Healthy Eating

Denmark Introduces a Tax on Saturated Fat

Like Hamlet, butter lovers may conclude theres something rotten (or maybe rancid?) in Denmark

What Nutrition Info Should Appear on the Front of Food Packages You Buy?

Identifying healthy food should be as simple as buying an energy-efficient appliance

Wake-Up Call

Start the New Year right by resolving to start your day with a healthy breakfast. Its not an exaggeration at all to call breakfast the most important meal of the day, says Helen M. Rasmussen

Dietary Potassium Linked to Lower Stroke Risk

Getting more potassium in your diet may help protect you against the most common type of stroke

Broccoli Benefits Best Obtained from Veggies, Not Pills

Eat your broccoli-because you cant get the same health benefits from pills

Low B12 Affects Cognitive Ability in Multiple Ways

If youre not getting enough vitamin B12, your brain might actually be smaller

Tufts Unveils New MyPlate for Older Adults

Just as the federal government updated its food pyramid with the new MyPlate

Better for You Foods Also Better for Profits

Healthier foods are also good for the bottom line, according to a new report from the Hudson Institute

Who Confirms Food Additives Are Safe? Not Always the FDA

If you assume the government has checked the safety of all the additives in your food

Whole Grains Could Lower Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Add a possible reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer to the wide-ranging health benefits of whole grains