Learning to Love Lentils
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
Do You Need More Vitamin B12?
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
Surprising Findings Challenge Thinking on Salt and Health
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
Coffee May Combat Aggressive Cancers
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
Flaxseed Fails to Relieve Womens Hot Flashes
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.
Night Owls Unhealthy Eaters
Ben Franklin was onto something with his early to bed, early to rise adage, at least when it comes to healthy eating
Slightly Pink Pork Safe to Eat
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
Mediterranean-Style Diet Counters Metabolic Syndrome
Score another one for the Mediterranean-style diet, a pattern of eating characterized by high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and olive oil, along with more fish and less meat
Fish Consumption Could Boost Bone Health
Eating fish, already known to be good for your heart, may also help protect your bones against osteoporosis-but the interactions between the fats found in fish and bone mass are complicated, according to new research
Extra Calcium Not Always Extra Beneficial for Bones
Its important to get enough calcium for your bones, but a new Swedish study suggests more than that may not do much extra good