Sugar is on the things-to-eat-less-of list, but sugary drinks are a specific target for health experts and governments. Anti-soda is a growing movement. Here's why.
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Social media spreads ideas, behaviors and habits. Brands are already paying attention and capitalizing on the word-of-mouth or, more accurately, the selfies, emojis and hashtags by teens as brand ambassadors.
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Pulses -- such as beans, lentils, chickpeas and dried peas -- have lots of fiber and protein, a low glycemic index, and one could imagine that these traits are beneficial to weight loss.
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According to a new study moderation is a number greater than what one should eat, and forever greater than what people personally consume
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A new study suggests that the sound that chewy, crunchy foods produce may act as a sixth flavor and affect our appetite and sense of fullness.
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For those of us nostalgic for old times, and especially those who claim nutrition science is useless, there was a small lesson to be learnt from the drama-packed finale.
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Steve Jobs famously said: “we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.” In his latest documentary, Where To Invade Next, Michael Moore “invades” country after country, looking for lifestyles worth appropriating – so that he can plant the American flag upon them and bring them home.
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There are mysterious clocks inside our brain, and in every cell in our body, and those regulate not only sleep and wakefulness, but also hormones and metabolic pathways.
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I’m not sure who started suggesting that moderate amounts of alcohol are good for your health; it’s certainly a long-held – and awfully convenient – belief, based on some observational studies.
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We're not particularly rational when it comes to food. Time and time again it has been shown that external cues and based-on-nothing hunches affect our food choices, our hunger and appetite, and our sense of taste.
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Which-is-Worse games can be silly, but the fat vs. sugar question might have real health implications. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans target both saturated fats and added sugars as nutrients to limit and seem to give them equal weight. A new paper comes to a very different conclusion.
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I was heartened to hear that one of the big trends for 2016 is vegetables. Vegetables have moved from the side to the center of the plate and vegetable-centric dishes are becoming the hot item in many menus. But the more plant-centric movement isn’t limited to restaurants.
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The image repeatedly attached to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans is one of puzzle pieces, in which foods – and exercise – fit in to create a healthful whole. It’s an apt one.
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Current trends are moving away from just calorie counting, and towards a more holistic approach. Slowing down your meal should be high on that list.
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68 percent of US packaged foods and beverages contain added sugars. Governments around the world are looking to reduce sugar in the diet, and a new paper looks at what might work.
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When sleep is disrupted our hormones drive hunger and our cognition is impaired -- leading to less impulse control.
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The good news keeps on coming. After a large study found that coffee can save your life, a new study suggests cocoa can make your skin supple and radiant during that long, happy life.
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Proponents of grazing claim that frequent, small meals rein in your appetite, and keep you from eating indiscriminately when it’s finally mealtime. How important is meal size? Despite what diet plans claim the science is scant and with conflicting results.
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