Low-carb, high meat diet has high risks: Study

Consumers eating low carbohydrate diets based on meat are at much greater risk of all-cause mortality than those on diets based on fruit and vegetables, according to a new study.

Personalised cholesterol treatments for patients

New research may pave the way to personalised cholesterol treatments that help prevent heart attacks.

Kimberly Garrison: Weight loss is hard work, but worth it for Philadelphia native Tiffani Wilson

THIRTY-FOUR-year-old Philadelphia native Tiffani Wilson is a strong black woman. Her character and reputation have helped the Lincoln University graduate achieve most, if not all, of her academic and career goals, including her job as a chemist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Portage son's concern prompts dad to lose 134 pounds in 18 months

Ty VerMeulen was always a big guy. At his heaviest, he came close to weighing 360 pounds.

Study: Some Low-Carb Diets Up Cancer, Death Risk

Plans Based on Animal Protein Found Wanting; Veggie-Based Ones May Lower Heart Disease, Death Rates, the Research Shows