Study: Massive health gains from new food labels with sugar details
Apr 15, 2019
Listing added sugars on packaged foods could fight cardiovascular disease and diabetes, plus save billions in health costs.
Food & Nutrition
Medical school project pushes healthy habits 'beyond hospital walls'
Apr 11, 2019
Medical student Terry Gao shows how understanding communities can make a difference.
Too many pets are packing on too many pounds
Apr 10, 2019
Too many pets are overweight, which may cause diseases and shorter lives. But helping our animal friends tackle their problems may be good for us as well.
What kind of diet helps heart health?
Mar 25, 2019
New recommendations to help prevent heart disease and stroke emphasize more fruits, veggies, nuts, legumes and whole grains – and less refined carbs and sweetened beverages.
Time-restricted eating is growing in popularity, but is it healthy?
Mar 22, 2019
Is when you eat just as important as what you eat? That's what proponents of intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating say.
Former college sprinter let her weight, BP and cholesterol soar. Then she did something about it.
Mar 18, 2019
Tina Johnson went from college sprinter to being overweight and having high blood pressure and cholesterol. She's rebounded using what new prevention guidelines suggest are keys to healthy life – and she's showing others how to do it, too.
New guidelines: Healthy lifestyle, managing risks are key to preventing heart attack, stroke
Mar 17, 2019
New science-based guidelines say the most important way to prevent heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular problems is to maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage cholesterol and blood pressure.
Living near convenience stores could raise risk of artery-clogging condition
Feb 18, 2019
A new study found a link between artery-clogging atherosclerosis and the percentage of convenience stores in a person's neighborhood.
Are there health benefits from chocolate?
Feb 12, 2019
Are those Valentine's chocolates good for the heart? Here's what we know – and don't know – about the confection's health benefits.
Filling your plate with a cornucopia of food groups makes for a healthy diet
Feb 7, 2019
Looking for something new to cook this week? When it comes to food groups in this recipe, the more the merrier.