5 barriers to eating a heart-healthy diet that have nothing to do with willpower
Mar 25, 2022
People who live in underserved neighborhoods face numerous obstacles to eating healthier. Here's what can be done about them.
Food & Nutrition
Flavonoids are a flavorful way to boost heart and brain health
Mar 22, 2022
Flavonoids – the chemical compounds that give fruits and vegetables their color – have been shown to benefit heart and brain health in numerous ways. But most people don't get enough of them.
Want a personalized diet to prevent disease? Nutrition scientists are working on it
Mar 16, 2022
Precision nutrition scientists are leading the charge to learn how to match dietary recommendations to the genetic, physical and behavioral needs of an individual.
Eating a wide variety of proteins may lower risk for high blood pressure
Mar 10, 2022
Adults in China who ate foods from the biggest variety of protein sources were less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who ate the least-varied protein sources, new research suggests.
Plant-based diet may slow cognitive decline in Black adults as they age
Mar 4, 2022
Eating a heavily plant-based diet may slow the rate of cognitive decline in aging Black adults in the U.S., preliminary research suggests.
A glass or two of wine with meals may lower Type 2 diabetes risk
Mar 3, 2022
Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol, particularly wine, with meals – but not at other times – may lower the risk for Type 2 diabetes, according to preliminary research.
Eating too many sulfur amino acids may boost cardiovascular disease and death risk
Mar 3, 2022
Eating too much food containing sulfur amino acids – primarily found in proteins such as beef, chicken and dairy – may increase a person's risk of developing and dying from cardiovascular disease, according to new preliminary research.
He was in great shape before a heart attack at 33 – but not for another at 39
Mar 2, 2022
Since his second heart attack, Alex Hobbs of Robinson Township, Pennsylvania, has dropped 50 pounds by exercising regularly and eating a plant-based diet.
Research says fad diets don't work. So why are they so popular?
Feb 18, 2022
Despite research that shows they don't help people maintain a healthy weight and aren't good for you, fad diets remain popular. A look into why people love them and what they should know about them.
Sweet strawberries are so tempting at Valentine's and any day – should you give in?
Feb 10, 2022
Fall in love with strawberries, whose good looks are just the beginning of a healthy food affair.