Healthy diet

Studies suggest Atkins diet is safe The extremely carbohydrate-restricted Atkins diet is a safe, effective way to lose weight...

Studies Confirm Diet And Exercise Are Key in Cancer Prevention Exercise and proper diet play a critical role in preventing cancer...

Overweight kids should be tested for type 2 diabetes An eight-member panel of experts, convened by the American Diabetes Association, has issued recommendations on testing overweight children for type 2 diabetes...

Diet Authors Square Off Comparing Plates It'll be pork vs. pasta in Washington today when the authors of the nation's top-selling diet books face off in a verbal food fight...

Good News About Those High-Protein Diets The endless parade of dieters visiting my nutrition counseling office has changed in the past year...

Better diet, exercise could cut cancers by one-third Cancer will strike one in three Americans at some point in their lives...

Vitamin C supplements may up arterial disease risk In a finding that contradicts previous studies, researchers say vitamin C supplements may increase the risk of atherosclerosis -- arterial disease that can cause heart attack or stroke...

Pecans high in fat, but good for health Pecans are high in fat but they are not necessarily an unhealthy food destined to be eaten only by those unconcerned about their health or calorie intake...

Experts Address Vegetarian Diets for Children And Starting Solid Nutritional experts at the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, answer questions on vegetarian diets for children and what to feed a five-month-old...

Experts Say Obesity Fight Must Begin In Kindergarten Suppose obesity were an infectious disease, Lloyd Laubach says. Imagine how many billions of dollars the government would be spending ..