Children May Eat More When Served LessThere is a really simple way to get children to eat more fruits and vegetables: reduce the size of their main course.
Read more >It can be done; you just have to know some of the tricks that make it possible, like sharing...
Read more >A typical low-fat muffin may sound heart-healthy, but its downfall is its size and the sugar, sodium, and calories it contains.
Read more >The government plans to curb antibiotic use in food animals, hoping to reduce antibiotic-resistance.
Read more >A diet high in carbohydrates and fat with low protein can cause a gain in body fat that is out of proportion to the calories consumed.
Read more >Good nutrition and brain health go hand in hand; changing your diet can help protect your brain.
Read more >When introducing solids, parents should try to avoid giving infants cereals and crackers with...
Read more >Eating raw cookie dough is a bad idea. Unbaked flour can contain bacteria that may cause foodborne illness.
Read more >Snacking may be hazardous to your diet. It can be a sign of mindless eating.
Read more >Energy drink-fueled visits to the ER have risen 1600 percent since 2005.
Read more >Soup cans may contain BPA, a known toxin. People who ate canned soup had higher levels of this toxin in their bodies.
Read more >Having a hemoglobin, or iron, level that is too high carries many of the same risks as having a level that is too low.
Read more >Good nutrition and lifestyle choices improve sperm counts.
Read more >A study finds cheese consumption didn't raise total cholesterol. The same was not true for butter.
Read more >If we read road signs as poorly as we do nutritional labels, ten car pile-ups would be commonplace.
Read more >Researchers have discovered just why unsaturated fats are so heart healthy. Now to get people...
Read more >Introducing solids earlier may increase an infant's weight gain in the near term, but has little overall effect.
Read more >It's hard to compete with clever marketing, but you can help your kids make better food choices with consistent encouragement.
Read more >The men in a Danish study did not seem to benefit from the fatty acids in fish. Is something else...
Read more >Restricting yourself to a lunch of 200 calories can be a fairly painless way to lose weight.
Read more >Most college students don't even eat one serving of fruits or vegetables a day. Guess how many...
Read more >Chocolate, but not fat or sugar that so often go along with it, appears to improve cardiovascular health.
Read more >The banned weight loss supplement Pai You Guo is showing up masquerading as a "natural" supplement..
Read more >Adding cholesterol-lowering foods to our diets is just as important to our hearts as reducing our intake of fat.
Read more >The best protection against Salmonella and other food-borne pathogens is proper handling, storage and cooking of meat and poultry.
Read more >Heavy drinkers often have poor diets. A double whammy when it comes to the risk for disease.
Read more >In mice, living in a more stimulating envronment was linked to more calorie-burning brown fat. Is the same true for humans?
Read more >Too often people believe that taking vitamins will protect you from the damage from bad habits like smoking. This is not true.
Read more >A study has found that eating fatty foods seasoned with herbs and spices can reduce triglycerides...
Read more >Folate, a B vitamin, and folic acid, its synthetic version, have been linked to better school performance.
Read more >Including some pureed vegetables in foods your children already love is a good way to help them on the path to healthier eating.
Read more >Calorie counts in the menus of your favorite chain restaurant often underreport the actual values...
Read more >People who have certain personality traits, like impulsivity and cynicism, are more likely to gain weight over time.
Read more >Grape seed extract – and perhaps red wine – shows promise as a way to slow...
Read more >Eating too much salt and too little potassium is an especially dangerous combination. It doubles your risk of a heart attack.
Read more >Eating nuts instead of carbohydrates can help diabetics control their blood sugar.
Read more >Once you have lost weight, you need to have a different set of strategies for keeping it off in order to avoid gaining it back.
Read more >Soluble fiber is helpful in reducing the visceral fat that accumulates around the waist and belly.
Read more >SCD is sudden cardiac death. It is the largest cause of natural death in the United States and is responsible for half of all cardiac deaths
Read more >The weight gained with aging is primarily due to dietary and lifestyle choices - like having an extra handful of chips.
Read more >Eating lots of cruciferous vegetables - like broccoli and cauliflower - appears to be related to a longer life.
Read more >Fat and sugar substitutes may not help you lose weight in the long run because the craving for lots of fat and sweets remains.
