Nuts That Heal the Body
byNo nut heals anything on its own, but the research shows what each one actually does. Here is the evidence on walnuts, almonds, pistachios, peanuts, hazelnuts and Brazil nuts.
Nutrition
Evidence-based advice from registered dietitians on the best foods, vitamins and nutrients — separating the facts from the fads.
5 Pros and 4 Cons of Dark Chocolate
byDark chocolate has a higher percent of actual cocoa compared to milk and white chocolate. The higher level of cocoa is what gives the…
The 20 Best Foods for Women (of Any Age)
byFood plays numerous roles in our lives; it brings people together, provides an avenue to express our creativity, and most importantly, fuels our body…
The Ultimate Hot Flash Survival Kit
byA hot flash kit for your bed, your body and your bag, plus the supplement that beat placebo and the ones that did not.
The Healthiest and Unhealthiest Halloween Candy, Category by Category
byKit Kat or Hershey’s? Reese’s Cups or Pieces? Eight Halloween candy categories, every pair compared at the same 30-gram weight so the wrapper size doesn’t decide it.
Anti-Aging Drinks: What Works and What Doesn’t, Based on the Evidence
byWhich anti-aging drinks hold up in the research, which ones are marketing, and the one drink to cut if you care about how you age.
What I Eat in a Day: A Registered Dietitian Shares Her Food Diary
byA Registered Dietitian shares her real food diary — breakfast through cocktail — plus the 10 daily nutrition categories that make consistent healthy eating achievable.
Five Foods This Registered Dietitian Would Never Eat
byA registered dietitian names the five foods she avoids outright, from kids’ cereal to cheese from a can, with the added sugar and sodium numbers behind each call and what she reaches for instead.
The Healthiest and Unhealthiest Fish, Category by Category
bySeven fish categories, one healthiest and one unhealthiest pick in each, chosen on the mercury and omega-3 numbers the FDA actually measured.
15 Longevity Foods the World’s Longest-Living People Eat Every Day
byFifteen foods that turn up again and again across two decades of Blue Zones research, counted down from 15 to 1, with the daily amounts the cited studies describe.
6 Foods to Limit for Gut Health—and the Changes Worth Making
byNews flash: What you eat matters. Not only to your waistline, but also your insides. Your organs like you better when you opt for…
The Ultimate Grocery Shopping List for Fine Lines and Wrinkles
byA skin-aging shopping list built from the research: what to put in the cart, what to skip, and the two habits that outweigh every food.