A nutritionist teaches you how to make health-conscious choices on Captain D's menu, from lobster bisque to shrimp skewers.

That’s because a bunch of foods that are commonly touted as high in protein actually aren’t the best sources of that important macro — meaning that although they do have some, it’s usually not enough ...

There's a quiet sense of satisfaction that comes with placing an unhealthy treat back on the supermarket shelf in favour of its low-calorie, slightly less fun alternative.

What common foods are good and bad for your belly? F oods containing rapidly fermentable carbohydrates called FODMAPs can ...

However, scientists still aren’t sure what that advantage might have been. One possibility, they think, is that amylase does more than just speed up the breakdown of carbohydrates; it may also help ...

suggesting that humans long ago developed a taste for carbohydrates, roasting things such as tubers and other starch-laden foods that have been detected by analyzing bacteria lodged in teeth.

suggesting that humans long ago developed a taste for carbohydrates, roasting things such as tubers and other starch-laden foods that have been detected by analyzing bacteria lodged in teeth.

But scientists aren’t sure what that advantage might have been. One possibility is that amylase does more than just kickstart the digestion of carbs—maybe it also helps the human body extract ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’ve ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might ... salivary amylase gene (AMY1) —may not only have helped shape human adaptation to starchy foods ...

A graphiical representation of the amylase gene locus and how it evolved to influence how humans digest complex carbohydrates like ... may not only have helped shape human adaptation to starchy ...