Healthy Eating

Apples Top Pesticide Dirty Dozen

Unless youre buying organic fruit, an apple a day may mean a serving of pesticides

Eating Right Doesnt Always Cost More

Healthy foods arent always pricier than less-nutritious alternatives, says a new USDA study

Shaking Up the Salt Debate

Conflicting findings confuse consumers. What should you do now? Consumers worried about dietary sodium and who are watching their salt intake might find their blood pressure rising

Fast-Food Calorie Counts Work-If You Use Them

Do calorie counts on menus cause restaurant patrons to eat less? The answer depends on whether customers are paying attention, according to a new lunchtime

USDA Proposes More Prominent Labeling of Meat Additives

Whats in that chicken breast? The USDA wants to make it easier for consumers to find out

FDA Seeks to Define Gluten-Free

Products claiming to be gluten-free are popping up on grocery shelves everywhere, and now the FDA wants to finalize

Veggies and Fiber Linked to Lower Diverticulitis Risk

Worried about diverticulitis, the painful inflammation of abnormal pouches in your intestines? Eat more like a vegetarian

No Bone or Menopause Benefits from Soy

Women seeking an alternative to hormone-replacement therapy have hoped that soy foods, which contain a plant type of estrogen

Diabetes Research Roundup

Pick Proteins Other Than Meat to Cut Diabetes Risk Substituting nuts, whole grains or low-fat dairy such as yogurt for one daily serving of meat can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes

Are Probiotics Right for You?

Weighing the evidence on how good for you these good bacteria really are. Though probiotics have only recently passed the 8 million mark in Google hits, these good bacteria