Read more >Women with undiagnosed celiac disease go through menopause earlier than celiac women who follow a gluten-free diet.
Read more >Olive oil's heart protective benefits are well known, and using it for cooking may also help prevent strokes.
Read more >Children still being bottle-fed at two years old are 33% more likely to be obese.
Read more >Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the likelihood of blood clots forming in patients who have received stents.
Read more >Apples contain ursolic acid, which helps preserve muscle tissue and prevent the wasting that comes with age.
Read more >FDA directs US Marshals to seize several probiotics because their labels made false treatment claims
Read more >New USDA guidelines mean that beef, lamb, veal and now pork have the same recommended cooking temp..
Read more >Filling half your plate with fruits and vegetables is a good start on a healthy diet.
Read more >People with celiac disease showing few or no symptoms may still benefit by going gluten-free.
Read more >Dieters, don't be fooled by healthy-sounding descriptions. A salad with meat and cheese is likely to be highly caloric.
Read more >People with low levels of vitamin D are far more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
Read more >Taste and price drive food most people's food choices. Many don't even know how many calories...
Read more >Recent research suggests that taking calcium raises heart risk. But what about osteoporosis?
Read more >The FTC urges courts to crack down on fake news sites' phony claims about acai berry and weight loss
Read more >Dietary supplements can be helpful, but they cannot make up for an unhealthy diet.
Read more >Coffee and donuts may be a bad idea. Caffeine interferes with the body's ability to clear sugars from the blood.
Read more >Nutrition labeling, including calories, is now the law for big restaurant chains...
Read more >Some studies show a link between artificial dyes and ADHD. So why did the FDA reject warning labels?
Read more >All sugars are basically the same, but some seem to pose a greater risk of weight gain than others.
Read more >People who are seriously overweight tend not to see themselves as being as heavy as they are...
Read more >Cocoa contains flavanols that have health benefits, but they may be lost or reduced in the commercial processing of chocolate.
Read more >Regular exercise can reduce the effect that salt has on blood pressure.
Read more >Tomatoes are one of the few fruit and vegetables that are even better for you when cooked.
Read more >A diet rich in potassium can reduce the risk of stroke, but some need to be careful.
Read more >There's more evidence that at high doses vitamin D greatly reduces cancer risk. But what about...
Read more >A study of 400,000 people over 50 found that those who ate lots of fiber tended to live longer.
Read more >Trans-fats, or hydrogenated oils seem to raise the risk of depression.
Read more >Taking zinc at the first sign of a cold can reduce its duration.
Read more >Antioxidants appear to improve male fertility, reducing damaging oxidative stress on sperm...
Read more >Introducing solid foods too early raises the risk of obesity...
Read more >Vegans should be aware that their diet may mean they need to boost their B12 and omega-3 consumption.
Read more >Beer really is good for you - more isn't better, but the nutritional benefits are many and real...
Read more >Carotenoids – found in certain foods – can improve skin tone with no cancer risk...
Read more >Are kids with ADHD just exhibiting an allergic response to certain foods?
Read more >Educating parents about healthy lifestyles and nutrition is a very good way to reduce childhood obesity.
Read more >Updates to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program lower fat and salt and increase greens
Read more >When it comes to babies' weight gain, not all formulas are alike. Which is right for your baby?
Read more >Teens who eat a diet high in added sugars have higher "bad" LDL cholesterol and trigylcerides.
Read more >A new antibiotic may bring significant relief to IBS sufferers; but will it work over the long-term?
Read more >Leafy greens and olive oil help protect women from heart disease.
Read more >Eating a Mediterranean-style diet significantly slows cognitive decline in seniors.
Read more >A small study finds this ancient herbal remedy doesn't cut the length or severity of a cold by much.
Read more >Beneficial bacteria stimulates the immune system, suggesting a new way to treat colitis.
Read more >Seniors who eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, poultry, fish and low-fat dairy live longer and better.
Read more >Eating whole grains can reduce systolic blood pressure.
Read more >Much of protecting against foodborne illness is common sense: cleaniness, proper refrigeration, cooking food thoroughly.
Read more >The daily requirements for calcium and vitamin D have been changed to avoid certain problems, but controversy remains.
Read more >Vending machines full of junk food? A new landmark nutrition bill is a game changer.
