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| The Mediterranean Diet and Death in America |
12/26/07 |
| More Reason to Get More Whole Grains |
12/19/07 |
| Fruits, Vegetables, and Colorectal Cancer |
12/12/07 |
| Go Ahead, Drink Coffee |
12/05/07 |
| Carbohydrates and Diabetes |
11/28/07 |
| Sparkling Wines are (Also) Good for You |
11/21/07 |
| Rather Have a Sugar High? |
11/14/07 |
| Beverages Aren't Satisfying |
11/07/07 |
| Children's Weight and "Media Time" |
10/31/07 |
| Breakfast Better for More than Your Weight |
10/24/07 |
| Fiber for Breakfast! |
10/17/07 |
| Food vs. Medication |
10/10/07 |
| Even More Reason to Hold the Salt |
10/03/07 |
| Soft Drinks in Schools - Who Benefits? |
09/26/07 |
| Food Additives and Children's Behavior |
09/19/07 |
| Eat Your Soup |
09/12/07 |
| Small Plates? Just a Myth |
09/05/07 |
| Gout and Heart Disease |
08/29/07 |
| Obesity and the Heartbreak of Psoriasis |
08/22/07 |
| Whole Grains and Hypertension |
08/15/07 |
| Weigh and Measure |
08/08/07 |
| More on the Plate Means More in the Tummy |
08/01/07 |
| Grapefruit Linked to Breast Cancer |
07/18/07 |
| The Quality of Food Advertised to Children |
07/11/07 |
| Satisfaction no longer an excuse |
06/27/07 |
| Vitamin Supplements and Mental Function in the Elderly |
06/20/07 |
| Speaking of Vitamin D.... |
06/13/07 |
| Calcium and Vitamin D - and Breast Cancer |
06/06/07 |
| Gout? Drink Coffee! |
05/30/07 |
| Sugared soda drinkers more likely to develop type 2 diabetes |
05/23/07 |
| More interesting Mediterranean Diet research |
05/18/07 |
| Mediterranean Diet, lifestyle factors, and the elderly |
05/16/07 |
| The Mediterranean Diet and heart attack survival |
05/15/07 |
| Salad Dressings |
05/11/07 |
| A healthy diet helps you avoid skin cancer |
05/09/07 |
| It's the fast food |
05/08/07 |
| Proposed Nutrition Standards for School Foods |
05/04/07 |
| What is Lactose Intolerance? |
05/02/07 |
| The impact of obesity on the elderly |
05/01/07 |
| Grandparents also important to children's weight |
04/27/07 |
| The long-term consequences of obesity |
04/25/07 |
| Kids' weight control a family affair |
04/24/07 |
| Omega-3 fatty acids in... eggs? |
04/20/07 |
| Getting the balance right |
04/18/07 |
| Diet Sodas: Do They Make You Fat? |
04/17/07 |
| Magazine articles on weight loss and their impact on teens |
04/13/07 |
| Air has no calories |
04/11/07 |
| Hot Chocolate for High Blood Pressure? |
04/10/07 |
| Eat Fish, Eat Well, Think Better |
04/06/07 |
| More hot research! |
04/04/07 |
| Chew Gum Instead? |
04/03/07 |
| A blood test for risk of heart disease? |
03/30/07 |
| Is Yo-Yo Dieting Harmful? |
03/28/07 |
| More research to make you think twice about fad diets |
03/27/07 |
| More on the effects of a high fat meal |
03/23/07 |
| Want your kids to eat more fruit? |
03/21/07 |
| Soy intake and metabolic syndrome |
03/20/07 |
| More about markers of inflammation and weight |
03/16/07 |
| Omega-3 fatty acids and your bones |
03/14/07 |
| Dairy products, calcium, and fat intake |
03/13/07 |
| Read with caution |
03/09/07 |
| Yes, fad diets work, but.... |
03/07/07 |
| Appetite and chewing gum |
03/06/07 |
| Omega-3 fatty acids not just good for your heart |
