Tag: diet

Canny as it is, the brain deploys a number of ways to preserve its functions over time. Brain cells turn out a variety of...

The Walt Disney Company announced new plans on Tuesday to help combat children obesity. In their efforts to regulate food marketing, they are mandating...

Soon after Daphne Miller, M.D., began practicing medicine in San Francisco, Calif., she realized that so many of her patients' woes--heart disease, diabetes, cancer--could...

If you have high cholesterol, you're certainly not alone; nearly half of all American adults have high cholesterol. Not all cholesterol is bad, though....

A recent study in the journal Pediatrics caught my eye as it related to childhood obesity. I spend a good deal of time discussing...

Wise food choices, such as low-fat dairy and antioxidant-rich vegetables, may protect you against some of today's top diet-related women's health issues. Women are unique--thanks...

Dietary guidelines recommend that all Americans get at least 25 grams of fiber a day. This is an even stronger imperative if you have...

Basil is more than just a great addition to your pizza, pasta or sliced tomatoes on the grill. Studies show that if you add...

Who doesn’t love walking in the door after a long workout and grabbing your favorite post exercise snack? Chocolate milk, a blueberry acai smoothie...

Do you want to improve your mind tonight? Consider what you eat for dinner. Our chef suggests the Brain Food Special--a tender fillet of...