U-M researchers turned to Twitter to see whether online discussions about food can help inform policy makers.

The body’s resident bacteria play a major role in divvying out iron—a fact that could be used to treat iron-related disorders.

To learn how other cultures’ meals and eating patterns affect cancer risk, a Michigan Medicine researcher is traveling the globe. See what’s on her plate.

Caregivers of children with obesity were more than 90 percent more likely to use direct statements to prevent children from eating junk food, according to a new study.

A new study in mice suggests that low-fiber diets prompt a gut bacteria response that may leave the colon vulnerable to infection.