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Physical activity is now recognized as a major factor in staying healthy and reducing the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other health problems. Joining a health club or fitness center can be an excellent way to get motivated and get moving. But experts warn that you should take time to choose wisely.
The summertime glut of green squash, or zucchini, is quickly dwindling, and it’s time to take advantage of what’s left in farmers markets before it disappears completely. Includes recipe for Italian Pickled Zucchini.
Even Tuscans enjoy grapes for more than wine, as I discovered my first time in Florence. Includes recipe for Grape and Red Onion Pizza.
Expensive as they are, shrimp are by far the most popular seafood. Considering the cost, it is surprising how little Americans know about how to get the best quality and cook them easily at home. Includes recipe for Spinach and Shrimp Salad with Citrus Dressing.
Six new book reviews, including: The Joslin Diabetes Healthy Carbohydrate Cookbook; Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating; The Diabetes Holiday Cookbook; Simply Delicious Recipes For Diabetics; Light & Easy Diabetes Cuisine; and The Best Diabetes Cookbook.
On a simmering hot day, nothing beats the bracing chill of a glass of cold buttermilk, but let’s not even go there. Rather, think of buttermilk as a versatile and appealing ingredient. Includes recipe for Cold Beet Soup.
Ratatouille is an unsurpassed bit of culinary magic, perfectly timed for the height of summer’s harvest. This side dish transforms sun-ripened tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and eggplant into a sparkling reminder of its native Provence, France.
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.
Surveys show that most Americans think they’re getting enough dietary fiber. Yet more than 72 percent of those who say they get enough fiber actually eat less than the minimum recommended amount for good health.
Fishing in a sun-dappled lake or surging mountain stream is a treasured pastime, but Americans are, in general, notoriously reluctant to eat fish. Cooking fish at home is even less popular than eating it, with the exception of heating up fish sticks. This is downright shameful. Article includes recipe for a Mediterranean-Style Fisherman’s Stew.
Many Americans are reportedly misled by foods or supplements labeled natural, assuming that they are healthier or safer than other foods.
A recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine reports that nearly half of Americans now take some kind of nutritional supplement. Yet studies also show that people often take supplements for nutrients they have already consumed in adequate amounts, and miss supplementing the nutrients they may lack.
We Americans like our burgers big and lusty. Still, we need to side-step the unhealthy desire to tuck into a steer-size burger packed with enough saturated fat and cholesterol to give your cardiologist a heart attack at your next check-up.
Summer is blisteringly hot in much of Italy, so this minestrone is often made in the cool of the morning, to serve at room temperature at mid-day.
