of today's modern kitchen conveniences,…
Well Informed
The EWG Releases the “Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change + Health”
A new guide can help you determine the carbon footprint of your food choices.…
Confident Cook
An Inside Look at Coconuts
For decades coconuts have gotten an unfair health rap based on their high fat content. The…
Honestly, Dara
Food Crazy
A landmark starvation study from World War II sends an important message for today's…
Nutrients
A Big Fat Mistake
New research has weakened the perceived link between saturated fat and heart disease.…
The Dirty Dozen Gets Updated
Check out the Environmental Working Group's latest Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 produce lists.…
Well Informed
Is ‘Big Food’s’ Big Money Influencing the Science of Nutrition?
Some scientists take money from companies, results don't match general consensus.…
Confident Cook
Cooking With Hot Peppers
Celebrate summer with spicy jalapeño peppers. These versatile chilies wake up your taste…
Nutrients
Sugar Shock
The average American now consumes some 22 teaspoons of sugar a day. And our sweet tooth…
