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Jun 29, 2018 12:40PM
Just 9 percent of U.S. adults eat enough vegetables and only 12 percent eat enough fruit every day, with consumption lowest among men, young adults and people living in poverty.
Jun 29, 2018 12:28PM ● By Melinda Hemmelgarn
Across the country, farmers are experimenting with new ways to grow food having higher nutritional content and a positive environmental impact.
Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM ● By Rachael Oppy
When inflammation becomes a chronic condition—a common state today—certain foods can lower its disease-causing potential.
May 31, 2018 11:43AM ● By Judith Fertig
Rather than popping a pill, eating certain foods can kick-start hormones that help us get a long, deep night’s sleep.
May 31, 2018 11:41AM
British researchers have discovered why DNA mutation results from alcoholic consumption that’s linked to seven types of cancer.
Two studies have found that mangoes fight inflammation and have properties useful in treating gastrointestinal disease.
In separate studies, virgin coconut oil, walnut oil and camlina oil improved cholesterol levels, making them good alternatives to olive oil.
Apr 30, 2018 11:41AM
Seniors that ate a diet high in veggies, fruit, whole grains, nuts and legumes were markedly more independent and less frail over a four-year period.
Apr 30, 2018 11:17AM ● By Judith Fertig
By foregoing grocery-store condiments for homemade ones, we improve both the flavor of our dishes and our diet.
Mar 30, 2018 12:56PM
When overweight Danes exchanged refined grain products such as white bread and pasta for whole-grain equivalents, they tended to feel full sooner, eat less, lose weight and have less inflammation.
Women undergoing fertility treatments were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth if they were eating pesticide-laden produce.
Mar 30, 2018 12:17PM ● By Judith Fertig
A new word in the food vocabulary—climatarian—points to rising global interest in eating in ways that reduce the impact of our diet on our beleaguered planet.
