Whole flaxseeds have a tough outer shell that often resists digestion, meaning they may pass through your system without releasing their nutrients.

There’s no shortage of spectacularly bad advice about dietary fat these days. None quite compares to the Soap Diet — a theory I involuntarily tested decades ago, courtesy of my mother. It's even worse ...

NYU scientists are using light to precisely control how tiny particles organize themselves into crystals. Their research, published in Chem, provides a simple and reversible method for forming ...

Fibre, a type of carbohydrate found in plant foods, has several health benefits, with perhaps the best-known being its ...

It’s easy to grow your own mirlitons. Traditionally, mirlitons are planted outdoors in the spring. But if you have some space indoors or in another warm, protected area, you can plant them in ...

In India, we enjoy vegetables in all forms: mashed, pan-fried, deep-fried, curries and more. But, how many times have you enjoyed them in stuffed form? Yes, you read it right. We are talking about ...

Duke and Louisville have secured double byes in the ACC Tournament. The other two spots are available, with N.C. State and UNC in the hunt.

If we’re eating the same one or two on repeat, we’re limiting the diversity of fibres and plant compounds reaching our gut ...

Perennial crops put food on the table year after year. It is a joy to gather kale from the kitchen garden, to cut the first ...

The Outside Story explores how ice forms from seeds and the various shapes it can take as it accumulates through winter.