Monitoring Blood Pressure
Nearly half of all adults in the U.S have high blood pressure. “High blood pressure (also called hypertension) puts you at risk of many...
Roasting Veggies
Roasting may change your mind about that particular vegetable you don’t love—or become your new favorite way to eat an old favorite. With some...
Citrus Fruits: Acidic or Alkaline?
Q: In your September article on pH, you said that citrus fruits are not acidic in the body. How can that be? These fruits...
Too Much of a Sweet Thing?
It’s that time of year again—pumpkins on porches, costumes in store windows, and giant bags of candy stacked high on supermarket shelves. Halloween may...
Roasted Winter Vegetables with Spices
Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Place sweet potato, parsnips, red onion, Brussels sprouts, and garlic, on a baking dish or pan in a...
Download The Full September 2025 Issue PDF
- Snack Smarter
- NewsBites: Diet and better health without weight loss; flavonoids and healthy aging; low-carb diets and inflammation.
- Diet and pH Levels
- Special Report: Is There Proof?
- It’s a Date!
- Featured Recipe: Roast Chicken with Lemon and Dates
- Ask Tufts Experts: Oral collagen supplements and skin health
- Myth of the Month: Fresh veggies are the most nutritious
Snack Smarter
Wander down the snack aisle and you’ll see chips, cookies, crackers, and bars labeled with words like “natural,” “organic,” “made with real fruit,” “low-fat,”...
High-Quality Low-Carb Diets Associated with Lower Inflammatory Markers
A team of researchers (including our editor-in-chief Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc) studied the impact of low-carbohydrate (low-carb) diet patterns on inflammation and oxidative stress....
pHishing: Claims About Diet and pH Levels
You may have come across products like alkaline water or “acid-busting” diets that say they can help with weight loss, reduce inflammation, and/or improve...
Is There Proof? Correlation vs. Causation Matters
Did you know eating ice cream increases your risk for sunburn? That’s not actually true, of course. But if you make a graph comparing...