Diets

What’s missing from well-meant advice is the distinction between nourishment and nutrition

In a perfect world we could follow each guideline simultaneously, but actual implementation into our unpredictable lives is another matter entirely.

any parents worry whether their vegetarian or vegan children will receive adequate nutrition for their growing bodies.

A new study suggests that people-pleasers may be more apt to overeat in social situations.

Grocery Shopper Trends report whole grains are now the most sought after health claims on food packages, followed closely by claims about dietary fiber.

Roughly three million Americans suffer from peanut allergies; yet current diagnostic methods don’t detect every case. New findings by University of Virginia scientists, however, may allow for the development of more sensitive diagnostic tools and a better understanding of nut allergies.

Americans’ health report card is out, and there’s plenty of room for improvement. That’s especially true if you live in Mississippi and less true if you call Vermont home

Recalls of two iconic holiday foods on the night before Thanksgiving, the most feast-centric celebration of the year, are raising eyebrows about the way some companies notify consumers about problems.

Like most creatures on earth, humans come equipped with a circadian clock, a roughly 24-hour internal timer that keeps our sleep patterns in sync with our planet.

“Do you really believe there are any nutrients left in our food?” a man asked me recently.

Yes I do, if you mean food that is freshly harvested. And those nutrients work pretty well … like they were put there for a good reason. Research seems to bear this out as well. Here are three cases in point.

Stomach acid has long been blamed for acid reflux, heartburn and other ills. But now some experts are starting to think that the problems may lie not just in the acid coming up from the stomach but in the food going down.

A new national study of eating out and income shows that fast-food dining becomes more common as earnings increase from low to middle incomes, weakening the popular notion that fast food should be blamed for higher rates of obesity among the poor.

Under pressure at work? Though exercise generally does improve productivity, long workouts might not do much if you’re dealing with extreme stress, finds a new study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Our self-images are bound with the products we buy, the money we possess and, I now gather, the portions of food we eat.

College freshmen can hold the guilt next time they order a late-night pizza.

Obese teens who want to lose weight may not be going about it in the most healthy or effective ways, according to new research.

Dinner for one can be a conundrum. If you never know when you’re going to be home it’s difficult to plan. If you’ve been cooking for a family for years and now your children are out of the house, you may be flummoxed by the idea of preparing a meal for just one person. Or say you’re divorced, and some nights your children are with their other parent. How do you plan a dinner for yourself?

This year, make healthy, fall produce the real star at your Thanksgiving table.

Just like that Energy Star tag helps you choose your appliances, a new report says a rating symbol on the front of every soup can, cereal box and yogurt container could help hurried shoppers go home with the healthiest foods.

Learn how to cook brown rice for a macrobiotic diet in this free how-to video on a macrobiotics diet and cooking recipes.

Foods that are good for the waistline are also good for the bottom line. That’s the conclusion of a report out Thursday from the Hudson Institute, a non-partisan policy research organization.

It’s true to say that most people don’t know what a healthy portion of food should look like. Find out what a healthy portion looks like.

When the temperatures drop and the days get shorter, nothing hits the spot like a bowl of warm soup

This butternut squash soup recipe is a delicious treat to serve on a cold day.

People who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals may actually be getting too much of a good thing.

Here’s a list of specific foods that raise your metabolism and help burn body fat.

In America, obesity rates are decreasing slightly across most demographic groups, unlike the last two years.

Broccoli is high in vitamin C and soluble fiber and contains anti-cancer properties. Intake has been found to reduce the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.

Want to double fruit sales in schools? A new Cornell University study shows it is as easy as putting the fruit in a colorful bowl. According to research presented this week at the American Dietetic Association Conference in San Diego, CA by Brian Wansink, Professor at Cornell University, “Moving the fruit increased sales by 104%.”

Hi, Dr. Melina. I read your response to a question a few weeks ago, and I don’t think I have an eating disorder, but I feel like I’m addicted to food. Is there anything that I can do? I’m desperate to lose weight.

