No More Than 6 Teaspoons of Sugar a Day for Kids
Mary Poppins may need to find a new tactic to make the medicine go down. Children, ages 2 to 18, should consume no more than about six teaspoons of added sugars in their [...]
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Is Stress Making You Fat?
The simple stress of everyday living could be the reason you’re carrying more weight than you should be. Coupled with a vigorous diet and exercise program, stress could be [...]
Top 6 Weight Loss Mistakes
You think you eat right and stay active, but the pounds just don’t come off — or at least not as fast as you’d like them to. If the situation sounds familiar, [...]
Test Your Genes to Find Your Best Diet
Your genes can help tell you what to eat and influence how diet affects your health. Variants in some of our genes determine how we metabolize and utilize nutrients, a field [...]
9 Healthy Snacks That Prevent Overeating
Some experts say the whole concept of “healthy snacking” is an oxymoron. The human body, they argue, wasn’t built to accommodate the average American’s habit of [...]
Briefly Standing, or Being Active, Reduces Blood Sugar Across the Day
(Reuters Health) – For obese people who sit for most of the day, replacing some sitting time with standing, slow walking or slow cycling reduces average blood sugar [...]
7 Brain Hacks to Improve Your Focus at Work
Your ability to focus on a task until it is complete is one of the greatest indicators of your future success. All millionaires and billionaires have mastered the art of [...]
How Not to Gain Weight on Vacation
Are extra pounds an inevitable consequence of a fun-filled vacation? They don’t have to be, according to Harley Pasternak, an exercise physiologist, nutritionist and [...]
Frequent Nut Consumption Associated with Less Inflammation
In a study of more than 5,000 people, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that greater intake of nuts was associated with lower levels of [...]
Gluten-Free Diet Benefits And Risk For Those Without Celiac Disease
Grocery stores are increasingly lining their shelves with gluten-free bread, chips, pizza crusts, cookies, and other gluten-free products. But are there benefits to cutting [...]
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