Healthy Eating

Dehydration

Some dehydration signs are obvious, but others are less apparent

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

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

margarine vs. butter

Foods high in added fats and refined carbs are like cigarettes – addictive and unhealthy

Ultra Processed Foods

Drinking multiple cups of coffee is good for your brain, study suggests

Coffee tea strokes dementia

Eating alone may have negative health consequences, but not all experts agree

Eating alone health effects

The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice

Black Licorice Health Effects

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is good for your eyes and teeth, too

Exercise Benefits Vision Teeth

Many foods are loaded with salt – here's how to reduce it from your diet

Daily salt intake

Eating mushrooms may help prevent depression, study shows

Mushrooms mental health

Intermittent fasting may help reduce heart disease, diabetes risk

Time-restricted eating

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the power of social contagion and its ability to spur healthy behaviors

Healthy Behaviors Social Contagion

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