Healthy Eating

High-protein diets

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

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

Eating avocados is linked to a lower risk of heart disease; here are ways to add the food to your diet

Avocado heart health

Improving your diet can be a challenge; Here are some easy tips to eat healthier

Healthy Breakfast

Some dehydration signs are obvious, but others are less apparent

Dehydration

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

Nordic diet

Eating more vegetables may not prevent heart disease, study finds, but health experts stress their importance

Vegetables Heart Disease

New Hope restaurant recognized by PETA as one of the nation's top vegan dessert destinations

Vegan Cheesecake

A healthy lifestyle provides many benefits – like a boosted immune system

Healthy Lifestyles Immune System

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn 2, according to a nutritional epidemiologist

Babies Added Sugar

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

Fruit Nutrients

Replacing butter with olive oil may reduce the risk of serious illnesses, study finds

Olive oil

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

U.S. News Best Diets for 2022

In a time of uncertainty, a healthy lifestyle is a dependable benefit

Healthy Lifestyle Exercise

Start the New Year on a healthy note with these 6 party foods

Healthy New Year's Eve recipes

Mayo Clinic's new online diet program emphasizes sustainable lifestyle changes

New Mayo Clinic Diet Program

The biggest health trends of 2022, from gut health to sound healing

2022 health trends

With trans fat no longer an issue, margarine may be a healthier alternative to butter

margarine vs. butter

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