How to Diet: Can Chocolate Protect your Heart and Brain?
“To improve a memory, consider chocolate,” ran the New York Times headline in October. “A few squares of dark chocolate a day can reduce the risk of death from heart attack by almost 50 percent in some...
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How to Diet: Store-Bought Toddler Foods Too High in Sugar and Sodium, CDC Warns
More than seven in ten packaged meals for young children have too much sodium and more than a third of their cereal bars and breakfast pastries contain too much sugar, the Center for Disease Control...
View ArticleTrying to Limit Sugar in Food? Steer Clear of Certain Cereals
It’s not just kids’ cereals that are too sweet. Adult cereals like Kashi GoLean Crunch have 3 teaspoons of added sugars per (3/4 cup) serving. The American Heart Association recommends no more than 6...
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A Healthy Mediterranean Diet
The new PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) study was big news. Spanish researchers reported that high-risk people on either of two “Mediterranean” diets had a remarkable 30 percent lower...
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Low Sugar Breakfast Ideas for Kids
Want your kids — or other family members — to eat more fruit for breakfast? Make sure their cereal is low in sugar. Researchers randomly assigned 91 children aged 5 to 12 to choose one of three low...
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Is Paleo Healthy? Should We Be Eating Like Cave Men and Women?
“If it wasn’t on a caveman’s menu, it shouldn’t be on yours.” That’s the basic premise of a Paleo diet. The question remains, as it should for any diet—is Paleo healthy? Maybe you’ve heard of the...
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Healthy Foods to Eat on a Gluten-Free Diet
Stomach pain, diarrhea, weight loss. Those are some of the symptoms of celiac disease, which is an autoimmune reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. At least one out of 100...
View ArticleHealthy Food Quiz: Questions and Answers to Help You Fight Disease
Most people know that calcium is good for bones, fiber is good for constipation, and iron is good for blood, to name a few. But once you go beyond the basics, the picture gets murky. Here’s a healthy...
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5 Foods You Shouldn't Eat for Breakfast
Six out of ten Americans drink coffee every day. And millions pick up their cup of joe at a Starbucks, Panera, or other coffee shop. What’s in that pastry you may grab with your coffee? Maybe more than...
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Nutrition Action Healthletter
Get Life-Saving Information on Diet and Nutrition Right Now! Dear Friend, You’ve always wanted life-saving information about the foods you eat. You should know, for example, that Marie Callender’s...
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