Samantha Bonar

Doughnut or bacon? What do people crave more, sugar or fat? Is it that sweet taste or that creamy texture? Or, perhaps, both (bacon doughnut)? According to a new study, the answer is unequivocably: sugar. Congratulations, sugar! You win prom queen. Scientists tracked the brain activity in more than 100......

A new study has slammed the federal government hard over its oversight of the poultry industry. The Pew Charitable Trusts is roundly criticizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's inspection of poultry plants as well as its failure to push for recalls of contaminated meat in the wake of Foster Farms......

Last week we reported on a study that said organic, whole milk was way better for you. Some may have thought of going whole, uh, cow and drinking raw whole milk. But you might want to reconsider that. New research shows that at least one in six people who drink......

Hipster foodie dickheads need Santa's love, too. Maybe even more so than the rest of us. Turn the page for some gifts your hipster friends will surely love, or at least act overly enthusiastic about in a weirdly fake way......

Milk -- it does do a body good, especially if you drink the organic, whole-fat variety. Organic whole milk contains a far healthier ratio of healthy fats than its non-organic counterpart, according to a new study reported in The New York Times. The finding, published Monday in the journal PLOS......

As many have long suspected, a healthy diet costs more than an unhealthy one -- about $1.50 more a day or $550 a year, according to a new study. Higher-quality meat accounts for much of that cost differential. Kale's cheap, and staples such as grains, dairy, snacks/sweets, juices/sodas and fats/oils......

Caffeine-packed energy drinks may change the way the heart beats -- and not in a good way -- according to new research. A team from the University of Bonn in Germany imaged the hearts of 17 people an hour after they drank an energy drink, BBC News reports. The drink......

Love bacon, eggs, butter and cream? Apparently breast cancer does too. According to a new study reported in the Guardian, cholesterol can stimulate the growth of breast cancer. Previous studies have shown a link between obesity and breast cancer. In overweight people, fat produces excess estrogen, which can stimulate breast......

A new study has linked consuming sugary drinks such as soda to a higher risk of developing uterine cancer. Women who drink as few as five sodas a week may increase their risk by as much as 78 percent, Forbes reports. This type of cancer, associated with higher levels of......