General Nutrition

Dietary Choices for Vestibular Migraine

If you’ve ever suffered from headaches, you’re well aware how disruptive they can be. When they strike, they might contribute an inconvenience of an...

Eating Fruits and Vegetables May Lower Risk for Cognitive Decline

Research has suggested an association between eating fruits and vegetables and better brain health. A recent study attempted to narrow down which fruits and...

Processed Foods

Q: I am trying to avoid processed foods. Are all packaged foods considered processed? Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, distinguished professor at Tufts University and...

Summer’s Bounty

The summer harvest of fruits and vegetables is in full swing! That means less expensive, locally grown, fresh options are plentiful—and packed with flavor....

Four Tips for a Healthy Fourth

The Fourth of July is a perfect time for outdoor celebrations. Grilled burgers, hotdogs, chips, and an array of desserts are usual cookout fare,...

Eating More Frequently Does Not Impact Markers of Appetite or Inflammation

There are dietary recommendations for how many calories one should eat daily and what foods are the best choices to provide those calories, but...

Making Healthy Eating Easy

Knowing how to make healthy dietary choices and actually doing it can be two different things. Creating new habits and patterns around shopping, cooking,...
Our plates and glasses are full of ultraprocessed foods (like soda, juice drinks, sugar-sweetened artificially colored yogurt, and all manner of refined-carb goodies) that research now shows are clearly bad for our health.

Study Confirms Ultraprocessed Foods are Bad for Health

A recent study reviewed results from 45 pooled analyses on the health impacts of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs). Together, these studies include 9.9 million participants....

Curbing Food Cravings

We need to eat. Our bodies cannot function without the calories, nutrients, and fluids foods provide. But there are many other reasons we eat....

Soul Food!

While many people have comfort foods they say are “good for their soul,” the term “soul food” specifically refers to the food traditions that...