Healthy Eating

Egg-ceptionally Confusing Eggs

The supermarket case displays a wide variety of egg choices—at a wide range of prices. Are some eggs really better than others? Here are...
Junk Food

A Report Card on the American Diet

The latest available data show that, as of 2016, Americans had made some significant dietary improvements, reducing intake of low-quality carbohydrates like added sugars...
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Q. What are some ways I can decrease sugar when baking?

A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers. “The added sugars, refined carbohydrates, and saturated fats in...
Soluble Fiber

Oat Soluble Fiber Influences Blood Sugar Control, But Not Appetite

A randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found the soluble fiber in oats (oat beta-glucan) affected blood glucose...
Fasting diets

Fasting Diets Equivalent to More Traditional Calorie Cutting for Weight Loss

A randomized controlled trial recently published in The Journal of Nutrition found that intermittent calorie restriction and continuous calorie restriction were equally effective in...
FODMAP

The Low FODMAP Diet

FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) are a group of sugars and fibers that serve as beneficial prebiotics, feeding the gut microbes that...
BPA

BPA: How Worried Should We Be?

Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is pervasive in our environment. Animal studies suggest that at very high levels it could have adverse health...
TOXIC

Detox Dilemma

Pesticides on produce, arsenic in rice, mercury in fish, plastics, PCBs…hearing about chemicals in our environment and potentially toxic substances in our food and...
Monash Tzatziki

Monash Tzatziki Dip

Try this low FODMAP version of a classic Greek sauce as a dip, with meat or poultry, in sandwiches, with rice dishes, or any way you like.
Plant-Based Meatball

Plant-Based Meatballs

STEPS Heat a heavy bottom skillet over low heat and add olive oil, onion, carrot, salt, pepper, garlic, and oregano. Cook, stirring often, until...