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Folic acid does not elevate toxic formaldehyde in the body, according to a new study on mice and human cancer patients who consumed high doses. 

The fight against childhood malnutrition may have just gotten a new tool in biofortified millet.

People may not only need specific species of gut bacteria but also the right strains of those bacteria to benefit from dietary fiber. 

A pair of studies from a Cornell nutrition scientist upend two pieces of received wisdom: that drinking more water at meals curbs eating, and that spicy snacks are a diet danger zone.

Journaling about one’s identities from childhood through early adulthood helped ease symptoms among people experiencing moderate to severe depression.

Grocery shopping online could help SNAP families access healthy foods, especially for those with young children or long commutes to grocery stores.

This article originally appeared on the Character & Context Blog from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

The ties that bind — and fray

Using data from over 6000 participants in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, we developed a new way of measuring social well-being across early life and later adulthood. This measure of cumulative social advantage looks at the number, quality, and supportiveness of people’s relationships — from childhood caregivers