The growing popularity of energy drinks — and deaths linked to those products — are fostering new concerns about how much caffeine people can safely consume, according to the a comprehensive article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine...

Is excessive sugar consumption the fundamental reason behind most Western lifestyle diseases? The contention that sugar is a major toxin is not new, but it's finding new light and scientific credibility, and publicity, thanks to the interest around Gary Taubes's new book, Why We Get...