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Create Healthy and Heartfelt Food Gifts

Do-it-yourself food gifts are unique expressions of warmth and connection with a personal touch. When crafted with health in mind, they become even more...

Top Health & Nutrition Tips from Our Experts

Want to know what changes and behaviors will have the greatest impact on your health? Ask the experts! One of the eight schools that...

The Facts About Sugar Substitutes

If you’ve eaten sweet-tasting products labelled “sugar-free,” “low-sugar,” or “diet,” you’ve likely eaten sugar substitutes. These non-caloric or low-calorie artificial sweeteners, plant-derived noncaloric sweeteners,...

Plant Power!

It’s indisputable: plant-based dietary patterns low in ultraprocessed foods are good for health. Unfortunately, nearly all of us could do with a lot more...

Eating Out? How to Avoid Ultraprocessed Foods

The evidence is mounting: diets high in ultraprocessed foods are associated with higher risk for chronic disease. On the other hand, it’s clear that...

Taking Care of Your Brain

We all misplace things and forget words now and then Minor changes in memory and thinking (known as cognitive decline) are a normal part...

Buying Seafood: Wild or Farm Raised?

The seafood counter can be a confusing place. Consumers may struggle to determine which fish, shellfish, and crustaceans are the “best” choices. The expert...

Vitamin Supplements: 
Yes, or No?

A 2023 survey found that 74 percent of U.S. adults take some kind of dietary supplement. Over 90 percent of these users believe such...

Five Ways to Identify Ultraprocessed Foods

The research is clear: a diet high in ultraprocessed foods is associated with higher risk for overweight, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and high blood...

Understanding Atherosclerosis

About half of Americans between the ages of 45 and 84 have some degree of atherosclerosis, and many don’t even know it. That’s worrisome...