Healthy diet

Lifestyle, Not Genes, Blamed for Most Cancers The vast majority of cancers are caused not by inherited defects in people's genes, as many believe in this age...

How Much Dietary Fat Do we Need, Anyway? The lower limit of dietary fat intake (the smallest amount that humans should eat) depends on three factors...

Nutrition Notes Q: Are there supplements I can take to help me burn more calories? A: No. Chromium and ginseng are recommended by some salespeople and...

Cheese pizza diet causes scurvy in 5-year-old When it was discovered that sailors away at sea could stop their gums from bleeding by sucking on a lime...

Inflammation Raises Risk Of Heart Disease New evidence suggests that inflammation can trigger heart disease and is present even in people who eat a healthy diet and have good lifestyle habits....

Journals overlook prevention message Adopting a healthy lifestyle by exercising, eating a well-balanced diet and not...

Supermarket labels encourage healthy food choices Supermarket programs that draw attention to healthy foods can have a big impact on people's buying habits...

Celiac disease linked to repeated miscarriages Women who experience recurrent miscarriages or those whose fetuses show intrauterine growth retardation...

High Cholesterol Q & A Recently, I saw a new patient in my office who asked me questions very similar to...

Variety is the spice of life, and key to a healthy diet Turns out mom was right--at least when it comes to eating vegetables...