General Nutrition

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

Healthy Ideas for Pumpkin Eaters

Carve out a place in your diet for nutritious pumpkins. If your only annual encounters with pumpkins are carving a Halloween jack-o-lantern and gobbling a Thanksgiving pie

NYC Trans Fat Ban Is Working

New York Citys ban on trans fats in restaurant chains, enacted in 2006

Cocoa Flavanols Could Be Good for Your Brain

As the weather cools, a cup of hot cocoa might hit the spot-and could boost your brainpower