Food & Health

World over people reach out to food to bring about a sense of well-being — either to relieve a negative effect or boost the positive one — in their lives. It

WASHINGTON: It's that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us. Some can pose real threats — Lyme disease from tiny ticks, West Nile

Harvard University published a ground-breaking study that suggested that weight gain was contagious and could spread around the world like colds and flu up to th

You’d be forgiven for thinking that with a third of the Saudi population affected by obesity (according to the World Health Organization), there is currently a

Al Safina restaurant presents Tastes of China April 4–10  at Hilton Jeddah. With an exclusive Chinese buffet ringing in this Rabbit Year, executive chef Warre

NEW ORLEANS: New research casts doubt on the value of bypass surgery for many people with very weak hearts from clogged arteries and previous heart attacks.

Located off Jeddah’s Corniche, Salad Boutique offers comfort and luxury with a scenic escape from the hustle bustle of city life. With afflue

WASHINGTON: The United States Food and Drug Administration is examining the link between dyes found in everyday foods and hyperactivity in children.

CHICAGO: That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there’s no good evidence they work, accord

CHICAGO: Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condition it says may a