Healthy Eating : 372 Articles

Healthy eating is paramount to good health and is a key element in healthy human development, from the prenatal and childhood years to middle age and beyond. A well balanced, nutrient packed diet can also help reduce the risk of many chronic diseases. Use the information in this section to help you and your family follow the healthiest diet possible.

People eat larger portions of foods labeled “healthy”

People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study. According to the…

Mediterranean diet linked to better memory

A University of Alabama at Birmingham study suggests that the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes consuming foods that contain fish, legumes, chicken and olive oil-based salad dressing, and…

Don't shop when you're hungry: study

A new study offers evidence to support what many people have learned for themselves: never grocery shop on an empty stomach. Researchers found that people who hadn't eaten all afternoon…

Eating more fibre may lower risk of first-time stroke

Eating more fibre may decrease your risk of first-time stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. Dietary fibre is the part of the plant that the body…

Eating fish tied to lower risk of dying among older adults

Older adults who have higher levels of blood omega-3 levels-fatty acids found almost exclusively in fatty fish and seafood-may be able to lower their overall mortality risk by as much as 27%…

Organic labels bias consumer perceptions

The power of an organic label can be very strong: studies have shown that this label can lead us to think that a food is healthier, through what is known as the 'health halo effect'.…

Don't start drinking for your health say experts

  Moderate drinking has been linked to several benefits, but it's too soon to pour a glass in pursuit of good health. That was the response of several doctors and alcohol researchers…

Diet and exercise impact hormone levels related to good health

Overweight couch potatoes live a dangerous life: Epidemiologists estimate that about 80 percent of the most common diseases are linked to severe overweight and obesity and a sedentary…

Dietary iron may protect women from PMS

Women who reported eating a diet rich in iron were 30 to 40 percent less likely to develop pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) than women who consumed lower amounts, in a study conducted by…

Mediterranean diet cuts risk of heart attack, stroke

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has revealed that that the Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or tree nuts reduces by 30 percent the risk…

High glycemic index foods and dairy products linked to acne

New research has determined that there is increasing evidence of a connection between diet and acne, particularly from high glycemic load diets and dairy products, and that nutrition therapy…

Eating avocados linked with better diet quality

A new analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), indicates that consuming avocados may be associated with better diet quality and nutrient intake level, lower…

Vegetarians have lower risk of heart disease

Vegetarians are one-third less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than meat and fish eaters, according to a new UK study from the University of Oxford. Earlier research has…

Eating more fruit, vegetables linked to happier mood

Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people feel calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research from the University of Otago suggests. Researchers from…

Clearer food labels in U.S. could help people make healthier choices

Different labels on foods that clearly display the total number of calories and nutrients in the entire package, rather than just part of it, might help people make healthier food choices,…

Sweetened drinks linked to depression, coffee tied to lower risk

New research suggests that drinking fruit punch and soft drinks, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults while drinking coffee was tied to a…

Occasional family meals enough to boost kids' fruit, vegetable intake

Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children's daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended 5 servings per day, according to…

Healthy diet beneficial beyond drugs in preventing second heart attack

A heart healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fish significantly reduces the chance of a second heart attack and stroke in people with cardiovascular disease, McMaster University…

Analysis: omega-3 fatty acids still matter

Hundreds of clinical trials have been done on the possible benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention of heart disease -- producing conflicting results and frustrated consumers unsure…

New personal coaching app tracks sleep, diet, fitness

Trying to get fit or lose weight but lacking the motivation and willpower? A new app that acts like a digital personal coach monitors fitness, activity, sleep and diet and provides tips for…