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You walk into a fast food restaurant and examine the menu. You could get a salad with grilled chicken and dressing on the side. Or you..
Nutrition & Diet
Toss your hands in the air. May is National Salad Month!
Salads often get a bad rap for being too healthy or boring. While they might be the former, they definitely do not need to be the latter...
The benefits of watermelon
Seeds of good health The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt and is depicted in Egyptian..
Low-sugar fruits without the glucose high
From apples to berries, from cantaloupes to cherries Fruit plays an integral role in the composition of a healthy diet. However, while..
Sweet news for aspartame
No direct link to health problems Researchers have found no direct links between diet sodas and specific human health problems. Initial..
Sudden cardiac arrest put many African Americans at risk
About 95 percent of the cases result in death A lack of awareness and treatment of sudden cardiac arrest puts African Americans at greater..
Stanford researcher readily acknowledges limitations of study on organic versus conventional food
Other issues called beyond the scope of the study September 10, 2012 — The press release sent out last week..
Poor nutrition linked to disease
Dr. Rabb teaches healthy living “The single most causative factor in the disease process is poor nutrition,” says Nathan Rabb Jr.,..
Walking for health
It’s easy, cheap and fun Walking as exercise is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to get into and stay in shape. Instead of..
Fresh produce plays an important role in a healthy diet
We all know that “an apple a day helps keep the doctor away,” but the Dietary Guidelines for Americans released in January by the USDA..