Fiber in diet

Teenagers' diets need a makeover Teenagers' diets lack many vital nutrients, and although many take vitamin supplements...

Chocolate-flavored cereal lowers cholesterol People who benefit from the cholesterol-lowering effects of bran but are turned off by the taste...

More women choosing health over heart disease Fewer women are diagnosed with heart disease today than 20 years ago, thanks to a decline in smoking...

Nutrition Notes Is it true that people with osteoporosis should avoid spinach?

Nutrition Notes Does the fruit in yogurt count toward the Five-a-Day goal?

Poor Diet Sends Obesity Rates Soaring In California The trim, toned and bikini-clad California girls made famous by the Beach Boys and David Lee Roth may be a thing of the past...

Oats, Antioxidants May Reduce Short-Term Cardiac Risk Recent study findings have suggested that risks for heart attack or stroke rise in the hours following a high-fat meal...

Rodale`s Healthy Living: Drop Your Cholesterol 25 To 100 Points Yesterday you were couch-bound, comfy as you please, one hand nestled in a bag of potato chips, the other gripping the remote control...

Dietitians Warn Of Low-carbo Diet Dangers Individuals who stick to the high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets such as the popular `Atkins Diet` may risk long-term health problems...

The Battle of the Bulge in the War for Good Health For whatever reasons, super-size portions, more time at the computer, less time exercising, people are gaining weight. Today as many as 55% of adult Americans are obese. Obesity is an excess amount of body fat, and occurs when a person's...