03/02/07 |
| Ads can affect your attitudes about food |
02/28/07 |
| Garlic still not a magic pill |
02/27/07 |
| Never have business meetings right after lunch; or, why carbohydrates make
you sleepy |
02/23/07 |
| Like parents, like kids |
02/21/07 |
| Fruits and vegetables for prostate health |
02/20/07 |
| Coffee good for the elderly, too |
02/16/07 |
| Kids also eat more while watching TV |
02/14/07 |
| Reduce your cancer risk: eat watercress! |
02/13/07 |
| How much television do your kids watch? |
02/09/07 |
| Adolescents low in fruits and vegetables |
02/07/07 |
| Eating healthy important for kids' weight, too |
02/06/07 |
| Are you eating the right kind of fish? |
02/02/07 |
| Weight Gain and Muscle DNA Damage |
01/30/07 |
| What actually works to keep the weight off |
01/26/07 |
| Red meat still not bad for you |
01/24/07 |
| Yet another reason to avoid trans-fats |
01/23/07 |
| Just a little olive oil |
01/19/07 |
| Need to improve your cholesterol profile? Make sure you get enough calcium |
01/17/07 |
| What to do when you've gone on a binge |
01/16/07 |
| Overweight? Here's another reason to lose the excess |
01/12/07 |
| Metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer's |
01/10/07 |
| Not just any fish for omega-3 fatty acids |
01/09/07 |
| Diet and exercise good for older adults, too |
12/13/06 |
| Garlic: tastes great and... just tastes great |
12/12/06 |
| Impulsiveness may help explain childhood obesity |
12/08/06 |
| Is it "Healthy" or "Junky"? |
12/06/06 |
| The war on obesity is not limited to adults |
12/05/06 |
| To help prevent diabetes, take... wine? |
12/01/06 |
| More reason to eat nuts |
11/29/06 |
| Maintain your weight, avoid gallstones |
11/28/06 |
| Be aware of soft drinks |
11/22/06 |
| But how does it taste? |
11/21/06 |
| Fish oil and public policy |
11/17/06 |
| Red Meat and Breast Cancer in Women |
11/15/06 |
| Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Heart Disease |
11/14/06 |
| Portion Distortion |
11/10/06 |
| Eat your antioxidants |
11/08/06 |
| Listen to music, eat more |
11/07/06 |
| Trying to control your weight? Get some more exercise |
11/03/06 |
| Female? Get Your Folic Acid Supplement |
11/01/06 |
| Eating A Mediterranean Diet Reduces Your Risk Of
Becoming Obese |
10/31/06 |
| More Functional Food News |
10/27/06 |
| Alcohol is good for your heart |
10/25/06 |
| Omega 3 Fat Supplements and Alzheimer's Disease |
10/24/06 |
| More fruits and vegetables, less heart disease |
10/20/06 |
| Mediterranean Diet and Alzheimer's Disease |
10/18/06 |
| Yep, coffee is still good for you |
10/17/06 |
| Calcium and Melons |
10/13/06 |
| Dieting and Osteoporosis |
10/11/06 |
| Seeing Red |
10/10/06 |
| I scream, you scream, we all scream for
ice cream! |
10/06/06 |
| An egg a day may help you keep your eyesight |
10/04/06 |
| "Functional Foods" to
help lower cholesterol; or, can cookies be good for you? |
10/03/06 |
| Teach your children well |
9/29/06 |
| Carrots really satisfy you |
9/27/06 |
| Eat fish now. Eat fish later |
9/26/06 |
| An update on contaminated spinach |
9/22/06 |
| BMI, WHR, and your risk of diabetes |
9/20/06 |
| Getting enough sleep? |
9/19/06 |
| Have a cup of (green) tea |
9/15/06 |
