Healthy Eating

From your heart to your bones, picking foods rich in potassium is an easy way to eat for better health. So much nutrition news seems to focus on what not to eat-avoid this, consume less of that

Study finds sugar-sweetened beverages increase womens heart risk factors, regardless of weight gain. Women who drink two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may be increasing their cardiovascular risk

Low-fat dairy products may reduce older womens risk of developing type-2 diabetes

Resist the urge to sample that raw cookie dough

A new CDC report gives Americans diet a failing grade

Its way too early to start stocking up on gold kiwifruit

Heres more evidence that eating right is good for your brain-and that a diet low in key nutrients and high in unhealthy fats may actually contribute to cognitive decline with aging. Researchers report that older adults with higher blood levels of the B vitamins, vitamins C, D and E and omega-3s scored better on tests of mental performance and showed healthier brains in MRI scans. But older adults with high levels of trans fats, a sign of an unhealthy diet, scored worse on cognitive tests and had lower brain volume.

An overall healthy diet, such as the DASH diet or the dietary pattern found in Mediterranean countries

Maybe the English are onto something with their fondness for tea. A new Australian study reports

Previous studies have shown that drinking coffee may help protect against