Any product that is based on refined white flour falls into the category of “bad” carbohydrates. White bread, white rice, refined flour pasta, pastries and processed [...]
There’s a sodium bomb in your milkshake! Salt has never looked so scary: a little white shaker surrounded by a forbidding black triangle. That’s the symbol diners [...]
A smart new study in the journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, starts to really tease apart the connections between walnuts, diet and heart health. Previous [...]
When you sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving meal, the cards will be stacked against your diet. Those favorite dishes are just so high in calories — hello, stuffing and [...]
It’s common for people to ply health and nutrition experts for insider tips, secrets or tricks for weight loss. Our common response to these entreaties is very [...]
Theoretically, having more choices is a good thing. But when ordering a coffee at Starbucks is like doing a mini dissertation in some vaguely Romantic language, and when [...]
Eggs are among the healthiest foods you can eat. They are rich in high-quality protein, healthy fats and many essential vitamins and minerals. Eggs also have a few unique [...]
Americans eat, on average, more than 3,400 milligrams of sodium each day — much more than the 2,300-mg current recommended limit for many people. But whether this amount [...]
When you are trying to be healthy, sometimes knowing what foods are bad for you is as important as knowing which foods you should be eating. While there are, sadly, a wide [...]
Many Americans, when faced with a serious health risk like high cholesterol, opt to take a pill rather than adopt healthier living habits. A middle-aged woman I know is [...]