Healthy Eating

Pain in all joints artwork

Five foods that are known to cause inflammation

Swapping in olive oil for butter, mayo could limit risk for heart disease

Olive Oil Heart

Eating disorders are often about managing pain – not weight

Obsessing over a healthy diet can lead to an unusual eating disorder

Orthorexia nervosa eating disorder healthy diet

Is your city making you fat? How urban planning can address the obesity epidemic

Obesity City Policies

Considering a plant-based diet? Here's what to add to your grocery list

Plant-based Diet

Millennials feel social pressure and anxiety to eat well

Del Monte study on healthy eating

Snacking on walnuts improves gut and heart health, Penn State study finds

Walnuts Penn State

Whole wheat pizzas offer a slightly more nutritious pie

Is Whole Wheat Pizza Healthy?

Children's Health

Children who watch healthy cooking shows are more likely to eat nutritious foods, study says

Cooking shows healthy food children

U.S. News ranks Mediterranean, DASH and Flexitarian as best diets for 2020

U.S. News releases 2020 Best Diets

In one afternoon, sample different classes offered by Philly Dance Fitness

Philly Dance Fitness workshop featuring ballet

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

Person eating a healthy meal

Should you avoid meat for good health?

Is meat healthy?

Vitamin B12 deficiency a serious risk for vegans, experts say

Vegan Vitamin B12

Here's how to stick to a weight loss plan in the new year

Weight Loss Plan

Two apples a day may keep the heart doctor away

Apples Bad Cholesterol Heart Health

'Organic' label doesn't guarantee that holiday ham was a happy pig

Organic Farms Don't Guarantee Animals Happiness

Some foods are designed to keep you eating – even when you're full

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Vitamin K may be unheralded but it plays an important role

Vitamin K broccoli

You don't gain as much weight during the holidays as you might think

Holiday eating guide

Is spot reduction a myth or a feasible way to lose weight?

Spot reduction: Fact or Myth?

A psychologist's guide to holiday eating

Flip holiday rituals into a motivator for healthy behavior

Healthy holiday dinner

What's all the beef with red meat? Cardiologists explain

Red Meat guidelines controversy

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