Read more >Having some fat in your diet is actually good for your heart. What matters is what kind of fat you eat.
Read more >When kids skip meals, they snack instead which raises the chance they will take in empty calories...
Read more >Want to lose weight? Let your computer or cell phone help you. Online feedback can improve results.
Read more >Stress isn't behind as much weight gain as was previously thought, but there are sex differences...
Read more >Monounsaturated fatty acids in nuts, avocados, seeds and olive oil can help you raise your good — HDL — cholesterol.
Read more >Eating more whole grains (and fewer refined grains) can help reduce belly fat, and your risk for diabetes and heart disease.
Read more >Higher B12 levels are linked to reduced risk of cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's disease.
Read more >A panel of FDA experts says the risks outweigh the benefits of Lorcaserin. What's next?
Read more >Don't be misled by health claims on food labels. Read the nutrition information on packages to get the full picture.
Read more >Afraid you won't like whole grains? Popcorn is a whole grain. And there are many ways to eat and prepare them. Experiment.
Read more >Don't let the term, "sports drink" fool you. Often these drinks have nearly as many calories as soda. Reach for water instead.
Read more >Simple lifestyle changes in diet and exercise can greatly reduce the health impact of Type 2 diabetes.
Read more >More magnesium in your diet, such as that found in whole grains, can reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes.
Read more >Joint supplements for arthritis have, unfortunately, not been demonstrated to help ailing joints.
Read more >People taking high doses of B vitamins had less brain shrinkage than those who didn't...
Read more >The FDA says Salmonella was found in chicken feed and mounds of feces on the egg farms in the recall
Read more >Black rice may rival blueberries in the amount of vitamin E antioxidants it contains.
Read more >Drinking water before meals can increase weight loss by 40%.
Read more >You may be able to reverse metabolic syndrome completely by making some important changes to your diet.
Read more >Women who get their protein from sources other than red meats have healthier hearts.
Read more >Losing just a few pounds, especially around your middle, may help your blood vessels work better.
Read more >Cancer cells actually prefer fructose over glucose to fuel themselves and multiply.
Read more >Adding some fun activities to meal preparation improves kids' attitude toward fruits and vegetables.
Read more >Calcium supplements may strengthen the bones, but they may also raise the risk of heart attack...
Read more >Even well-meaning weight loss campaigns may end up turning off the people they are meant to inspire.
Read more >Eating fish rich in healthy fats may help protect the eyes.
Read more >Researchers find that the longer you sit, the shorter your lifespan.
Read more >Slower may not always better when it comes to weight loss. Losing a fair amount of weight quickly tends to lead to better results.
Read more >Lorcaserin seems to help people slim down with fewer side-effects than past drugs. Will FDA approve?
Read more >Heart disease hits 1 in 3 people. The first step to heart health is to set realistic behavioral rather than physiological goals.
Read more >Salsa and guacamole are major sources of restaurant-related illness. Too often, they are not refrigerated adequately.
Read more >When it comes to helping kids lose weight, exercise is very important; but reducing calories is the most important first step.
Read more >People who drank a glass of beet juice had a maximum drop of 10.4 points systolic blood pressure.
Read more >Most Americans are getting too much salt, and most of it comes from processed foods.
Read more >A study of 37,000 people over 13 years found that drinking 3 to 6 cups of tea a day reduced the risk of heart disease by over 40%.
Read more >The "hunger hormone" ghrelin not only makes you hungry, it also appears to make you crave.
Read more >Children with insufficient vitamin D are more likely to experience severe asthma attacks...
Read more >Obese individuals report reduced sex life, more STDs, sexual dysfunction, and unwanted pregnancies.
Read more >Eating whole grains, such as barley and brown rice lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Read more >If fructose didn't already have a bad enough rap, now it seems to help kids' fat cells proliferate.
Read more >Kids say foods taste better when cartoon characters are on the label...
Read more >Make sure your baby gets the proper amount of vitamin D
Read more >The FDA has found a potentially fatal drug in honey from China, adding evidence to support concerns.
Read more >Eating a Mediterranean-style diet helps protect the heart from a second attack.
Read more >Drink one less serving of sugar-sweetened beverages (such as sweet tea, lemonade or soda) and you can lower your blood pressure.
