Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a bold new experiment, researchers asked Tanzanian men to swap their plant-based, fiber-rich diets for a Western-style regimen ...

Obesity caused by a high-fat Western diet damages the pancreas, affecting insulin production and blood sugar control even after dietary changes and weight is lost. The new research suggests that early ...

NIJMEGEN, Netherlands — Two weeks of burgers and fries might do more damage than you think. A new study shows that men who switched from traditional African diets to Western foods for just 14 days ...

You are what you eat. This simple adage serves us well when we think about a healthy diet full of a variety of whole foods brimming with protein, natural fats, and carbohydrates packed with all the ...

Chronic inflammation is a major driver of lifestyle-related diseases, like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. New research highlights how profoundly a modern Western diet, high in processed foods and ...

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

Here's what you can do about it. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Western and inflammatory diets may raise your chances of constipation. Mediterranean and plant-based diets are linked to ...

Share on Pinterest A new study finds links between exercise and mental health benefits that may offset some of the effects of a Western diet. The Good Brigade/Getty Images Consuming an unhealthy diet ...