A new study shows those food allergies that keep you away from your favorite munchies may have been avoided had you been exposed to the irritants as a child.

Sure, people want options, especially, when it comes to their food. But there are some munchies that just have to be avoided -- here are the 20 worst foods of 2009. You've been warned.

Recent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, like E. coli and salmonella have lead U.S. health officials to implement new safety standards for food, including vegetables, eggs and poultry.

An updated report shows once again vegetarian diets can not only be extremely healthy, but help prevent and treat chronic diseases, like cancer, obesity and diabetes. We're not surprised. 

 

Study after study suggests that alcohol in moderation may promote heart health and even ward off diabetes and dementia. The evidence is so plentiful that some experts consider moderate drinking — about one drink a day for women, about two for men — a central component of a healthy lifestyle. But what if it’s all a big mistake?

Sure, the farmer's market is your best choice for sustainable shopping, but how do you know what's fresh? What's in season? Where your food is coming from? Here's the guide that will get your questions answered and scouring your local market in no time flat.

Hear the term fast-food and it's bound to be linked to fatty burgers, oil-loaded fries and chicken nuggets with questionable ingredients. But that's not always the case -- these waist- and eco-friendly joints are serving up healthy options to go.

Once a proponent of a high-fat, animal-based protein diet, Atkins' revolutionaries are making a switch to plant proteins for a healthier, more "green" way of eating. Can reduced cholesterol levels and other health improvements change consumers' minds about the Atkins' way of life?

Pizza is many things to many people, but one thing it usually is not: healthy.

Stave off the afternoon blahs with these energy-packed make-and-take recipes.