Healthy Eating

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Five midnight snacks that can help you fall back asleep

Eating too much black licorice can lead to serious health complications

Health effects black licorice

Many Americans struggle with stress eating, but there are ways to overcome it

Stress eating

Eating an earlier dinner can do wonders for your health, research shows

Time-restricted eating

Need some motivation to start a healthy lifestyle? Here are 25 benefits

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Children's Health

School lunches are an important part of a child's diet; here's how to make them fun and healthy

Healthy School Lunches

Drinking black tea lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke, study finds

Black Tea Benefits

Two surprising reasons behind the obesity epidemic: Too much salt, not enough water

Water glass obesity

Cutting your daily salt intake by 1 gram can reduce your heart disease risk, research shows

Salt heart disease

The pathway to a healthy lifestyle is clear, but more men need to find the motivation to follow it

U.S. Men Health

Most Americans don't eat banana peels, but they're edible and packed with fiber

Eat banana peels

Green tea supplements provide many benefits, including improved metabolic health, research shows

Green tea extract

Set point theory may help explain why weight loss often plateaus

Set Point Theory

Post-traumatic growth proves people often adopt healthy lifestyles despite adversity

Post Traumatic Growth

Food expiration dates don't have much science behind them

How many meals should a person eat each day? The science isn't clear

Daily Eating Habits

Most Americans have poor cardiometabolic health – here's what they can do to change that

Cardiometabolic health

Summer makes a great time to revisit your resolutions to live healthier

Summer Beach Exercise

High-protein diets can help people make healthier food choices, research shows

High-protein diets

New weight loss treatment is marked by heavy marketing and modest results

Weight scale

Your genes may influence whether you eat your vegetables

Genes food preferences

Summer cookouts can include tasty – and healthy – foods with a little planning

Summer Cookouts Healthy

Snacking can become a healthy habit with a little planning

Healthy Snacks Nuts

Drinking coffee may help extend your life – even if it includes a bit of sugar

Coffee's health benefits

Is intermittent fasting the diet for you? Here's what the science says

Intermittent fasting

Mindful eating can help people adopt healthier habits; here's how it works

Mindful eating

A vegetarian diet can be safe for children, but it must be properly planned

Children vegetarian diet

Dietary needs change with age; Here are some rules to simplify eating healthy

Healthy diet

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