When it comes to exercise, you may want to keep your friends close. A new study published in Nature Communications revealed that exercise is socially contagious, observing that exercise data shared on social networks influenced the exercise habits of people who saw them. Are you influenced?

A shocking study recently released by the National Health Services (NHS) in the U.K. revealed that being admitted to a hospital on a weekend increased the risk of dying within 30 days.

Tumors had shrunk and no signs of cancer spread progressing after five weeks on a strawberry-boosted diet shows a study on mice tested by Marche Polytechnic University in Italy.

It may be politically more expedient to promote an increase in consumption of healthy items rather than a decrease in consumption of unhealthy items, but does it work?

A new study reportedly validates the health risks posed by trans fats. TFA’s, otherwise known as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil, is found in a lot of packaged or processed food, and is meant to improve taste and expand shelf life.

Physical fitness authorities seem to have fallen into the same trap as the nutrition authorities, recommending what they think may be achievable, rather than what the science says. So how much should we exercise for best health?