Understanding Food and Medication Interactions
Grapefruit and other foods can be dangerous in combination with common drugs. Heres what you need to know.
High-Dose Vitamin C Pills Could Double Kidney-Stone Risk
Some people assume that, since vitamins from your diet are important for your health, taking even more vitamins in pill form must be even better for you. But thats not necessarily the case.
New Label Names for Familiar Cuts of Meat
Say goodbye to pork butt.
Unhealthy Eating Makes Bad Mood Worse
If youre already worried about your weight and diet
Sorghum Confirmed Gluten-Free
People with celiac disease look-ing for gluten-free options
All-Natural Label OK for Bottled Tea with HFCS
The term natural on food labels, already meaningless
Menu Symbols Help Cut Calories
Combining calorie counts with traffic-light
What Now on Calcium and Vitamin D Pills?
After years of touting calcium and vitamin D supplements for your bones, lately it seems the medical establishment has taken a U-turn-leaving many people who are concerned about osteoporosis confused.
Pick Strawberries to Benefit Your Heart and Brain
With blueberries and more exotic fruits like aai getting so much press, its easy to overlook the health benefits of the good old strawberry.
Alpha-Carotene Linked to Lower Mortality Rates
A lpha-carotene, the often-overlooked cousin of more familiar beta-caro- tene, may help you live longer-and further explain the health benefts of eating vegetables and fruits. Researchers at the CDC, studying data on more than 15,000 adults from a national nutrition survey, report that people with the highest blood levels of alpha-carotene were 39% less likely to die from all causes over almost 14 years.