The Today Show on NBC, 5 Super Foods that can Change Your Life. Try Dr Millers Iaso Tea, All Natural, All Organic.

A slice of pizza once in a while won’t do you any harm. What’s important is a person’s average food intake over a few days, not just in a single meal. So if you eat a less-than-healthy meal once in a while, try to balance it with healthier foods the rest of that day and week.

Roasting or grilling asparagus concentrates the sweet, green-ness of the vegetable and adds a crispy, caramelized crunch that makes it irresistible.

If you combine whole grains, eggs, yogurt, milk, and fruit what do you get? Breakfast!

This talk will answer questions such as which nutrients promote optimal brain function and what nutrients affect appetite, alertness, and tension.

Sprouts are a health food & diet food. Get the nutrition facts and health & wellness benefits for Sprouts.

Now that the steamy summer days are behind us, it is the perfect time to get back to cooking in the kitchen. Break out the spices to bring warmth, robust flavor, and a bounty of other healthy benefits, including higher energy, higher immunity, and other life-enhancing surprises.

Joel Fuhrman MD talks about diets that don’t work, and nutrient density as the key to healthy eating.

Organic tomato juice contains more phenolic components than juice from conventionally grown crops, according to a new study published in the journal Food Chemistry.

A healthy BMI still may not be a good indicator of body fat. Brad talks about why your waist to height ratio is better than your BMI as an easy way to determine when and if you need to lose weight.

In August the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reopened the comment period for the proposed rule on the term gluten-free on food labels. This extension is your last chance to comment before the rule is adopted.

That is the conclusion reached by Dr. Kevin D. Hall and his colleagues at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Recently they created a more realistic model of how the body responds to changes in caloric intake and expenditure, basing their calculations on how people of different weights responded to caloric changes in a controlled setting like a metabolic unit.
Their work, spelled out in a new study published in The Lancet, explains how body weight can slowly rise even when people have not changed their eating and exercise habits.
Their research also helps to explain why some people can lose weight faster than others, even when all are eating the same foods and doing the same exercise, and why achieving permanent weight loss is so challenging for so many.
The model shows that lasting weight loss takes a long time to achieve and suggests that more effective weight loss programs might be undertaken in two phases: a temporary, more aggressive change in behavior at first, followed by a second phase of a more relaxed but permanent behavioral change that can prevent the weight regain that afflicts so many dieters despite their best intentions.

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin and powerful antioxidant that promotes healthy skin and eyes, boosts your immune system, and even reduces the risk of blood clots.

What should we eat? Answers abound in the media, all of which rely on their interpretation of recent medical literature to come up with recommendations for the healthiest diet. But what if you could answer this question at a molecular level — that’s precisely what some biologists have done.

Spending time in front of the television is linked to an increased consumption of unhealthy snacks and drinks according to a recent review by Loughborough University experts.

The best thing about this gratin is that it’s really easy. You just chop a few vegetables, toss everything together and throw it in the oven. You don’t have to worry about perfect slices, you don’t have to arrange anything in a pattern and there is no layering involved. Just chop, toss and go.

Learn how to develop a healthy eating plan including how to develop a plan and stick to it by buying the right foods and having them on hand with expert tips from a registered dietician in this free online healthy diet video clip.

You are pouring dressing over your salad and happen to flip over the bottle and find Xanthan Gum on the nutrition label and facts. What is it?

Consumers could soon see packages of pasta labeled “good source of dietary fiber” and “may reduce the risk of heart disease” thanks to the development of a new genre of pasta made with barley – a grain famous for giving beer its characteristic strength and flavor.

Speed up your metabolism JUST by eating the foods that burn calories while they digest! Find out what these super foods are and great ways to eat them.

With so much information available, sometimes random or outdated statements end up as common knowledge. Often, these “facts” don’t support optimal health and can even be harmful.

To blast belly fat, eat carb-heavy foods before noon. This way you have all day to burn those calories. Start your day off with this deliciously nutritious noodle pudding.

