“Mediterranean diet fights heart disease,” announced ABC News. “Mediterranean diet cuts risk of stroke,” said USA Today. “Mediterranean diet over low fat? Well, at least it’s more fun,” quipped the Los Angeles Times. A study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine set off a media frenzy in February. Its findings were striking, but the press reports may have misled many. Here’s what the study actually found…and how it should (or shouldn’t) alter what you eat.
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More than seven in ten packaged meals for young children have too much sodium and more than a third of their cereal bars and breakfast pastries contain too much sugar,…
Tip #1: Use roasted red peppers to jazz up your salads or sandwiches without all the work. Look for them in the condiment section of your supermarket. Tip #2: Looking…
“Sausage in a rich marinara sauce with layers of ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella cheese surrounded by a golden flaky crust.” That’s Bertolli, waxing poetic over its “New!” Italian Sausage Italian…
Most pasta sauces are salty. A half cup can easily eat up 500 milligrams of sodium—a third of your day’s limit. But don’t despair. A new generation of premium sauces…
Many people presume that some federal agency is overseeing the safety of the ingredients in our food supply. That’s reasonable, because that is actually what the federal Food and Drug…
Navigating restaurant menus to find healthy options can be quite difficult, especially at large Italian chain restaurants with their overly-indulgent pasta and meat dishes. Here’s a sampling of entrées to…
Old conventional wisdom: Overweight people overeat. New conventional wisdom: Overweight people eat typical portions. Normal-weight people eat less. [CA] Don’t believe us? The “Heavyweight” diet below shows how easy it…
Shrimp scampi, pepperoni pizza, mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, veal parmigiana, spaghetti and meatballs. Those are some of the “Italian” foods you’d be hard-pressed to find in Italy, according to Fodors.com.…