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2012

How to get pre-schoolers to eat more vegetables 01/25/12
Reducing Weight Gain for Frequent Restaurant Eaters 01/18/12
Red Meat Research 01/11/12
Can Red Meat be Part of a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet? 01/04/12

2011

Macronutrients vs. Overall Diet: Which is More Important? 12/28/11
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Prevent Cellular Aging 12/14/11
Mediterranean Diet not just for Mediterranean people 12/07/11
You CAN get used to less salt! 11/30/11
Fiber for Breakfast Keeps You Satisfied 11/23/11
Fast Food Kids' Meals 11/16/11
Legumes Really Satisfy 11/09/11
Kids need snack guidance 11/02/11
Does Hoodia Gordinii Really Work? 10/26/11
Peanuts also great snacks 10/19/11
Best way to get your vitamins? Eat them. 10/12/11
Best Snack? Nuts! 10/05/11
Coffee and High Blood Pressure 09/28/11
Prettier Tastes Better 09/21/11
How to Get Kids to Eat More Vegetables 09/14/11
Kids Enjoy the Low-Fat Version, Too 09/07/11
Make Your Diet More Effective with A Little Something Before Meals 08/31/11
Do family meals affect family weight? 08/24/11
Fruit Availability Increases Consumption Beyond the Individual 08/17/11
Losing Weight vs. Keeping it Off: What Works? 08/10/11
Should you be concerned about the sugar in your kids' cereal? 08/03/11
Visual Cues and Portion Control 07/27/11
Lose Weight with Portion Control 07/20/11
More Availability Does Not Necessarily Increase Consumption 07/13/11
Eat More of These Foods and Gain Less Weight 07/06/11
Should You Eat More Often? 06/29/11
When the Glycemic Index Doesn't Measure Up 06/22/11
Does Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Make You Fat? 06/15/11
Why Do You Crave Chocolate at That Time of the Month? 06/01/11
Mediterranean Diet and Heart Disease 05/25/11
Whole Grains and Belly Fat 05/18/11
Mediterranean Diet Helps Prevent Central Fat Distribution 05/11/11
Mediterranean Diet Advantages Not Limited to Normal Weight 05/04/11
Glycemic Index and Type 2 Diabetes: The Jury's Still Out 04/27/11
Low-Carb Diets Linked with Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes 04/20/11
Fruits, Vegetables and Your Brain 04/13/11
Protein Really Satisfies 04/06/11
Plan to Clean Your Plate 03/30/11
Snack Food Commercials 03/23/11
Beyond the Gluten-Free Diet 03/16/11
'Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance': Does it Exist? 03/09/11
Is it Really Gluten-Free? 03/02/11
Just Thinking About Exercise 02/23/11
Celiac Disease and GERD 02/16/11
Those 100-Calorie Snack Packs 02/09/11
February is American Heart Month 02/02/11
More on Breakfast and Blood Sugars 01/26/11
Mediterranean Diet Good for More Than Your Physical Health 01/19/11
Online Food and Exercise Diaries Can Help You Lose More Weight 01/12/11
Low Glycemic Index vs. High Fiber Diet: Which is Better for Diabetics? 01/05/11


