I’m trapped in a washing machine. That sound coming from the utility room, that clunking noise that makes you think you’ve popped a shoe in with the wash by mistake. That’s me. At least that’s what ...

John Cleese, a co-founder of the British comedy sketch group Monty Python, once quipped “If God did not intend for us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?” But are all animals made of ...

My wonderful niece Drue recently cooked a week of delicious vegetarian meals for our family and left me with two interesting thoughts on nutrition. I don’t need to emphasize how hot it is here and ...

Vegetarian diets exclude meat, but the name is sometimes loosely worn. Some self-described vegetarians eat fish or poultry on occasion, while others — called vegans — cut out animal products of any ...

Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this column written exclusively for The Chronicle and published the first Sunday of every month. E-mail your questions to ...