Read more >Eating diets high in bran may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes.
Read more >Eating a handful of nuts every day is a good way to reduce your cholesterol and blood fat levels.
Read more >A compound in broccoli called sulforaphane may stop the growth of breast cancer stem cells.
Read more >Keep serving platters off the table during meals and reduce calories by 20%.
Read more >Olive oil is a big reason why the Mediterranean diet is healthful. The phenols in it suppress genes involved in inflammation.
Read more >When babies begin to eat solids they are particularly at risk for vitamin D deficiency.
Read more >A study of 18-year-olds found that those who drank the most cola were more likely to have low sperm
Read more >While the exact relationship between fruits, vegetables, and cancer risk has not yet been determined, it can't hurt to continue eating...
Read more >Replacing saturated fats with low-glycemic foods - not high-glycemic foods - may be a good way to reduce heart attack risk.
Read more >You may lose weight on a high−protein, low−carb diet, but you are also likely to be raising your "bad" cholesterol.
Read more >Even older adults, including those taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, can lower their cholesterol further by cutting down on butter and satu
Read more >Selenium is found in meats, grains and nuts. It can be toxic if too much is taken, but adequate amounts seem to reduce cancer risk.
Read more >It appears apples provide beneficial bacteria and a pH environment that keep the intestines healthy and the doctor away.
Read more >An occasional fast food meal is no big deal. But eating them often raises the risk of diabetes and obesity greatly.
Read more >Blocking the action of the hunger hormone, ghrelin, just may ease that obsession with nachos.
Read more >The more green tea elderly subjects drank in a day, the less likely they were to be depressed...
Read more >Early research suggests that putting calorie information on menus really can help reduce overeating.
Read more >The herb milk thistle appears to help keep levels of two key liver enzymes low during chemotherapy.
Read more >People who drink between three and four cups of coffee a day reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by 25%.
Read more >Soy-based foods mimic estrogen's effects and may lower women's risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers.
Read more >A Mediterranean diet, the LMN diet appears to enhance brain health, promoting cell growth and reducing damage.
Read more >Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables helps seniors' hearts and their cognitive function.
Read more >Omega-6 fatty acids (found in certain oils and red meat) can promote inflammation while omega-3 fatty acids help reduce it.
Read more >A diet high in antioxidants, particularly vitamins E and C, may slow age-related muscle loss.
Read more >Supplementing the diet with selenium can raise blood cholesterol as much as 8 percent.
Read more >If you need to re−establish a healthy digestive tract, probiotics can be helpful, but fiber is perhaps even more important.
Read more >The polyphenols in cocoa — among other foods — reduce risk for heart disease and cancer.
Read more >fat is associated with an increased risk of heart problems and diabetes.
Read more >Scientists have recently discovered why fiber is so good for the immune system. The answer lies in the by-products of the breakdown of fiber.
Read more >Fats high in omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids (like safflower oil) can lower blood sugar.
Read more >Drinking coffee offers no defense against the natural decline of mental abilities as we age. But several other factors seem to be good predictors...
Read more >Eating whole grains can help reduce the risk of high blood pressure.
Read more >Folate or folic acid is required for the formation of nucleotides, the "building blocks" for DNA and RNA.
Read more >Uric acid, produced by the breakdown of fructose, can raise blood pressure and the risk metabolic syndrome.
Read more >Taking vitamin D supplements appears to help prevent falls in older adults, perhaps by strengthening bones.
Read more >Foods high in saturated fat actually change your brain's chemistry and interfere with its ability to signal that you are full.
Read more >Eating meat in middle-age, may actually help people live independently longer in old age.
Read more >The Maximum Weight Limit, a simplification of the BMI, gives people what they most need -- a weight over which they should not go. The calculation...
Read more >The so−called Mediterranean diet appears to help some diabetics reduce their need for blood sugar medications.
Read more >There is a strong connection between bodily health and brain health.
Read more >Snacks like nuts, cereal, crackers or popcorn provide antioxidants to combat free radicals.
Read more >Inflammatory bowel disease (IBS) appears linked to the consumption of omega 6 fatty acids found in red meat.
Read more >Depression during pregnancy not only affects the mother, but it can be damaging to the baby as well.
Read more >Having confidence in your ability to change behavior even in the face of obstacles is a critical asset for an effective parent.
