Q: Is buckwheat a grain or is it actually a seed? I have it...
Answer : According to the Whole Grains Council www.wholegrainscouncil.org, buckwheat is neither a grain nor, despite its name, a relative of wheat...
Q: How can I keep from overeating during the holidays?
Answer : Helen Rasmussen, PhD, RD, an instructor at Tufts Friedman School, enlisted Laura Ficker, a masters candidate at the school, to offer these holiday tips:
Q: Do egg yolks really differ from egg whites in terms of raising bad...
Answer : A Yolks contain the fat and cholesterol in an egg, in addition to protein, vitamins and minerals.
Q: I know it can be harmful to eat charred, blackened meat. Is the...
Answer : A We posed this question to Rashmi Sinha, PhD, senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute...
Q: I know that 100% whole-wheat bread is better for you than white bread....
Answer : Both rye bread and pumpernickel bread are typically made with a mix of rye flour and wheat flour.
Q: I enjoy eating buffalo meat when I am able to buy it from...
Answer : Buffalo (bison) meat is indeed much naturally lower in fat than beef from cattle. Its proportion of saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat...
Q: I am confused by whether shrimp and other shellfish are good in the...
Answer : The good news for shrimp and other shellfish is that the major dietary factor that raises LDL (bad) cholesterol is saturated fat, not dietary cholesterol...
Q: Back in the 1950s, Carlton Fredericks, a popular radio personality, touted the virtues...
Answer : Molasses is a concentrated byproduct of refining sugar cane into table sugar. Black strap molasses comes from the third and final boiling...