3 Lessons You Can Learn from the White House Vegetable Garden
First Lady Michelle Obama recently invited some school children to help her harvest the first vegetables from the White House garden. Their reward? The kids made salads in the State Dining Room and...
View ArticlePregnant? Put Fish on Your Plate
The Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have a new message for pregnant women: Eat more fish. This is a switch from their previous advice, which was to set maximum...
View ArticleRethinking Calcium Supplements for Women
Talk about whiplash. Last year, a Swedish study published in the British Medical Journal linked calcium supplement use in women to an increased risk of heart disease and death. Now, a new, much larger...
View Article5 Cups a Day Helps Keep Heart Disease Away
Ladies, listen up: Eating nearly five cups a day of fruit and vegetables is not only good for your waistline, but it also helps keep heart disease away. That’s according to a new study released today...
View ArticleIs There Something Fishy About the Heart Benefits of Omega-3s?
Feeling confused by the latest reports that question the heart benefits of omega-3 fats found in seafood? No wonder. Two studies published this week have some people asking if omega-3s offer as many...
View ArticleFinally! The Nutrition Label Gets a Facelift: This Is a Big Deal
Have you ever been surprised to discover that you’ve just eaten three servings of a food instead of the one you thought you consumed? Well, that’s soon likely to change because the Nutrition Facts...
View ArticleThe Most Expensive Food in the World? (Hint: It’s in Your Fridge)
The priciest food in the world isn’t Beluga caviar or Kobe beef. No, the most expensive food in the world is what spoils before you eat it. Think about it: Some 30 to 40 percent of food in the United...
View ArticleStuck Inside? Don’t Eat Your Way Out
PHOTO: PhotoDune Yet another story winter storm is gripping the east coast, closing offices, schools and airports. Cancelling everything. That means a lot of us are stuck indoors. Again. In short, it’s...
View Article5 Ways to Party without Putting on Pounds
Photo: IStock The holiday season is grinding to a halt, but the party season really never ends. The Super Bowl is around the corner, followed by Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and well, you get...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Holiday Pounds: Have a Holiday Helper
Psst. Here’s a secret to avoid gaining unwanted pounds this holiday season: Measure and track what you eat. In other words, have a holiday helper. Sounds deceptively simple, doesn’t it? Well, it is....
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