More American families are eating out than ever before, but what impact are all of those out-of-home meals having on health, not to mention our waistlines?
Diet & Fitness
8 ‘Xtreme’ Meals: Report Identifies Worst Menu Choices
Each year, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) analyzes menu items from the country’s most popular restaurants, looking for indefensibly fatty, salty and calorie-laden fare to include in their Xtreme Eating …
Are Calorie Counts on Menus Accurate? Not So Much
You may avert your eyes from them, or purposefully cover them up when you’re scanning the menu at your favorite restaurant, but increasingly, they’re hard to ignore — the unsettling number of calories in the meal you’re …
How Repetitive Foods Can Mean Weight Loss
Want to lose weight? How about trying to bore yourself thin? According to a study that will be published in the August issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, monotony at mealtime might be a clever — if …
More Evidence That Exercise Is Key to Brain Health
Regular physical activity — even walking — may be key to maintaining a sharp mind as we get older, two new studies suggest.
Study Questions the Link Between Food Environment and Diet Quality
Neighborhoods that are short on supermarkets and long on fast-food restaurants and convenience stores have been blamed for contributing to unhealthy diets and obesity in the people who live there. So it makes sense that improving …
Cheers! 10 Summer Cocktails Made Less Fattening
Nothing says summer like sipping a frothy cocktail while lounging on the beach. Too bad those delicious drinks are also probably diet busters, packing hundreds of calories you don’t need. That’s where Healthland comes in: …
Why Working Men, But Not Women, Get More Exercise
Who says your job leaves you no time to hit the gym? A detailed new study of U.S. physical activity patterns shows that men who work full-time — whether their jobs are active or sedentary— end up getting more exercise than …
Using a Big Fork May Help You Eat Less
Here’s a well-known weight-loss tip: use a smaller plate, and you’ll be satisfied with a smaller portion. The tip works — provided you’re not genuinely very hungry — because a large part of our satisfaction at the end of a …
Salt: How Bad Is It, Really?
Much like cell phones and eggs, salt is one of those things that studies say is bad for you one day, but O.K. the next.
The Urban Garden: Foraging for Secret Harvests in the City
In a delightful piece for TIME.com this week, Healthland contributor Anita Hamilton wrote about foraging for fresh greens and berries in the city. You might balk at eating produce plucked from an urban lot, but you’d be missing out.
City Kids Walk and Bike to School More Often
Kids who live in the city are more likely to walk or bike to school, compared with children in rural areas, a new study finds. That active commute helps youngsters boost their daily physical activity and may help improve their health.
Does Cutting Salt Really Improve Heart Health?
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.