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Diet & Nutrition

Organic vs. conventional

Is Organic Better For You?

A new study reports that organic foods aren’t healthier than their conventional cousins. But other research shows that’s not the case.

Protein

Long-term Look at Low-Carb Dieting

The years—and scientific studies—have taken their toll on the celebrated high-protein, low-carb diet. It might not be your best weight-loss bet after all.

Snacks

Brainpower Snacks for Kids

Transform snack attacks into tasty—and effective—ways to replenish energy and restore brainpower.

Indian Spices

Indian Slow Cooker Recipes

A journalist steps away from her busy life and back to her roots to create tasty, healthy—and easy—Indian food for her family. Using a slow cooker, she replicates the recipes of her childhood.

Sweet tooth

Xylitol: How Sweet It Is

A sugar that’s tasty, low in calories and good for you? Check out this amazing sweetener that can help you safely satisfy—and even strengthen—your sweet tooth.

savor dinner

The Slow-Down Diet

If you’re eating all the right things and still not losing weight, it may be time to look at how you’re eating all that good food. Simply slowing down and appreciating your meal can help you stop overeating and start shedding the pounds.

Strength

A Little Resistance Improves Brain Function

It’s no secret that weight training is good for your body. Now, researchers are uncovering how pumping a little iron can benefit your brain too.

Grapes

Control Your Blood Sugar With Resveratrol

The disease-fighting compound found in red wine and grapes has been shown to lower blood sugar and protect against diabetes in animal studies. Now, researchers have found it can do the same in humans.

Fruits and vegetables

Reduce Inflammation With Colorful Foods

The compounds in colorful fruits and veggies have lots of health benefits. New research shows it’s the combination of these foods that counts.

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Soda

Sweet Shadow: Is Sugar Addiction Ruining Your Health?

Most Americans eat around 150 pounds of sugar a year, an amount that's doing nobody's health—or waistline—any good. Here's how to cut back without feeling deprived.

Lunchbox

Gluten-Free in Grade School

Maintaining a strict gluten-free diet can be rough in a school environment, rife as it is with sandwiches, chips and sweets. Here are some smart strategies to make negotiating celiac disease a piece of (gluten-free) cake.

Apples and Grapes

Better Together Food Pairings

Even the healthiest foods do better when they have a yin to their yang. Find out the perfect food combinations for maximizing nutritional boost.

oats

Embracing Great Grains

The processing of refined grains removes as much as 75 percent of the nutrients. That's why it's important to get to know these great whole grains and begin incorporating them into your everyday diet.
Ultrasound

Top Three Perfect Prenatal Nutrients

Top 3 Prenatal Nutrients

Folic Acid
Fish Oils
Probiotics

Quinoa

5 Surprising Ways to Lose Weight Naturally

You really can think yourself thin. Here’s how to drop pounds without dieting.

Acai

Açai Packs a Potent Punch

More than just a delicious smoothie star, açai has an impressive range of health benefits in its portfolio. A bevy of studies shows this antioxidant fruit is a powerful defense against heart disease, cancer, digestive problems and autoimmune disorders.

Olive oil.

Eating Mediterranean Style Can Improve Your Quality of Life

A large Spanish study shows that greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet not only makes you feel better physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

Dark Chocolate

Can a Chocolate Bar a Day Keep the Doctor Away?

Eating a daily dose of dark chocolate may prove to be an inexpensive and tasty way to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

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