2010

Best of 2010 12/29/10
Fish vs. Mercury 12/22/10
Slim Your Waist with Whole Grains and Legumes 12/15/10
Coffee, Tea and Brain Tumors 12/08/10
Rice, Chilis, GERD and IBS 12/01/10
Start Your Kids Out Right 11/24/10
Is it Really a Food Allergy? 11/17/10
More on Sugary Beverages and Your Health 11/10/10
Sugary Beverages and Your Health 11/03/10
Mediterranean Diet and Stomach Cancers 10/27/10
Doctors, Exercise and Nutrition 10/20/10
Feel Fuller While Dieting 10/13/10
Whole Grains and Heart Disease Risk 10/06/10
Grocery Store Shelf Tags for Better Food Choices 09/29/10
Caffeine and Atrial Fibrillation 09/22/10
Mediterranean Diet and Breast Cancer Risk 09/15/90
Short Term Splurge - Long Term Fat 09/08/10
Exercise Trumps Heredity 09/01/10
Will Eating Eggs Help You Lose Weight? 08/25/10
One Simple Rule for Weight Loss 08/18/10
Alcohol-Free Beer: an Antioxidant? 08/11/10
Caffeine and the Risk of Breast Cancer 08/04/10
Weigh Yourself More to Weigh Less 07/28/10
Right-Size Your Recipes 07/21/10
If It's In the House.... 07/14/10
If It's Not Available, They Can't Eat It 07/07/10
Here's a Good Tool for Weight Loss: Your Camera 06/23/10
More Brown, Less White 06/16/10
Multivitamins Linked to Breast Cancer 06/09/10
Another Reason to Avoid Sugary Drinks: Your Blood Pressure 06/02/10
Whole Grains, Bran Fiber and Diabetes 05/26/10
Red Meat is Fine! Redux 05/19/10
Nuts and Cholesterol 05/12/10
Testing for Celiac Disease 05/05/10
Managing Lactose Intolerance 04/28/10
No Added Sugar 04/21/10
Fiber to Prevent Weight Gain 04/14/10
Assessing the Salt Content of Processed Foods 04/07/10
Exercise to Maintain 03/31/10
More of this, less of that to help your heart 03/24/10
Celiac Disease and Infertility in Women 03/17/10
Is Any Amount of Gluten Safe for Those with Celiac Disease? 03/10/10
Quantifying the Effects of Less Salt 03/03/10
Turning Fat Into Muscle 02/24/10
Is It a Meal, or Is It a Snack? 02/17/10
How Much Exercise Are Your Kids Getting, Really? 02/10/10
Right-Size Your Recipes 02/03/10
The Effects of Being Healthy 01/27/10
Exercise for Your Brain 01/20/10
Quitting Smoking and Diabetes 01/13/10
A Serious Look at Fructose 01/06/10


2009

Sometimes It's Just That Simple 12/23/09
Try Turning Off the Television 12/16/09
Good Food News for Breast Cancer Survivors 12/09/09
A Look at Vinegar and Diabetes 12/02/09
A Little More Fiber Can Help You Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes 11/25/09
'Tis the Season for Cocoa.... 11/18/09
Fish During Pregnancy: What's Safe? 11/11/09
Alcohol Use and Type 2 Diabetes 11/04/09
Dairy Products for Weight Loss 10/28/09
Getting the Combination Right to Reduce the Risk of High Blood Pressure 07/29/09
Disturbing News for Overweight Mothers-to-Be 06/10/09
Got IBS? You Might Have Celiac Disease 06/03/09
Reducing Your Risk of Heart Disease 05/27/09
If It's In the House.... 05/20/09
Red Wine Good for Old and Young 05/13/09
Exercise Trumps Heredity 05/06/09
What's the Best Supplement for Your Bones? 04/29/09
Less Red, More White 04/22/09
Leaner Body, Stronger Bones 04/15/09
It's Calories In vs. Calories Out 04/08/09
If It's Not Available, They Can't Eat It 04/01/09
Drink Your Juice and Protect Your Bones 03/25/09
Eat Healthy: Read Nutrition Information 03/18/09
Alcohol-Free Beer: an Antioxidant? 03/11/09
Less of This, More of That: Diet and Heart Failure 03/04/09
Weight Loss Affects Your Partner, Too 02/25/09
Good News for Those Who Love Chocolate, Wine or Tea 02/18/09
Breast Cancer and Calcium Supplements 02/11/09
All Other Things Being Equal, Have Some Fruit 02/04/09
Obesity and Subclinical Heart Disease 01/28/09
Antioxidant Supplements May Be Bad For You 01/21/09
Low-Carb Diets Affect Your Brain 01/14/09
Weigh Yourself More to Weigh Less 01/07/09


