General Nutrition

Most of Us Getting Enough Key Nutrients

Most Americans are getting enough of the nutrients important for health

Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

New studies counter fears that coffee is bad for you. If you grew up thinking coffee was a guilty pleasure, you can stop feeling guilty and pour yourself another

How Can You Tell If Its Really Whole Grain?

Celebrate Whole Grains Month in September by making sure youre buying the real thing. If youre trying to include more whole grains in your diet, youre not alone. The whole world is catching on

Cost of Eating Right-Whos Right?

Does eating a healthy diet really cost more than picking foods high in saturated fat

FDA Nixes Corn Sugar Labeling

Dont look for corn sugar to replace high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on package labels

Oral Zinc Shortens Colds

Oral zinc lozenges or syrup really could shorten your suffering from the common cold

Survey: Sugar New Obesity Villain

Consumers are switching their worries from fats to sugar as the dietary ingredient

Spinach Really Boosts Muscles

A new Swedish study suggests that Popeye may have been onto something

Almonds Have 20% Fewer Calories Than Expected

Snacking on a one-ounce handful of almonds might add only 129 calories to your diet

Boning Up on Calcium

With questions being raised about supplements, its time to take a fresh look at getting enough calcium from your diet. Calcium is not only the most abundant mineral in the human body, its also the one Americans spend the most getting more