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Whats the Right Nutrient Recipe for Your Eyes?

While the evidence for health benefits from most supplements is skimpy at best, extra vitamins for your eyes are a notable exception.

Mushrooms a Surprising Source of Vitamin D

Mushrooms are the only food in the produce aisle that naturally contains vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin thats essential for bone health and associated with a wide range of other possible health benefits.

Harvesting the Health Benefits from Corn

Corn occupies a unique position in the American dietary landscape. Its a grain, a vegetable, a snack and ce-real ingredient, an ethnic-food mainstay, a source of cooking oil, a cherished treat of summer and early fall, and even a sweetener (not to mention a fuel source).

Time for a Reality Check on Going Gluten-Free

Unless you have celiac disease, avoiding gluten might actually make you less healthy by missing out on important nutrients.

Q: With the increasing evidence for the benefits of vitamin D, is there any...

Answer : While not even the most avid vitamin D advocate suggests broiling yourself in a tanning booth, it is true that people in northern climes cant get enough sunshine during winter to trigger the bodys natural ability to make vitamin D.

Evidence Mounts for Heart Benefits of Alcohol

Alarge new Spanish study has found that men who drink alcohol in almost any quantity are nearly one-third less likely to develop coronary heart disease (CHD). The results are also among the first to separate former drinkers from nondrinkers, thereby avoiding what skeptics of previous research dubbed the sick quitters error.

People with High Selenium Also High in Cholesterol

If youre taking selenium supplements in hopes of benefiting from the minerals antioxidant properties and promise of cancer protection, a new study may cause you to rethink. In an analysis of data from a British national nutrition survey, people with the highest selenium levels also had higher levels of unhealthy cholesterol.

Exercise Improves Your Odds of Healthy Aging, Bones and Brain

Still need a nudge to get going? A quartet of new studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine should provide a scientific shove, out of your easy chair and into an exercise regimen.

Over 70 and Overweight? Its Not So Bad

After age 70, a few extra pounds may not be so bad. New Australian research adds to the evidence suggesting that the rules about weight and health are different for older people- and that Body Mass Index (BMI) isnt a perfect tool. The study of 9,240 men and women ages 70 to 75 found that being overweight was associated with a 13% lower risk of mortality from all causes. Normal-weight and obese participants had a similar, slightly higher risk of death from all causes.

High-Glycemic Carbohydrates Linked to Womens Heart Risk

When it comes to womens heart health, all carbohydrates are not created equal: Consuming too many carbs that quickly boost blood sugar may raise womens risk of heart disease, according to a new Italian study.