Do You Have Metabolic Syndrome?
About one in three U.S. adults has metabolic syndrome—a group of conditions that together indicate higher risk for a number of serious health conditions....
Using Package Clues to Find the Healthiest Choices
In today’s world, it’s practically impossible to avoid all packaged foods. Knowing how to decipher the clues on packages can help you find the...
New Findings on Cognitive Health
There is a growing understanding of the role lifestyle choices play in preventing and slowing the progression of cognitive decline. While we await new...
Reader Beware!
Although headlines sometimes give the impression that one ground-breaking nutrition study will change food-based guidance, this is rarely, if ever, the case. Take a...
Demystifying Cooking Terms
Consuming a lot of highly processed, pre-prepared foods has been associated with higher risk for health problems, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cognitive decline, stroke...
NAFLD: Could You Have this Common Liver Disease?
About 24 percent of U.S. adults have a liver condition that can negatively impact their health, and most don’t even know it. Fortunately, it...
Cooking with Kids Cooking with the children in your life can have many benefits...
Cooking with kids may encourage good eating habits. “It’s also a great way to bond, create memories, teach life skills, and reinforce all sorts...
Optimizing Sleep
Sleep has a major impact on health. Not getting enough quality sleep is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, high...
Tips for Cutting Food Waste (and Why You Should)
Over one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten. On average, Americans throw away a pound of food per person...
Portion Tips and Tricks
Dietary advice often includes measurements. For example: for someone consuming a 2,000 calorie diet, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend two-and-a-half cup-equivalents of vegetables...