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Eating Right for Aging Gracefully

Tufts new MyPlate for Older Adults helps you plan your plate-and your life. Last year, the federal government retired its longstanding food pyramid, replacing the familiar icon with a new dietary-guidance symbol

Consumers Tired of Avoidance Products

Diet is out and zero is in, according to the market-research firm Datamonitor

Probiotics Could Help Protect Against Colds and Flu

The friendly bacteria found in probiotics might help you get through cold and flu season

Snow Shoveling Really Can Cause Heart Attacks

Take it easy out there as winter wraps up

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.

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

Coffee Compounds Protect Pancreas Function

Previous studies have shown that drinking coffee may help protect against

Mediterranean Diet May Protect Brains Small Blood Vessels

Heres more evidence that eating like a Mediterranean may be good for your brain

Its Never Too Late to Eat Right

Study links a healthy diet to longevity among participants averaging 73.5 years old.If you think youre too old to bother eating right, a new analysis of nationwide nutrition

Trans Fats on the Decline

We may be winning the battle against trans fats, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)