2008

Watch What You're Eating - Literally 12/31/08
Watch Your Waist - Not Just Your Weight 12/17/08
You Might Not Have to Fast After All 12/10/08
Caffeine and the Risk of Breast Cancer 12/03/08
High Blood Pressure: Less Serious for Those Who are Overweight? 11/26/08
If You Needed Any More Evidence: More on the Mediterranean Diet 11/19/08
How to Prevent Stroke (and lots of other stuff) 11/12/08
Hormone Use and GERD / Acid Reflux 11/05/08
Dieting? Eggs May Help You Lose 10/29/08
One Simple Rule for Weight Loss 10/22/08
Get Your Magnesium: Avoiding Type 2 Diabetes 10/15/08
Good News for Those with Diverticulosis 10/08/08
Exercise Really Is Key to Weight Loss and Maintenance 10/01/08
Body Mass Index and the Link to Heart Disease or Stroke 09/24/08
Portion Control: It Works 09/17/08
If It Satisfies, It Satisfies 09/10/08
Soy and Your Risk of Breast Cancer 08/27/08
More Fruits and Vegetables Mean Lower Risk of Death 08/13/08
A DASH-style Diet Reduces Your Risk of Heart Disease 08/06/08
Why Can't You Lose Weight? 07/30/08
Phew! Good News About Grapefruit and Breast Cancer 07/23/08
Sugary Soft Drinks Linked to Adolescent Overweight 05/21/08
Some Olive Oils are Better For You Than Others 05/14/08
Plant Sterols in Chocolate 05/07/08
Fish vs. Fish Oil Capsules 04/30/08
People's Perception of Their Own Weight 04/23/08
Weight Loss Strategies and High Blood Pressure: What Works? 04/16/08
Being Apple-Shaped and the Risk of Dementia 04/09/08
Whole Grains Help You Lose Fat 04/02/08
Berries for Your Heart 03/26/08
Keeping it Off 03/19/08
Hunger, Blood Glucose, and the Glycemic Index 03/12/08
Steady your heart with omega-3 fatty acids 03/05/08
Salty Foods and Overweight Kids 02/27/08
Increased BMI Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer 02/20/08
Soft Drinks and Gout 02/13/08
The American Diet Leads to Metabolic Syndrome 02/06/08
Fast Food Restaurants Contribute to Overweight 01/30/08
Quit Worrying About Eggs! 01/23/08
The Mediterranean Diet and Genetics 01/16/08


