Each month, Nutrition Action’s “Right Stuff” column features a food that wowed our staff. The foods we choose, and the recommendations we make, are not influenced by the manufacturers. NutritionAction.com…
“There’s even more evidence that fitness trackers don’t work,” declared Time.com last October. Yikes. The news came from a study of 470 overweight or obese young adults who had lost…
What probiotics are, what they do (and don’t do), and what we’re still learning. “People think that probiotics are all effective for the same health issues,” says University of Washington…
Looking for more delicious dishes? Check out From the Heart, Nutrition Action’s newest cookbook by Kate Sherwood, The Healthy Cook. The recipes in this post were developed by Kate. Tomatoes, zucchini, bell…
Check out these tips before your next barbecue. Nothing screams summer more than barbecue. But cooking meat, poultry, or fish at high temperatures until well done can create heterocyclic amines…
“How seltzer water became cooler than Coke,” read the Washington Post blog headline in 2015. Sales of sparkling water have doubled over the last few years, while sales of soda…
Can yoga, meditation, or acupuncture also work? “Patients often say, ‘I don’t like to take medications. What can I do to lower my blood pressure?’” says Robert Brook, an associate…
News reports about the pros and cons of taking calcium and vitamin D and the importance of diet have left many people, including doctors, confused. Bess Dawson-Hughes is director of…
Chili’s, IHOP, and (surprise!) The Cheesecake Factory top the list We were so close. May 5th was the deadline for menus at chain restaurants and elsewhere to post calories, a…
All recipes in this post developed by Kate Sherwood, The Healthy Cook. Nothing’s easier than salad for dinner. Just whisk, chop, simmer or sauté a bit, toss, and eat. And…