Healthy Eating

Worried About Diabetes? Make Sure You Get Enough Low-Fat Dairy

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

Eating Raw Cookie Dough Risks E. Coli

Resist the urge to sample that raw cookie dough

Most Still Flunk Healthy Eating

A new CDC report gives Americans diet a failing grade

Gold Kiwi: Nothing to Sneeze At?

Its way too early to start stocking up on gold kiwifruit

Eating Right Improves Your Odds of Avoiding Mental Decline

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.

Healthy Diet, Not Specific Nutrients, Best for Stroke Protection

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

Drinking Black Tea May Lower Blood Pressure

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

7 Surprising Findings About Exercise and Your Health

Even the experts sometimes need a little nudge to get exercising. Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, director of Tufts John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity

Doctors Own Weight Affects Treatment of Overweight Patients

Is your doctor overweight? The answer may make a difference to your own weight issues

Coffee Compounds Protect Pancreas Function

Previous studies have shown that drinking coffee may help protect against