Read more >Glutamic acid, found in vegetable protein, can lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Read more >Glycemic load is significantly correlated with estrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer.
Read more >When red yeast is grown on rice, it produces an effective, natural statin that lowered cholesterol by 31 points without side effects.
Read more >Vitamin C administered with insulin helped end the damage to blood vessels so common in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Read more >Parents may want to request that their teen‘s doctor discuss safety, diet, smoking, sexuality and other topics.
Read more >Only half of males and one-fifth of females between the ages of 19-30 get the recommended amount of calcium.
Read more >High-glycemic index carbs reduce or inhibit endothelial function, which is one of the risk factors leading to atherosclerosis.
Read more >Triglyceride levels can be better predictors of the risk of diabetic neuropathy than blood sugar levels.
Read more >Darker leafy greens like kale and spinach are more nutritious than lettuce.
Read more >Dental erosion initially gives the enamel a smooth and shiny appearance. But there is only so much enamel coating a tooth.
Read more >Cancer patients suffering from ill effects of chemotherapy reported significantly less nausea if they took ginger supplements.
Read more >The best way to begin to reduce the amount of salt in your diet is to reduce your consumption of processed foods.
Read more >Moderate alcohol consumption, particularly wine, can lengthen life and reduce the risk of dementia.
Read more >Butyrate, an end-product of the breakdown of fiber in the gut, acts as an anti-cancer agent in a couple of different ways.
Read more >A thinner population would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 440 million tons a year, at a minimum.
Read more >Eating vegetables (and not eating meat) raises the quality of sperm men produce.
Read more >Heavily cooked and charred meats are strongly linked to pancreatic cancer risk.
Read more >Fructose, in contrast to its relative, glucose, appears to have a negative effect on heart health.
Read more >People who call themselves vegetarians fall on a continuum from those who avoid all animal products to those who eat fish.
Read more >Teenage boys who ate plenty of omega 3 fatty acids, primarily through consumption of fish, had improved memory and cognitive skills.
Read more >Foods like green tea and olive oil need to be fresh to pack their full load of antioxidants.
Read more >Limiting salt by even a half-teaspoon a day could have a significant impact.
Read more >Gum or periodontal disease occurs when the gums begin to separate from the teeth, leaving open spaces or pockets.
Read more >Broccoli contains a substance, sulforaphane, that appears to protect airway cells. It may serve as the basis for a new treatment for allergies...
Read more >Low bone mineral density is one of the three components of the syndrome known as the Female Athlete Triad.
Read more >SERT, a serotonin transporter protein, is an important drug target in treating anxiety, depression and OCD.
Read more >Exercise guidelines differ on particulars, but in generally, they agree that 30 minutes a day, four or five days a week is the goal.
Read more >Eating fruits and veggies works to reduce oxidative stress in the body.
Read more >Healthy 19-50 year olds should consume no more than 2,300 milligrams of salt a day, about one teaspoon.
Read more >Cholesterol is carried by different transport proteins classed according to their densities. High density(HDL)is good; low (LDL)is bad.
Read more >Exercise is great for your health, but don’t count on it as the key to losing weight.
Read more >The European Union banned the use of antibiotics as a food additive for livestock in 2006, citing health concerns.
Read more >Although premature infants' bones grow in length and circumference, the quality of the bones themselves is often poor.
Read more >The acidity of a diet high in grains and meats may actually increase the excretion of calcium, weakening bones.
Read more >The American Psychiatric Association defines addiction as including three stages: craving, bingeing, and withdrawal.
Read more >Neutralizing the metabolic acidity of the typical American diet can effectively reduce bone loss in older people.
Read more >A rise in blood insulin is often a sign of increased insulin resistance.
Read more >As triglyceride levels go up, so does the risk of stroke.
Read more >The vascular "age" of obese children is like that of middle-aged adults, based on the amount of plaque build-up.
Read more >The two most important factors that determine the calorie density of a food are fat and water content.
Read more >Cooking meat at high temperatures produces suspected carcinogens. Marinating meat before cooking lowers the amount of these substances.
Read more >Quercetin, a compound found in many fruits and vegetables may help lower susceptibility to the flu.
