Diabetes Nutrition

Mothers’ Diets Serve As Example For Daughters

When it comes to eating high-fat foods, daughters do as their mothers do, at least to some extent, according to new research reported in the American Journal of Health Behavior.

Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthier?

There’s no question that vegetarian eating can be healthful and nutritionally adequate, according to the American Dietetic Association. But experts say that the question of whether vegetarian eating is better than non-vegetarian eating depends on exactly what is in that vegetarian diet.

Watermelon: Another Lycopene Source

Research shows that tomatoes should not be considered our only major source of lycopene, watermelon may be just as good a source!

Nuts: A Health Food If Used Right

This may come as a shock to people who consider nuts to be too high in fat to be healthful food choices.

How Good is Garlic?

Recent studies have sparked debate over whether or not garlic can help lower cholesterol. While that discussion rages back and forth, another set of findings about garlic’s health benefits tends to get overlooked.

One-Dish Summer Salads

When hot weather settles in, no one wants to spend time in the kitchen. Luckily, people crave salads in summer, particularly those that can be served as a one-dish meal – including this Asian Beef and Noodle Salad.

Trans Fat Gets More Attention

Changes are coming that may help consumers cut back on trans fat. More detailed information on food labels may help us make wiser health choices.

Serving More, Eating More

Several new studies show that the famous phrase “I cant believe I ate the whole thing” may accurately describe U.S. eating habits. It may also help explain the increase in obesity and weight-related health problems we face today.

Diabetes and Nutrition

Here are some tips to help people recently diagnosed with diabetes, but they hold true for anyone seeking a healthier lifestyle.

A Beet-Red Dish for Valentine’s Day

Before you even get to dessert, you can serve the object of your affection a really sweet Valentine’s dish that is as rich as its deep red color.

Onion’s Benefits Outweigh The Tears

Onions may make you cry, but there is an upside to those tears. Includes recipe for Steamed Fish with Yogurt Dill Sauce.

A Lot of Nutrition in a Little Brown Bag

Bringing lunch from home is a bargain in a bag easy on both your weight and your wallet. Making your own midday meal gives you better control over portion size, calorie and fat content, and at the same time provides nutritional benefits.

Health Claims on Labels: The Whole Story

Many foods now carry a label identifying them as sources of fiber or other substances that can lower the risk of heart disease or other health problems. But you may still miss the details and overestimate the impact of a particular food.

Answers to Common Seafood and Omega-3 Questions

Which types of seafood are best? Are freshwater fish from lakes good sources? How about farm-raised? Won’t it boost my fat intake? Are omega-3’s destroyed with cooking and storage? These questions and more are answered.