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If you need to lose weight you can get a double benefit by making wise food choices: consume fewer calories and get better nutrition.

Dietary fats are essential to the human body. However, some types of fat are harmful to the body. Read on to learn which fats should be a part of a healthful diet.

Doing things like limiting caffeine, alcohol, salt, sugar, fatty foods, red meat and switching to foods with calcium, magnesium, potassium will make a difference.

A balanced diet provides the body with energy, protection from disease, and boosts overall health, but what exactly is a balanced diet?

Carbohydrates that are of high glycemic index or foods of high glycemic load can spell trouble for heart and overall health.

Whether the United States changes the current healthcare system or not, there are steps the average American can take to do his part in decreasing costs.

The United States Humane Slaughter Act recognizes ritual slaughter according to Islamic and Jewish dietary guidelines is acceptable and humane.

Is a high fat diet related to type 1 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and artery plaque? A Colorado University controlled study provides answers to these questions.

The largest ever study published in 2009 reveals that as little as a glass of wine a day may be too risky for women.

Struggling with maintaining or losing weight? Instead of trying to diet to lose weight, create a healthy lifelong eating plan by following the dietary guidelines below.

It's possible to lower high blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels by following the DASH diet consistently, resulting in a greatly reduced risk of heart failure.

A Virginia public school program encourages healthy eating to fight obesity and increase academic performance.

This "Eater's Manifesto" challenges all our beliefs on nutrition. Author Michael Pollan offers a new way of thinking about food that will bring health back to the table.

Many children refuse to eat vegetables, so learning ways to introduce new foods will reduce the food fights and assure better eating habits for the long term.

Only 3 percent of fast-food kids' meals meet federal dietary guidelines, says the first study to examine their nutrient quality.

Although infant and toddler food labels appear similar to those on regular food, the labels on infant and toddler foods offer different nutritional information.

Statistics are showing that children are becoming more overweight, even obese, and therefore, are at risk for health problems just like overweight/obese adults.

Nutrition Fact: Vegetable Nutrition studies show a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may prevent diseases and help you lose weight. A new study says it can make you rich

A diet originally developed to help lower blood pressure levels - the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet - also reduces women's risks of heart disease

Wyoming came out of the snack closet last week to reveal their program to make residents healthier by reporting student Body Mass Index (BMI) Scores on report cards!

Consumer salt intake comes mainly through processed foods. Many companies have yet to lower sodium in products as a way to help consumers improve their salt health.

Do you think your metabolism is responsible for your weight gain? Scientists who study metabolomics think it can explain why some people lose weight and others don't.

Heart healthy side dishes utilizing staples like brown rice and bulgur wheat are the new trend in restaurants and creative chefs pantries.

With the correct education teens can meet all nutritional requirements and live healthy lives on a vegetarian diet.

Those with high cholesterol levels are at a high risk of developing heart disease. Eating a healthy diet is one way to reduce cholesterol levels and protect the heart.

By sticking to whole grains and foods that are not highly processed, you can stay slim and have a great life. Learn more about the Macrobiotic Diet.

This Obstetrician's method can help you have a fit pregnancy and a gentle birth using dietary guidelines, reflexology and prenatal yoga.

To understand how antioxidants help keep people healthy, one first has to understand what free radicals are and how they cause damage and lead to disease.

The typical American diet contains many calories but few nutrients increasing the risk of auotimmune disease; a nutrient rich diet contributes to immune system health.

If you're on a diet you've likely heard that eating after 7 p.m. will cause you to pack on the pounds. But will a late night snack really sabotage your diet?

Doing the right kind of physical activity is important for everyone, particularly those with diabetes.

Hazelnuts have been deemed the most beneficial nut for heart health.

Pregnancy is not the only time when women should follow special dietary guidelines; women who plan on breastfeeding should eat extra, healthy foods too.

Mixing up your own trail mix or gorp instead of buying prepackaged trail mixes is a great way to watch the ingredients and ensure you have a healthy holiday trail mix.

Part one of a two-part series on getting kids to be more active. Offers reasons kids need to be active and suggestions for families with limited time or money.

The foods we eat have a great impact on how we deal with stress. The right foods can help control stress but the wrong ones can exacerbate or body's response to stress.

Families facing tough money problems can afford to buy healthy food for kids by trying these tips to save money on groceries like milk and vegetables.

TV advertising gets new rules as food corporations deal with junk food ban. In order to address childhood obesity, kid's TV programs can't advertise sugar.

This weight-loss checklist will give you straightforward guidelines on how to lose the fat and keep it from coming back.

This article looks at the links between nutrition and mental health, offering a snapshot of the essentials required for a healthy, varied diet.

Changing the way your family eats might seem overwhelming but it doesn't have to be. Start small. Keep it simple. And remember, everything in moderation.

Wellness begins with diet. Dr. P. D'Adamo shows the way to following the Hippocratic axiom, 'Let Food Be Thy Medicine.'

With these nutritional tips and pointers, building and sticking to your weight loss plan should be much easier.

Alcohol is a powerful drug with properties that can make it toxic or addictive. Each day alcohol kills 350 Americans and leaves thousands homeless, in jails or hospitals.

Considering the roles various diets, nutritional supplements, and foods play when a couple is preparing or trying to conceive a baby.

MyPyramid is the new food guide pyramid developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The pyramid has a new look and a new website with information for kids.

Forget trying to adapt the regular food guides to a vegetarian or vegan diet. Use one of these specialized plans to achieve good nutrition for the whole family.

The macrobiotic diet advocates eating foods that are low in fat and high in fiber. The diet has its benefits, but following proper nutrition guidelines is also necessary.

Sugar is a sweet treat, but has no nutritional benefit; no vitamins, no minerals, no fiber and no antioxidants.

Nutrients in some vegetables have decreased over the past 50 years, but American eating patterns may render those declines irrelevant.