Healthy Eating

Whats your ideal weight? As Americans get fatter, their answer is packing on the pounds, too.

Celebrate American Heart Month by taking these simple steps for heart health. Making a number of small gradual changes towards lowering heart disease risk is a good and achievable goal.

If you want to shed fat pounds and gain lean tissue, carry your weights as you hit the road.

Getting more fish into your diet has never been easier-and the payoff in better health and longevity has never been clearer.

A new study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, adds to the evidence that the health dividends of boosting your walnut intake could also include reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

To reduce risk of cognitive decline, consume more omega-3s and unsaturated oils, fewer foods high in saturated fat.

A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What you need to know about Americas favorite seafood.

Corn occupies a unique position in the American dietary landscape. Its a grain, a vegetable, a snack and ce-real ingredient, an ethnic-food mainstay, a source of cooking oil, a cherished treat of summer and early fall, and even a sweetener (not to mention a fuel source).

Could trans fats be making you blue-and not just because of their dangerous effects on your heart health? A new Spanish study of more than 12,000 men and women reports that those consuming the highest level of trans fats were 48% more likely to suffer from depression. People consuming the most healthy poly- and monounsaturated fats, on the other hand, saw a lower incidence of depression