Asking people to reduce their dietary salt intake can help them slightly lower blood pressure, but it doesn’t seem to have any effect on their risk of heart attack or heart-related death, according to a new review of existing research.
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You’ve Lost Weight. Now How Do You Keep It Off?
Losing weight is hard enough. Keeping it off is even harder. Now a new study by researchers at Penn State suggests that the techniques that work for losing weight aren’t necessarily the same as those that help keep you slim.
The Healthland Podcast: Diets, Divorce and Cigarettes
On the podcast this week: results from a major Harvard study on how to eat right. Also, a controversial new trend in how some divorced parents are raising their children. And finally, the war over government labeling of …
Study: The Best and Worst Foods for Healthy Weight
When it comes to keeping your weight down, a new study by Harvard researchers suggests that the quality of your food matters more than its calorie count.
Study: Could Diet Help Prevent Vision Loss?
Here’s another reason to get your daily recommended allowances of vitamins and minerals: to lower the odds of vision loss in midlife.
Can Olive Oil Help Prevent Stroke?
Olive oil, which has long been associated with a heart-healthy diet, has now also been linked with a lower risk of stroke.
Tips for a Healthy, Cancer-Free BBQ
It’s summertime, and that means cookouts and barbecues. But that also means an increase in cancer risk — both from the act of cooking food on the fire and from the processed, red meats that commonly make their way onto the …
Diet Bake-Off, Round Two: DASH Diet Nabs the Top Spot In New Rankings
In its first ever ranking of 20 popular diets, U.S. News & World Report rated the DASH diet No. 1.
Study: The Perils of a Heavy Bottled-Water Habit
Americans quaff nearly 10 billion gallons of bottled water each year, in large part because they assume, wrongly, that it’s healthier and safer than tap water. Somewhat surprisingly, the data has suggested, underserved black and …
Diet Psych Out: Why ‘Health’ Food Is Less Satisfying, Even If It’s Sinful
The problem with most health food is that nobody likes it — not least your own stomach. New research suggests that the stomach signals less satisfaction after eating “health food,” regardless of the actual fat and calories …
Study: Red and Processed Meats Linked With Colon Cancer Risk
Burger lovers may feel disheartened as the case against red meat continues to grow.
Diet Bake-Off: Jenny Craig Wins, Says Consumer Reports
If you’re looking to drop some weight, Jenny Craig may be your go-to diet plan, according to Consumer Reports, which just released its third round of diet-plan ratings. Jenny Craig came in first place, beating out stalwarts like …
Do Immigrant Kids Get Fat to Fit In?
Many foreign-born American citizens have said they feel that their fellow U.S. citizens question their Americanness. This spurning can be particularly difficult for immigrants’ U.S.-born children: some Asian-American kids, for …