Read more >A Mediterranean diet is a diet that's rich in grain, fruits, vegetables, nuts, olive oil and includes a moderate amount of red wine.
Read more >Mothers who eat fish while pregnant and who later breastfeed their infants see better early physical and mental development.
Read more >Eating raw foods avoids many of the pitfalls of a traditional Western diet - like added salt and sugar. But it is not so simple as it seems.
Read more >It is very simple: increased salt consumption increases your risk of hypertension (high blood pressure).
Read more >Add protecting blood vessels in diabetes patients to the long list of broccoli’s health benefits. A compound in broccoli ...
Read more >Eating more chocolate increases blood flow to the brain, and may improve memory...
Read more >Coffee drinkers have a lower mortality rate, even from cardiovascular disease, according to a long-term study.
Read more >Prions, the proteins that cause mad cow disease, can be transmitted by feces, a new study has found, raising questions about safe disposal..
Read more >Eating a low calorie breakfast of eggs is good for your diet.
Read more >Writing down what you eat every day on a diet just might help you lose up to twice as much weight.
Read more >Staying hydrated, especially in the heat, increases athletic performance.
Read more >Eating a mix of flavonoid-rich foods has many potential health benefits.
Read more >Drinking, too much internet, and too little sleep can cause incresaed weight gain in young women.
Read more >"Eating well is vital at any age, but as you get older, your daily food choices can make an important difference in your health."
Read more >Epidemics and food borne outbreaks are gigantic puzzles until they are traced to their source. The ongoing Salmonella poisonings are no exception.
Read more >Many Americans simply cannot understand trans fat content information — one of the most important parts of the Nutrition Facts panel.
Read more >According to a recent study by researchers at the University of Texas M.
Read more >Parents of overweight teens would do well to think twice before suggesting their son or daughter go on a diet, according to a new study.
Read more >"Bulking up" by athletes playing football and other sports may lead to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, study findings suggest.
Read more >Prevention, not handing out pills, is the key to improving risk for heart disease.
Read more >Going somewhere far this summer? Vacation and business travelers can reduce or avoid jet lag with the so-called Anti-Jet-Lag Diet developed at the U.
Read more >If you are concerned about your family's health, good taste or the humane treatment of animals, today's American supermarket can be a pretty confusing place.
Read more >The human body produces a hormone called ghrelin, which stimulates appetite by making food seem more desirable.
Read more >If you saw the 2004 film "Super Size Me," then you will probably not be surprised that, according to a recent study, eating too much fast food can seriously damage your liver.
Read more >What you eat for breakfast can reduce the insulin rollercoaster and your risk for heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes and heart failure.
Read more >In what may well be the beginning of a nationwide trend, a federal court recently upheld a New York City regulation that requires chain restaurants to publish the calorie content of foods on their menus and menu boards.
Read more >Lipoic acid supplements lowered blood triglyceride levels by up to 60% in a study of...
Read more >Schools have the power to help fight childhood obesity, according to a Temple University study.
Read more >It may sound like an oxymoron, but normal weight obesity is not a contradiction.
Read more >Drinking green tea helps fight against drug resistant bacteria.
Read more >Giving young children extra Vitamin D supplements may help prevent type 1 diabetes later in life, says a new study.
Read more >Mediterranean countries have a lower rate of stroke compared to the US, which may reflect the influence of the "Mediterranean diet."
Read more >Multivitamin use can create an overabundance of folic acid which may put people at risk for cancer.
Read more >Eating low-fat dairy foods is associated with a lower risk of developing hypertension, or high blood pressure.
Read more >Diarrhea kills more than two million people every year.
Read more >Triglycerides are a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and should be routinely monitored.
Read more >Drinking no−calorie sweeteners may actually make it harder for people to control their calorie intake and body weight according to a new study.
Read more >People concerned about senile dementia should make sure they are eating plenty of leafy vegetables.
Read more >Gout is on the rise and fructose-sweetened drinks may be the reason, according to a new study.
Read more >Many popular diets claim that changing the proportion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats you eat can bring about weight loss.
Read more >Doctors have known for a long time that people who are sick often have very low blood levels of vitamin D.
Read more >The heart is not picky. Whether you eat less or exercise more, it responds to weight loss.
Read more >For some older women, calcium may increase the risk of heart attack.
