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The Truth About Ultraprocessed Foods
These products are everywhere. Here’s a closer look at the many ways these food products can harm your health — and why it’s worth the effort to avoid them when you can.
12 Common Questions About Sugar and Your Health — Answered
Here’s what you need to know about the sweet stuff’s effects on your health.
3 Simple Health Habits to Not Overlook
A trainer and dietitian outlines a few often-underestimated habits that can greatly improve your overall well-being.
How to Handle Food Cravings
Whether it’s a hankering for something salty, sweet, or savory, we all experience food cravings — and times when they can deter our healthy-eating plans.
Does Nitric Oxide Help With Healthy Aging?
Learn more about nitric oxide and how it can help prevent age-related declines.
Can a Plant-Based Diet Improve Health?
Yes, according to a recent study involving identical twins. Here’s what the researchers discovered.
How What We Eat Affects Our Sleep (and Vice Versa)
Learn how your nutrition habits influence your sleep quality — and vice versa.
What You Need to Know About Nitrates
Despite their bad reputation, these nitrogen-based compounds are a vital piece of a nutrient jigsaw puzzle. Our bodies need them to make nitric oxide, which plays a major role in how well we age.
Why Seasonal Eating?
Nature is designed to help provide the types of foods we need at the times we need them — and fall, the season of harvest, is an opportune time to reset our food routines and embrace all that nature has to offer.
What Causes Low Iron?
If you menstruate, avoid meat, or are an endurance athlete, you might be at higher risk for low iron levels. Here’s why.
How to Make Sure You’re Consuming Enough Dietary Iron
Here are some of the top sources of iron-rich foods — for meat-eaters as well as vegetarians and vegans.
Are You at Risk for Low Iron?
Iron deficiency can lead not only to anemia, but to brain fog, fatigue, and restless legs syndrome.
What Are Some of the Health Consequences of Eating Junk Food?
Eating ultraprocessed food may increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and anxiety, according to a recent review. Here’s why.
Everything You Need to Know About Iron
Iron is an essential mineral — yet too many of us aren’t getting enough. Here’s how to check your iron levels, as well as how to boost them.
Can Fish Oil Supplements Help Moderate the Inflammation Response?
The role of omega-3s in managing chronic inflammation and promoting long-term health.
What Are the Health Benefits of Melons?
A hot-weather favorite, melons are rich in vitamin C and potassium and brimming with other health-supporting nutrients. Learn more.
What Are the Health Benefits of Grapes?
Grapes have more than 1,600 phytonutrients and are packed with copper and vitamin K. Learn more.
Expert Answers: Does the Order I Eat My Macros in Matter?
A registered dietitian weighs in on the significance of the sequence of macronutrient consumption.
What Are the Health Benefits of Stone Fruits?
Packed with phenolic compounds and terpenoids, stone fruits (such as peaches and plums) vary in nutrient profile according to their color. Learn more about the health benefits of these summer treasures.
What Are the Health Benefits of Citrus?
Along with being an excellent source of vitamin C, citrus fruits offer a wide array of additional health and nutritional benefits. Learn more.