For the seventh year in a row, the DASH diet has been named the United States’ best diet overall by U.S. News & World Report in its annual rankings. The Mediterranean [...]
Though commonly thought to be a vegetable, cucumber is actually a fruit. It’s high in beneficial nutrients, as well as certain plant compounds and antioxidants that may [...]
How can a blood test determine if I have prediabetes? How much weight do I need to lose to bring my numbers down? Answer: Doctors typically perform one of three blood tests [...]
Avocado is a fruit that has gotten its fair share of hype in recent years — which it owes largely to the delicious innovation that is smashing it on toast. While we love [...]
If it’s true that “you are what you eat” – and research is increasingly confirming that truism – then what you eat certainly has an impact on mental health. Finding [...]
If you are trying to lose weight and otherwise improve your health, you may already be mindful about what you eat during the day. You might skip breakfast. At lunch, you may [...]
Most people have been perpetually reminded since childhood that breakfast is a must. But in recent years, nutritionists and scientists have called this crucial eating time [...]
If weight loss is a struggle for you, you’ve probably found yourself wondering, “Why the hell am I not losing weight?!” on more than one occasion. And though [...]
You’ve heard the old advice that skipping meals is a sure-fire way to ruin a weight loss plan, but a new study presented this week at the annual Obesity Society Meeting in [...]
Substituting everyday staples with gluten-free foods could increase the risk of obesity, experts have warned, after finding that such products often contain higher levels of [...]