WELLNESS / DIET

Don’t Say Cheese Before Bed

Lactose intolerance and other food allergies can interfere with the quality of your sleep, affect your dreams and even cause nightmares. >

Cereal Boxes Are Trying to Fool You

Boxed cereals are a mainstay of kids' breakfasts, but despite the claims on boxes, the nutrition they offer has gone way down. >

Fowl News for Poultry Fans

Chicken is not quite the dietary free ride we tend to think it is. Three servings a week raises the risk of cancer and "bad" cholesterol. >

Life Is Shorter, Not Better, with Butter

Sure, butter and ice cream are luscious, but if you opt for more unsaturated vegetable oils, you are likely to gain many healthy years. >

No Heavy Metals in Your Cuppa

Water supplies often contain heavy metals like lead, chromium and cadmium. The act of brewing a cup of tea removes them. Drink up. >

Give Your Resolutions Time

It takes much longer to build a new habit than most of us think. But there's a lot you can do to move the process along. >

Too Much Red Meat Can Sap Brain Power

Replacing some servings of processed red meat with plant proteins, fish, or poultry reduces your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. >

Rethink Your Sugar-Sweetened Drink

Our love of sugary beverages is behind a global health crisis, particularly in developing countries. Cutting back is easier than you think. >

Top Health News of 2024: Foods for Young Kids Are Not as Healthy as Parents Think or Their Labels Say

Despite their health claims, ready-to-eat infant and toddler foods often don’t provide enough of the nutrients kids need for growth. >

Ultra-Processed Foods, Inflammation, and Psoriasis

A diet that includes lots of ultra-processed foods could contribute to the inflammation behind a flare-up of psoriasis. >

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