What could be simpler than sautéed mushrooms? Not only is this sautéed mushroom recipe easy, it adds tons of flavour to any meal. Serve on top of chicken, beef or pork, add to pasta dishes, soups or salads, or simply serve it as a side.

Some of your favorite diet foods — turkey burgers, granola, yogurt, and more — are shockingly high in calories and fat. Here’s how to recognize 10 common fat traps.

Join Natasha on her raw food weight loss journey! Today Natasha show you how to make an incredible superfood raw cacao dessert recipe.

With the popularity of swanky nightclubs like The Edison and the Cicada Club retro is big in Los Angeles. But, while art, architecture, fashion and nightlife inspired by the past may be a “do” — I’m going to say that doowop-era fad diets are a don’t. Specifically, I’m talking about one lousy idea born in the 1950s that keeps coming back into fashion: the HCG diet.

Not all trans fats are created equal and it’s time for nutritional labels to reflect that reality, says a University of Alberta nutrition expert.

Try these healthy breakfast recipes to save money and lose weight! Bring these breakfast foods to work or school.

Daily work-related energy expenditure over the last half-century in the U.S. has decreased by over 100 calories. This may well explain the increase in body weights we’ve seen, according to a 2011 article.

Eating poorly sure is easy on the bank account — you've got instant noodles on sale for pocket change and value menus at fast food joints offering tacos and burgers for a buck or two. But eating like this could put your health at a deficit. The good news is [...]

Fat burning foods are also known as catabolic foods. Catabolic foods provide fewer calories while the body consumes extra calories to be able to process the food (metabolize).

Listening to some foodie types, you would think that anything that has been remotely industrially processed was as deadly as nerve poison. Yet even food snobs eat plenty of processed food. It’s just the right kind of processed food.

Dear Sarah, Summer has a arrived and so has the heat. By the end of day I feel tired and sluggish and end up skipping the gym. I've decided early morning running may be the solution to my problem. I've never really run before, so how do you suggest I [...]

A study has found that eating together as a family may encourage children to be more open to trying new types of food.

Flaxseeds are a health food & diet food. Get the nutrition facts and health & wellness benefits for flax seed.

“You are what you eat” is familiar enough, but how deep do the implications go? An interdisciplinary group of investigators has found an association between long-term dietary patterns and the bacteria of the human gut.

Losing weight without a grumbling stomach or expensive liquid diet can be as simple as eating a lighter lunch, finds a new Cornell University study to be published in the October issue of the journal Appetite. Participants who ate portion-controlled lunches did not compensate by eating more calories later in [...]

The problem of obesity is spreading around the world and poses serious health threats.  The finding is part of a new special report on obesity, and how to combat it in the medical journal the Lancet.   The editor, Dr. Richard Horton, calls obesity a pandemic, and said it is one [...]

  Thinking about posting your weight loss goals and updates on Facebook? What a great idea. You can instantly give yourself some virtual accountability. You can keep a daily journal that tracks your weight loss triumphs and setbacks. Seems like a no brainer, right? Wrong! Be careful, "caveat emptor" (let [...]

Are you looking to add more organic foods to your diet, but are concerned that the additional costs will increase your grocery bill by epic proportions?

College students aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables — in fact, a new study shows students aren’t even eating one serving per day, far from the recommended five daily servings.

Good health is just a matter of taking a new approach to eating and making simple changes. Check out the How-To.

These days, there is a lot of talk about health benefits from drinking teas, such as green, black, and oolong. But there is little clinical evidence on the effects of drinking these teas.

Cost can be a barrier to nutritious food. So can confusion about what actually constitutes nutritious food. Put the two together, and there can be confusion about the relationship between food cost and nutrition — and that in turn can be costly — both to the quality of our diets [...]

Eating a diet rich in spices, like turmeric and cinnamon, reduces the body’s negative responses to eating high-fat meals, according to Penn State researchers.