| The key to counting calories: portion size! |
9/13/06 |
| Avoid gallbladder surgery - eat your fruits
and vegetables! |
9/12/06 |
| Tomatoes instead of aspirin? |
9/08/06 |
| Not just a monounsaturated fat anymore |
9/06/06 |
| Avoid Alzheimer's - drink your juice! |
9/05/06 |
| Keeping your strength up |
9/01/06 |
| Clinically proven! |
8/30/01 |
| The importance of being normal weight |
8/29/06 |
| If you buy it at the grocery store.... |
8/25/06 |
| Each new research study is a guide |
8/23/06 |
| How well is Vitamin K absorbed? |
8/22/06 |
| Snack right! |
8/18/06 |
| Body Mass Index is not the perfect measurement |
8/16/06 |
| Change in Body Mass Index and the link to diabetes |
8/15/06 |
| Good fats protect your arteries |
8/11/06 |
| Mediterranean Diet, lifestyle factors,
and the elderly |
8/09/06 |
| Rationalizing their way into a larger pants size |
8/08/06 |
| Keeping a Food Diary |
8/04/06 |
| Pistachio Nuts Improve Cholesterol |
8/02/06 |
| Mix Up Your Veggies and Fruits |
8/01/06 |
| Tomatoes, Olive Oil, and Heart Disease |
7/28/06 |
| Diet and Glycemic Index |
7/26/06 |
| It's the calories, not the names |
7/25/06 |
| Chocolate joy, chocolate guilt |
7/21/06 |
| Habits of normal-weight people |
7/19/06 |
| Improve your Cholesterol Score with Soy |
7/18/06 |
| Hot research! |
7/14/06 |
| Want to avoid gaining weight? Get more
fiber! |
7/12/06 |
| The Mediterranean Diet and heart attack survival |
7/11/06 |
| More interesting Mediterranean Diet research |
7/07/06 |
| Even MORE Reason to Drink Your Coffee |
7/05/06 |
| AMA calls for reduced sodium |
6/30/06 |
| Magnesium and irregular heart beats |
6/28/06 |
| All the more reason to eat your vegetables |
6/27/06 |
| It's not just for heart disease any more |
6/23/06 |
| Eating more CAN mean weighing less! |
6/21/06 |
| Yes, chocolate IS different for men and women |
6/20/06 |
| It's never too late to reduce your risk of heart disease |
6/16/06 |
| An apple a day... |
6/14/06 |
| Yes, portion sizes ARE getting bigger |
6/13/06 |
| Fruits and vegetables are good for your... bones? |
6/09/06 |
| Yes, GERD (Acid Reflux) is linked to higher BMI |
6/07/06 |
| Are you an apple, or a pear? |
6/02/06 |
| You might want to stick to orange juice |
5/31/06 |
| A truly radical prevention strategy |
5/26/06 |
| Vegetarians and Obesity |
5/24/06 |
| Sex, Fiber, and Cancer |
5/23/06 |
| Good bacteria? |
5/19/06 |
| Eat your fruits and vegetables and keep your mouth happy |
5/17/06 |
| Obesity increases the risk for kidney failure |
5/16/06 |
| Coffee again! |
5/12/06 |
| Whole grains reduce your risk of metabolic
syndrome and death from heart attack |
5/10/06 |
| American Ginseng Can Reduce the Effects of Warfarin |
5/09/06 |
| Vitamin C from Fruits and Vegetables and Inflammation |
5/05/06 |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements |
5/03/06 |
| Put
down the potatoes, and step away
from the french fries |
5/02/06 |
| Avoid Colorectal Cancer: Drink Your Milk! |
4/28/06 |
| Yep, just as we suspected |
4/26/06 |
| More Caffeine, Less Weight Gain? |
4/25/06 |
| The antioxidant effect of pomegranate juice |
4/21/06 |
| Somebody tell the Dairy Council |
4/19/06 |
| Control
Cholesterol Through Diet Alone? |
4/18/06 |
