Nutrition

Whether your companions are overweight or skinny and how much they put on their plates can greatly influence how much you eat. --by Debbie Freeman

Edible fungi, particularly the white button mushroom, may help boost the immune system and reduce inflammation, especially in the colon. --by Christine Lambrakis

People who want to lose weight should probably think twice about stocking up on 100-calorie mini-packs. A new study shows dieters actually eat more food and calories if the portions are presented in small sizes and packages. --by Debbie Freeman

Beans, beans, the musical fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot! Everyone remembers the childhood rhyme. But is it true? ASU nutritionist Donna Winham tested the theory. --by Melissa Crytzer Fry

Being full of beans might not be such a bad thing. ASU nutritionists say that eating a half-cup of the legumes each day may just keep the doctor away. --by Melissa Crytzer Fry

Taking apple cider vinegar at bedtime favorably affects waking blood glucose in Type 2 diabetics, according to a preliminary study from ASU. --by Christine Lambrakis

Severely low-carbohydrate diets might help you lose weight fast, but they can also lead to bone loss, high cholesterol and low energy, according to ASU researchers and their colleagues. --by Christine Lambrakis

A new ASU nutrition study has shown that eating a half-cup of pinto beans per day resulted in an 8 percent average drop in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. --by Christine Lambrakis

Mom always said, “Eat your veggies and good things will happen. She may have been right all along, according to the results from a new study of zebra finches at Arizona State University. --by Skip Derra