Bad habits are made to be broken. Learn easy tricks to help you eat better every day.

A short machinima showcasing an educational game about Nutrition. The game emphasizes the effects that fast food has on health. It exists inside the online virtual world of Second Life.

Fun nutrition facts by Natalie on the nutritional comparison between fruit versus soft drinks and energy drinks.

Everyone can benefit by paying more attention to choosing healthy foods, right?
For the most part, yes. However, a small number of people seem to become obsessed with the “perfect diet.”

The Center for Science in the Public Interest’s 2011 Xtreme Eating Awards are out, and they’ve outed the eight most fattening chain-restaurant dishes in America.

This video is a perfect start for someone looking to start eating healthy. A 4-minute walk through of an entire grocery store and what you should buy and what you should avoid from an orange county personal trainer.

People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet, exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

Summer tomatoes are at their peek right now at all the farmer’s markets in Baltimore! Dr. Oz says that ginger helps keep your metabolism burning about 35% longer, or about 3 hours!

In the past 20 years, obesity rates rose dramatically in the U.S.In many states nearly a third of adults are now obese. Where exactly are Americans getting the calories to grow their girths? How many more calories are being consumed than in previous decades?

ReverseAgingNow.com presents best selling doctors Bradley Willcox from Harvard, Barry Sears of the Zone Diet, and Julian Whitaker of the Whitake Wellness Institute tell us what foods can keep us young and healthy.

UCLA researchers have found an extract in white kidney beans may help the body stop carbs from breaking down into sugars. A digestive enzyme in the body normally acts like scissors, literally cutting starches into little sugars.

A recent study suggests that a range of lifestyle choices — not just the number of calories in your diet — influence your weight as you age.

  People with hypertension who replace a portion of the carbohydrates in their diet with soy protein or low-fat dairy may see a small yet meaningful decrease in their blood pressure, a new study suggests.   The findings aren't entirely surprising: Diets high in refined carbohydrates are generally believed to [...]

California travel expert Veronica Hill meets with Studio Laguna Beach Executive Chef to make a signature crab appetizer.

Superfoods can reduce inflammation, strengthen the immune system and some are even touted to increase longevity or reduce the effects of certain diseases.

Calorie counts posted in chain restaurants often are inaccurate, and one in every five meals have at least 100 more calories than posted on the menu, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The safest and most effective way to complete a natural chelation cleanse includes nutrients which chelate heavy metals and toxins gently and gradually.

A high sodium intake when combined with a low potassium intake is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, according to a new report.

USDA’s new my plate healthy eating guidelines are presented as ways to help make the U.S. healthier and stronger. First Lady, Michelle Obama and the USDA’s Bob Ellison explain.

A new study suggests that obesity spreads socially because they share environments and carry out activities together that may contribute to weight gain.

Working out while hungry may fly in the face of conventional wisdom, but many athletes and gym-goers push themselves on empty stomachs in the belief they’ll burn more fat. The idea, advocated in popular fitness books over the past decade, is that exercising on an empty stomach forces the body [...]

The best diet as determined by U.S. News and World Reports is one you’ve probably never heard.  The publication, which regularly ranks best colleges, hospitals and cities, released its list of the best diets Tuesday. The top diet is the DASH, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, which [...]

It's January and many of us have weight loss on the brain. Perhaps you're psyched about using the latest, greatest plan to slim down this "diet season." Honestly, I've never been a fan of trendy, fad diets. They make ridiculous promises. Sure, you may drop 10 pounds in a week [...]

We like to think we're fairly self-determined. So the last thing we want to think about is how our behaviour can be affected by anything — least of all our gut bacteria. But that's exactly what researchers at McMaster University have conclusively shown, at least in mice: Their gut bacteria [...]

While I'm a firm believer detoxification is an essential part of optimal health, I acknowledge there is a lot of misinformation on how to detox safely and effectively. I'm often asked, "What is the best detox/detox kit?" My answer is simple: We're all biochemically unique and, thus, have different biochemical [...]