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2007

The Mediterranean Diet and Death in America 12/26/07
More Reason to Get More Whole Grains 12/19/07
Fruits, Vegetables, and Colorectal Cancer 12/12/07
Go Ahead, Drink Coffee 12/05/07
Carbohydrates and Diabetes 11/28/07
Sparkling Wines are (Also) Good for You 11/21/07
Rather Have a Sugar High? 11/14/07
Beverages Aren't Satisfying 11/07/07
Children's Weight and "Media Time" 10/31/07
Breakfast Better for More than Your Weight 10/24/07
Fiber for Breakfast! 10/17/07
Food vs. Medication 10/10/07
Even More Reason to Hold the Salt 10/03/07
Soft Drinks in Schools - Who Benefits? 09/26/07
Food Additives and Children's Behavior 09/19/07
Eat Your Soup 09/12/07
Small Plates? Just a Myth 09/05/07
Gout and Heart Disease 08/29/07
Obesity and the Heartbreak of Psoriasis 08/22/07
Whole Grains and Hypertension 08/15/07
Weigh and Measure 08/08/07
More on the Plate Means More in the Tummy 08/01/07
Grapefruit Linked to Breast Cancer 07/18/07
The Quality of Food Advertised to Children 07/11/07
Satisfaction no longer an excuse 06/27/07
Vitamin Supplements and Mental Function in the Elderly 06/20/07
Speaking of Vitamin D.... 06/13/07
Calcium and Vitamin D - and Breast Cancer 06/06/07
Gout? Drink Coffee! 05/30/07
Sugared soda drinkers more likely to develop type 2 diabetes 05/23/07
More interesting Mediterranean Diet research 05/18/07
Mediterranean Diet, lifestyle factors, and the elderly 05/16/07
The Mediterranean Diet and heart attack survival 05/15/07
Salad Dressings 05/11/07
A healthy diet helps you avoid skin cancer 05/09/07
It's the fast food 05/08/07
Proposed Nutrition Standards for School Foods 05/04/07
What is Lactose Intolerance? 05/02/07
The impact of obesity on the elderly 05/01/07
Grandparents also important to children's weight 04/27/07
The long-term consequences of obesity 04/25/07
Kids' weight control a family affair 04/24/07
Omega-3 fatty acids in... eggs? 04/20/07
Getting the balance right 04/18/07
Diet Sodas: Do They Make You Fat? 04/17/07
Magazine articles on weight loss and their impact on teens 04/13/07
Air has no calories 04/11/07
Hot Chocolate for High Blood Pressure? 04/10/07
Eat Fish, Eat Well, Think Better 04/06/07
More hot research! 04/04/07
Chew Gum Instead? 04/03/07
A blood test for risk of heart disease? 03/30/07
Is Yo-Yo Dieting Harmful? 03/28/07
More research to make you think twice about fad diets 03/27/07
More on the effects of a high fat meal 03/23/07
Want your kids to eat more fruit? 03/21/07
Soy intake and metabolic syndrome 03/20/07
More about markers of inflammation and weight 03/16/07
Omega-3 fatty acids and your bones 03/14/07
Dairy products, calcium, and fat intake 03/13/07
Read with caution 03/09/07
Yes, fad diets work, but.... 03/07/07
Appetite and chewing gum 03/06/07
Omega-3 fatty acids not just good for your heart 03/02/07
Ads can affect your attitudes about food 02/28/07
Garlic still not a magic pill 02/27/07
Never have business meetings right after lunch; or, why carbohydrates make you sleepy 02/23/07
Like parents, like kids 02/21/07
Fruits and vegetables for prostate health 02/20/07
Coffee good for the elderly, too 02/16/07
Kids also eat more while watching TV 02/14/07
Reduce your cancer risk: eat watercress! 02/13/07
How much television do your kids watch? 02/09/07
Adolescents low in fruits and vegetables 02/07/07
Eating healthy important for kids' weight, too 02/06/07
Are you eating the right kind of fish? 02/02/07
Weight Gain and Muscle DNA Damage 01/30/07
What actually works to keep the weight off 01/26/07
Red meat still not bad for you 01/24/07
Yet another reason to avoid trans-fats 01/23/07
Just a little olive oil 01/19/07
Need to improve your cholesterol profile? Make sure you get enough calcium 01/17/07
What to do when you've gone on a binge 01/16/07
Overweight? Here's another reason to lose the excess 01/12/07
Metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer's 01/10/07
Not just any fish for omega-3 fatty acids 01/09/07

