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Healthy Eating Habits

Solutions to Your College Food and Fitness Dilemma

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 10.20.2011 | College
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

It's important in college -- especially with so much to do -- to be aware of the proper nutrition your body needs to help you perform at your peak, both in the classroom and in the rest of your daily life.

Where 50% Of The People Are Obese And Don't Know It

Posted 05.07.2013 | Latino Voices

Fox News Latino: An estimated 50 percent of the population in Paraguay is obese and many of them don't even know it, the Ministry of Health said We...

Are You An Adult Picky Eater?

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 10.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Andrew Weil

Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food they may have enjoyed as children.

Obesity Problem Is About Personal Responsibility and Access

Michelle Bernard | Posted 10.03.2011 | Home
Michelle Bernard

The food and advertising industry is often cast as the callous, corporate villain for a problem that, in truth, is really about personal responsibility and access to healthy and affordable foods.

Janell Ross

From Fresh Food to French Fries: Great Recession Assails American Eating Habits

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.08.2012 | Business

As Michele Washington walks into a McDonald's in Harlem on a recent evening, exhausted from a two-hour commute and eager for an inexpensive meal, ...

Using Cash Instead of Credit Could Lead To Healthier Eating

Posted 09.06.2011 | Healthy Living

Using debit and credit cards have become second nature to most people who don't want to run to the bank every time they're out of cash, but new resear...

'Dance Your Ass Off' Creator Talks Body Image

Leslie Goldman | Posted 08.17.2011 | Style
Leslie Goldman

"Basically, in our society, you can never fix anything enough. The minute you get your head above water about one thing, they let you know that 12 other things about you suck. It's like playing Self-Esteem Whack-A-Mole."

Food Fight: Beating Processed Food Marketers at Their Own Game

Sherri York | Posted 06.17.2011 | Home
Sherri York

"But, Fruit Loops have fruit," my son said. With that uttering, I pulled out the big guns.

The Quinoa Quandary

New York Times | SIMON ROMERO and SARA SHAHRIARI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

When NASA scientists were searching decades ago for an ideal food for long-term human space missions, they came across an Andean plant called quinoa. ...

Health and Vitality -- It's About Community

Joe Cross | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Joe Cross

Along with eating right and exercise, Web-based communities are emerging as a third prong in a plan to not only reclaim but maintain health and vitality.

America Achieves Top Ten Status...But It Ain't Good

Christina Pirello | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Christina Pirello

It's as though we don't even see food as food anymore, just the sum of its nutritional parts. We have lost touch with our intuition and fallen victim to the science of nutrition -- and marketing.

I'm A Qualitarian, How About You?

Ashley Koff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Ashley Koff

What does it mean to be a qualitarian? It means, first and foremost, that you choose to be the gatekeeper for what goes into your body.

'Tis the Season of Weight Gain

Christina Pirello | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Christina Pirello

Here are some sure-fire tricks to get you through holiday meals so you can enjoy your family, friends and not feel guilty come the New Year.

Is Healthy Weight Loss an Oxymoron?

The Baietto Brothers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
The Baietto Brothers

When you make being healthy a habit, you don't just get good results some of the time, but all of the time.

Overcoming Mageirocophobia -- the Fear of Cooking

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Dr. Susan Albers

If you can read, you can cook. So, why is it that so many very intelligent men and women get overwhelmed, throw their hands up in the air and deem themselves incapable in the kitchen?

CDC: Adults Eating Less Fruit, Not Enough Veggies

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

ATLANTA — An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States. Most Americans still don't eat vegetables often enough, and fruit consumption is...

Baby Love: 5 Healthy Homemade Meals For Infants (PHOTOS, RECIPES)

Norah O'Donnell | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Norah O'Donnell

Make no mistake: what you feed your baby now will affect the rest of their lives. Babies who eat fresh fruits and vegetables grow up to be children who eat nutritiously.

Is Television Priming Us To Be Fat?

Carole Carson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Carole Carson

Subliminal messages surround us, and many are innocuous or even helpful. But other subliminal messages can harm our health.

10 Ways Your Food Can Bring Out the Best in Your Genes

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Frank Lipman

Healthy aging is mainly the result of how we "communicate" with our genes -- through our diet, our lifestyle and the environment we bathe them in.

Fat or Carbs: Which Is Worse?

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Andrew Weil

We'd be much healthier as a nation if we stopped worrying so much about fats, and instead made a concerted effort to avoid processed, quick-digesting carbohydrates -- especially added sugars.

Hip Hip Hooray for Food Allergies!

Elizabeth Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Elizabeth Gordon

It sounds ridiculous, but I live in NYC and hang with a foodie crowd, so sometimes it feels unfair that I've been dealt this egg-free, wheat-free hand. But on the flip side, sometimes I think that I'm pretty lucky.

So Yummy - Your Kids Won't Even Know It's Healthy

Leisa Naples | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Leisa Naples

Does the price of organic foods keep you from eating organic? Some healthy, low fat, and organic meals can actually be dramatically less expensive than you think.

Mark Lilly, Farm To Family Delivers Fresh Produce To Virginia Families

Tonic | Katherine Gustafson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Mark Lilly of Farm to Family brings fresh produce to people all over central Virginia, and in the process aims to transform the American food landscap...

Debt Causes Obesity?

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

There is no reason that debt needs to lead to obesity. Families in these dire situations need to make health a priority. Just think about how much money you will save on medical bills.

Seeing Through the Food Industry's "Personal Responsibility" Smoke Screen

Rob Smart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Rob Smart

"Personal responsibility" is used as a smoke screen to cover the tracks of industrial food, tracks that run roughshod over the mirage of choice and personal responsibility.