Diets

Healthy Meal Vegan

Can't stop eating junk food? The brain can be trained to prefer healthier options

Plant-based meats often lack essential nutrients, and can be high in sugar, study finds

Plant Based Meats

Want to live longer? Eating a plant-heavy diet is a proven method

Healthy Eating Life Expectancy

Intermittent fasting is popular, but eating a few small meals may be a more effective weight loss plan

Intermittent Fasting AHA study

Looking to lose weight but don't want to feel hungry? Try the volumetrics diet

Volumetrics diet

The MIND diet reduces the risk of Alzheimer's and memory loss

MIND diet

The Paleo diet may help people lose weight, but its long-term effects are unclear

Paleo diet

Seeking to eat less meat without going full vegetarian? Become a Flexitarian

Flexitarian diet

Trying to eat more heart-healthy foods? Switch to the Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet

Eating a 'green' Mediterranean diet is even healthier than the traditional version, research suggests

'green" Mediterranean diet

Intermittent fasting linked to eating disorder behaviors, research shows

Intermittent Fasting

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

Time-restricted eating

Set point theory may help explain why weight loss often plateaus

Set Point Theory

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

High-protein diets

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

The Nordic diet provides health benefits even when people don't lose weight

Nordic diet

Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep fruit on the menu

Fruit Nutrients

Mediterranean diet named most nutritious, easiest to follow in 2022 by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News Best Diets for 2022

A plant-based diet offers flexibility while providing a slew of health benefits

Plant Based Diets

Thinking of trying intermittent fasting? Make sure it's the right diet for you

Intermittent fasting benefits

Maximize nutrients by adding these cost-effective foods to your diet

Healthy Foods Chickpeas

The Mediterranean is the best diet for 2021, health experts say

Healthy Diets 2021

Eating dried fruit can improve the quality of your overall diet, new study finds

Dried fruit can boost overall health

Intermittent fasting, a popular weight loss method, may have a big downside

Intermittent fasting muscle loss

Coronavirus diets: What's behind the urge to eat like kids?

Coronavirus Diet

Debunking common diet myths: Going gluten-free often isn't a healthy choice

Diet Myths: Gluten-free

Exercise could be key to curbing appetite during diet, Drexel study finds

Drexel Diet Exercise

Millennials feel social pressure and anxiety to eat well

Del Monte study on healthy eating

Weight loss diet developed at Penn State ranked second-best for 2020

Volumetrics penn state

Intermittent fasting may help you live longer, healthier life, new study finds

Person eating a healthy meal

Eating less red meat isn't necessarily healthier, controversial study finds

Red Meat Guidelines

The average American still eats too much sugar and red meat

American diet red meat

Vegetarians have lower risk of heart disease but higher likelihood of stroke

Vegetarians have lower risk of heart disease but higher likelihood of stoke

Is organic food really more healthy? It's difficult to tell

Is organic food healthier?

New Yelp feature makes it WAY easier to find healthy, dietary restriction-friendly restaurants

yelp dietary restriction

Here's everything you need to know about the weight-loss Optavia Diet

optavia diet info

Keto diet stops growth of certain cancers, study suggests

keto diet cancer tumors

This popular diet limits alcohol consumption – and it might boost brain function

mediterranean diet alcohol

What you need to know about going gluten-free

Gluten Sources 07242019

Mediterranean diet may be antidote to unhealthy weight gain, gestational diabetes in pregnant women

Mediterranean diet pregnancy

The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet may boost fertility for those struggling to conceive

keto diet infertility

For those with IBS, special diet can make a big difference

Cashew Nuts 07122019

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