Food manufacturers have long used so-called front-of-package labeling — those carefully worded health and nutrition claims like “High in fiber!” or “All natural!” splashed on the front of processed food packages — to catch …
Diet & Fitness
Big Breakfasts Are Out. 5 Better-For-You Morning Meals
Conventional nutritional wisdom has suggested that having a big breakfast jump starts your metabolism and helps you eat less the rest of the day — and stay slim. But a study published Monday in Nutrition Journal turned that …
Eating a Big Breakfast Doesn’t Cut Daily Calories
The conventional wisdom that eating a big breakfast reduces hunger for the rest of the day has never made much sense to me: as someone who isn’t particularly hungry in the morning, I’ve found that skipping breakfast has never …
To Quench Your Thirst, Reach for Tea Instead of Water
Thirsty? You might want to consider a steaming cup of tea. In a survey of existing research published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the authors report that not only does tea rehydrate and quench your thirst as …
Making Street Food Healthy? Yes! Say Vancouver Officials
Mobile food vendors and busy city streets are a perfect match and the food scene in Vancouver, BC is no exception when it comes to curbside fare.
Study: Calorie Counts in Restaurants May Not Curb Eating Habits
Given the number of Americans who eat out instead of cooking meals at home, along with the sobering number of us tipping the scales as overweight or obese, a growing number of cities and states have been mandating calorie …
Study: Can a Veggie-Rich Diet Make You More Beautiful?
There are so many healthy reasons to eat vegetables that it feels redundant to keep enumerating them. But if a stronger immune system, cancer-fighting antioxidants and heart-healthy fiber aren’t reason enough for some, perhaps we …
Even After a Morning Gym Session, a Day at the Desk Could Hurt Your Heart
We all know that too little exercise can pack on the pounds and contribute to heart disease and other ills, but a new study published in the European Heart Journal on Jan. 12 shows that we can even cause ourselves harm simply by …
10 New Diet Books for 2011
Throw away those Oreos! It’s the time of year that book publishers pump out diet books to keep up with the flurry of this-time-for-sure New Year’s resolutions. From diets that allow you to eat chocolate to those that …
Dr. Oz’s 5 New Year’s Resolutions
America’s favorite doc has some powerful ideas about how we can get — or stay — healthy in the new year. It may not be possible for all 300 million of us to have a private sit-down with Dr. Oz, but here’s the next best thing.
5 Ways to Improve Your Diet on the Cheap
Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean spending a lot of money. Here are five easy ways to fatten your wallet while trimming your waistline in 2011, courtesy of Healthland’s friends at the It’s Your Money blog. (For even more fun …
5 Fitness Apps to Get You Off the Couch
Can’t afford a real, live trainer? Then download one for cheap. Here are five apps that will help jump-start your flagging workout mojo and, hopefully, get you back in shape by the time the next New Year rolls around.
5 Weight Loss Apps That Work
Losing weight is hard to do in a vacuum — you need support and motivation to stay on track. These apps do everything from count calories to keep food diaries, and help you stay focused on your goal.