2006

Diet and exercise good for older adults, too 12/13/06
Garlic: tastes great and... just tastes great 12/12/06
Impulsiveness may help explain childhood obesity 12/08/06
Is it "Healthy" or "Junky"? 12/06/06
The war on obesity is not limited to adults 12/05/06
To help prevent diabetes, take... wine? 12/01/06
More reason to eat nuts 11/29/06
Maintain your weight, avoid gallstones 11/28/06
Be aware of soft drinks 11/22/06
But how does it taste? 11/21/06
Fish oil and public policy 11/17/06
Red Meat and Breast Cancer in Women 11/15/06
Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Heart Disease 11/14/06
Portion Distortion 11/10/06
Eat your antioxidants 11/08/06
Listen to music, eat more 11/07/06
Trying to control your weight? Get some more exercise 11/03/06
Female? Get Your Folic Acid Supplement 11/01/06
Eating A Mediterranean Diet Reduces Your Risk Of Becoming Obese 10/31/06
More Functional Food News 10/27/06
Alcohol is good for your heart 10/25/06
Omega 3 Fat Supplements and Alzheimer's Disease 10/24/06
More fruits and vegetables, less heart disease 10/20/06
Mediterranean Diet and Alzheimer's Disease 10/18/06
Yep, coffee is still good for you 10/17/06
Calcium and Melons 10/13/06
Dieting and Osteoporosis 10/11/06
Seeing Red 10/10/06
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! 10/06/06
An egg a day may help you keep your eyesight 10/04/06
"Functional Foods" to help lower cholesterol; or, can cookies be good for you? 10/03/06
Teach your children well 9/29/06
Carrots really satisfy you 9/27/06
Eat fish now. Eat fish later 9/26/06
An update on contaminated spinach 9/22/06
BMI, WHR, and your risk of diabetes 9/20/06
Getting enough sleep? 9/19/06
Have a cup of (green) tea 9/15/06
The key to counting calories: portion size! 9/13/06
Avoid gallbladder surgery - eat your fruits and vegetables! 9/12/06
Tomatoes instead of aspirin? 9/08/06
Not just a monounsaturated fat anymore 9/06/06
Avoid Alzheimer's - drink your juice! 9/05/06
Keeping your strength up 9/01/06
Clinically proven! 8/30/01
The importance of being normal weight 8/29/06
If you buy it at the grocery store.... 8/25/06
Each new research study is a guide 8/23/06
How well is Vitamin K absorbed? 8/22/06
Snack right! 8/18/06
Body Mass Index is not the perfect measurement 8/16/06
Change in Body Mass Index and the link to diabetes 8/15/06
Good fats protect your arteries 8/11/06
Mediterranean Diet, lifestyle factors, and the elderly 8/09/06
Rationalizing their way into a larger pants size 8/08/06
Keeping a Food Diary 8/04/06
Pistachio Nuts Improve Cholesterol 8/02/06
Mix Up Your Veggies and Fruits 8/01/06
Tomatoes, Olive Oil, and Heart Disease 7/28/06
Diet and Glycemic Index 7/26/06
It's the calories, not the names 7/25/06
Chocolate joy, chocolate guilt 7/21/06
Habits of normal-weight people 7/19/06
Improve your Cholesterol Score with Soy 7/18/06
Hot research! 7/14/06
Want to avoid gaining weight? Get more fiber! 7/12/06
The Mediterranean Diet and heart attack survival 7/11/06
More interesting Mediterranean Diet research 7/07/06
Even MORE Reason to Drink Your Coffee 7/05/06
AMA calls for reduced sodium 6/30/06
Magnesium and irregular heart beats 6/28/06
All the more reason to eat your vegetables 6/27/06
It's not just for heart disease any more 6/23/06
Eating more CAN mean weighing less! 6/21/06
Yes, chocolate IS different for men and women 6/20/06
It's never too late to reduce your risk of heart disease 6/16/06
An apple a day... 6/14/06
Yes, portion sizes ARE getting bigger 6/13/06
Fruits and vegetables are good for your... bones? 6/09/06
Yes, GERD (Acid Reflux) is linked to higher BMI 6/07/06
Are you an apple, or a pear? 6/02/06
You might want to stick to orange juice 5/31/06
A truly radical prevention strategy 5/26/06
Vegetarians and Obesity 5/24/06
Sex, Fiber, and Cancer 5/23/06
Good bacteria? 5/19/06
Eat your fruits and vegetables and keep your mouth happy 5/17/06
Obesity increases the risk for kidney failure 5/16/06
Coffee again! 5/12/06
Whole grains reduce your risk of metabolic syndrome and death from heart attack 5/10/06
American Ginseng Can Reduce the Effects of Warfarin 5/09/06
Vitamin C from Fruits and Vegetables and Inflammation 5/05/06
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements 5/03/06
Put down the potatoes, and step away from the french fries 5/02/06
Avoid Colorectal Cancer: Drink Your Milk! 4/28/06
Yep, just as we suspected 4/26/06
More Caffeine, Less Weight Gain? 4/25/06
The antioxidant effect of pomegranate juice 4/21/06
Somebody tell the Dairy Council 4/19/06
Control Cholesterol Through Diet Alone? 4/18/06