Healthy Eating

Pathogens in meat and poultry cost the US economy more than any other sources of food-borne illnesses, according to a new study, and the top 10 most damaging pathogens take an annual toll of $8.1 billion

Makers of TV commercials about fries and other products seasoned with sea salt know their audience: According to a new American Heart Association survey, 61% of Americans erroneously think that sea salt is a healthier

Sweden is poised to become the first in the world to phase out the use of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in food and beverage can linings, following a European Union ban on BPA in baby bottles

Break out beyond beans with our complete guide to these little nutrition standouts. Lentils are the dried seeds of a type of legume. They have long been valued for the healthy vegetable protein they provide, as well as their fiber, folate, iron and potassium content. There are a number of different types of lentils, each with slightly different cooking characteristics, and myriad ways to use them

If youre 50 or older, Uncle Sam says yes. Heres why and how best to get it. When the latest federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released earlier this year with the recommendation that people age 50 and older should get extra vitamin B12 through fortified foods or supplements, one expert commented, Its not very difficult to anticipate the sudden spate of fortified with vitamin B12 as recommended in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines messaging that will populate the fronts of boxes and bags. Before the hype hits the grocery stores

In a sure-to-be-controversial new study, Belgian researchers have challenged the conventional wisdom that cutting back on salt reduces the risk of developing high blood pressure and dying from cardiovascular causes

Heres news that might settle the nerves of heavy coffee drinkers: Two new studies suggest that high coffee consumption might be linked to reduced risks of the most aggressive form of breast cancer in women and lethal prostate cancer in men

Scratch flaxseed from the A list of hoped-for treatments for menopausal hot flashes. Flaxseed has weak hormone- like effects, compared to the hormone pills that ease hot flashes, but without the pills breast-cancer risks.

Ben Franklin was onto something with his early to bed, early to rise adage, at least when it comes to healthy eating

A little pink in your pork is OK. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) now says pork and all other whole cuts of red meat need be cooked only to an internal temperature of 145 degrees