Read more >Before you reach for a soda, juice, energy drink or a creamy designer latte to pick yourself up today, consider this finding from a new study.
Read more >For a quarter century, America has been leading the disturbing worldwide trend toward greater and greater obesity.
Read more >Attention vegetable-haters from 4 to 40: broccoli helps protect skin cells from the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.
Read more >Chewing gum can help reduce hunger, fight those between-meal food cravings and make you feel full — all of which can help you eat less and lose weight, according to a new study presented at the 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society.
Read more >Fasting has long been viewed as a way to rid the body of toxins and give the digestive and other systems a rest.
Read more >Vitamin E appears to help some people avoid heart disease. But it may make others more vulnerable to it.
Read more >There is considerable evidence that vitamin C helps fight cancer.
Read more >Most people have heard the news that fish oil is good for you.
Read more >We all experience food cravings— often for unhealthy foods such as ice cream or junk food.
Read more >Many studies show that lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad" cholesterol) is one of the most important things we can do to prevent heart disease.
Read more >Everyone agrees that both folate and its synthetic form, folic acid, are good for your brain.
Read more >Eating more of the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, which are found in popular fish-oil supplements, may protect against several common types of blindness, according to a new study.
Read more >The myth is that Americans are stuck in a hopeless cycle of weight loss and weight gain -- that we diet only to regain the lost weight immediately.
Read more >You might not know it to look at most Americans, but our bodies do have a mechanism — called a "satiety hormone" — which tells us to stop eating when we're full.
Read more >Doctors used to tell us that stress caused ulcers.
Read more >Most of us worry about about our intake of fats or carbohydrates.
Read more >Recent research has led to a growing awareness of the importance of vitamin D to our overall health.
Read more >Studies find that consuming alcohol increases your chance of rapid tumor growth.
Read more >As scientists learn more about the role of inflammation in diabetes, heart disease and other disorders, new research suggests that fat in the belly may be an important contributor to that inflammation.
Read more >Researchers have long known that zinc plays an important role in human health.
Read more >Gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgery sometimes lead to a dangerous vitamin deficiency that can cause memory loss, confusion, lack of coordination and other problems, according to a new study.
Read more >The Atkins diet has always been controversial, mainly because it flies in the face of medical wisdom by recommending that followers drastically cut down on carbohydrates such as bread, pasta and sugar.
Read more >It may be addictive, stain your teeth and keep you up at night, but one study after another is showing that coffee has all sorts of positive and protective effects on our health.
Read more >There is an obesity paradox in cardiovascular health. Heavier people tend to survive health crises better, but are more at risk.
Read more >When they feel a cold coming on, many people reach for what they believe will be a safe preventative — a tea or capsule containing the herb echinacea.
Read more >Researchers have shed light on how the deadly Huntington's disease affects the brain by discovering that the disease causes a dramatic accumulation of cholesterol in the brain.
Read more >For years, mounting research has indicated that consumption of folic acid is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease and stroke.
Read more >Researchers do not believe that most forms of cancer are caused directly by what we eat.
Read more >Researchers have long known that vitamin D interferes with the ability of cancer cell to divide.
Read more >Researchers report that a new operation known as the duodenal switch produces more weight loss in the super-obese than gastric bypass, the standard operation.
Read more >Women who take multivitamins early in pregnancy may reduce the risk that their child will develop some types of brain tumors.
Read more >Currently, doctors have no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) and few good treatments.
Read more >Consumption of Vitamin D tablets has been found to cut the risk of pancreatic cancer nearly in half, according to a new study.
Read more >Minimally processed, natural food can help protect your baby against obesity later in life, according to the latest research.
Read more >Here is a surprise for those of us who are afraid to sunbathe for fear of skin cancer.
Read more >It turns out your grandma may have been right.
Read more >Sisters Lorena Garcia and Alma Garcia of Los Angeles were prime candidates for an increasingly popular way of treating extreme obesity — gastric bypass surgery.
Read more >Using smaller plates, spoons and forks can help you lose weight.
Read more >Watching what you drink can be just as important as watching what you eat.
Read more >Quitting smoking can result in a substantial weight gain. Forewarned is forearmed.
Read more >Short bursts of intense exercise may be better for the heart than endurance training.
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