Healthy Eating

Hot Dog Healthy

New study finds eating a hot dog could take 36 minutes off your life

Microbiome startups promise to improve your gut health, but is the science solid?

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'Eat It to Beat It' challenge calls on Americans to fight prostate cancer by trying 30 healthy foods

Prostate Cancer Diet

Jefferson Health patient lost 70 pounds amid the pandemic by exercising and eating a balanced diet

Pandemic Weight Loss

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

Plant Based Diets

Ultra-processed foods now make up nearly 70% of children's calories

Ultraprocessed foods

Eating frozen honey, the latest TikTok trend, may cause unwanted side effects, health experts warn

Viral Frozen Honey TikTok Trend

Updated food labels now provide clearer understanding of what people are eating

changes to nutrition label

Millennials are turning to non-alcoholic beer, but nutritionists stress it's not a health drink

Trying to reduce sugar from your diet? These foods contain more than you might realize

Hidden sugar in food

Can financial incentives motivate people to adopt healthy lifestyles? Possibly

Healthy Behaviors Incentives

5 healthier cocktails for your Fourth of July weekend

healthy cocktails

Menopause symptoms differ for every woman — and so does treatment

Menopause

Most Americans are not getting enough dietary fiber — here's how to add it to your diet

High fiber diet

Is your coffee habit bad for your health? Here's what the research shows

Coffee health effects

8 healthy recipes for your Memorial Day weekend BBQ

Healthy BBQ Recipes

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

Intermittent fasting benefits

Taking fish oil supplements to improve heart health remains controversial

Fish oil controversy

Do you really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day?

Hydration Water Glasses

Nutrition is the foundation to a healthy lifestyle — but you don't have to give up all the foods you love

Healthy Meal

Better together: Partners up the odds of living healthy

Louis Bezich Relationships

Green, leafy vegetables boost muscle strength — here's how to add them to your diet

Leafy vegetables benefits

Americans have piled on the pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic

Weight gain during pandemic

Philly startup Simply Good Jars to be featured on Shark Tank's season premiere

Simply Good Jars

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IBX Sunshine Award

Penn Medicine nurse recognized for helping people in addiction recovery navigate medical challenges

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Hair Loss GLP-1s

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Tick Illnesses Pennsylvania

Pa. GOP lawmakers explore increased public health reporting for tick-borne diseases

Antibiotics Treatment Course

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding...

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