Nutrition/Healthy Eating Articles

It has long been known that iron deficiency anemia...

Here’s a healthy way to use up all your turkey leftovers during that long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Pair this soup with some crusty whole-wheat bread and a simple green salad for a total meal that takes only a few minutes. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup chopped carrot 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup minced onion 1...

We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition) is a new national program designed to be a one-stop Internet resource for parents and other caregivers ...

After suffering a stroke, older adults have a two to four times greater risk of fracturing a hip. Is there a way that diet can reduce this risk? Yes, says a group of scientists reporting in the March 2, 2005, issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers recruited more than 600 older men and women (aged 65 and older), who were given either a daily o...

Iron poisoning is a major cause of unintentional poisoning death in young children under 6 years of age. What, if anything, has anyone been doing about this real danger? Researchers recently examined whether a government regulation enacted in 1997 to require unit-dose packaging of iron supplements had succeeded in reducing this problem. To accomplish this, they compared iron poiso...

When it comes to spud choices, is your family divided over their preference for white potatoes over sweet potatoes? Although all potatoes are practically fat-free (at least, before you add the traditional butter and sour-cream toppings!) and provide a good source of potassium, sweet potatoes have more fiber and beta carotene, which boost immunity and bone density. If you do opt for the w...

Diet and lifestyle modifications can substantially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Although a strong inverse association has been found between dairy consumption and insulin resistance, little has been reported about the relation between diary intake and type 2 diabetes. <...

Does the thought of planning a holiday menu leave you feeling bewitched, bothered and bewildered? Composing a festive bill of fare is a cinch if you follow these tips from the editors at Cooking Light magazine: Please excuse our dust. This section of the arti...

The herbal supplement echinacea has been gaining favor among health-conscious people who prefer a “natural” remedy for those pesky symptoms of the common cold. But does this herbal alternative really make the grade? No way, say researchers reporting in the July...