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A handful of lower-sugar yogurts that are worth a try
  • What to Eat

A handful of lower-sugar yogurts that are worth a try

  • Posted on December 5, 2018December 4, 2018
  • by Lindsay Moyer

Looking for a low-fat yogurt with less added sugar? Try these. You can’t go wrong with some fresh fruit and a plain 0% or low-fat yogurt, which has no added…

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Another reason to cut back on saturated fat and sugar
  • Fat in Food

Another reason to cut back on saturated fat and sugar

  • Posted on September 24, 2018September 21, 2018
  • by Caitlin Dow

New research shows that eating too much saturated fat can create more liver fat than eating too much unsaturated fat. And that’s important because a fatty liver may trigger insulin…

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Edible cookie dough: the latest dessert gimmick we don’t need
  • What Not to Eat

Edible cookie dough: the latest dessert gimmick we don’t need

  • Posted on April 27, 2018April 26, 2018
  • by Jolene Mafnas

You’ve never been to a cookie dough parlor? How 2017! “There’s an emotional connection that you can’t manufacture. It’s inherent in the product and unique to cookie dough,” the owner…

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The Healthy Cook does desserts
  • Healthy Recipes

The Healthy Cook does desserts

  • Posted on December 22, 2017February 12, 2018
  • by Jen Urban

All recipes in this post developed by Kate Sherwood, The Healthy Cook. Click here for a printer-friendly version of these recipes. Try one of these three lighter—but still delicious—desserts. Apple…

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Healthy menu hacks: what to order when you eat out
  • What to Eat

Healthy menu hacks: what to order when you eat out

  • Posted on December 15, 2017December 12, 2017
  • by Jen Urban

Soup or salad? Pancakes or omelet? Here’s what to consider when you eat out. Our examples are from chain restaurants, but the winners and losers should hold up elsewhere. Which…

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“How seltzer water became cooler than Coke”
  • What to Eat

“How seltzer water became cooler than Coke”

  • Posted on August 9, 2017September 21, 2017
  • by Jen Urban

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…

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  • Posted on July 1, 2017November 29, 2018
  • by Ken

Get Life-Saving Information on Diet and Nutrition Right Now! Dear Friend, You’ve always wanted life-saving information about the foods you eat. You should know, for example, that Marie Callender’s Chicken…

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Here’s what you need to know about sugar in nut butters
  • Sugar in Food

Here’s what you need to know about sugar in nut butters

  • Posted on April 21, 2017June 19, 2018
  • by Leah Ettman

There’s no denying that peanut butter is popular. In fact, an estimated 290 million Americans reported eating peanut butter last year. But the familiar comfort food has gone gourmet. Move…

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  • What Not to Eat

How Do Chocolate-Flavored Spreads Compare with Peanut Butter?

  • Posted on February 11, 2016
  • by Jayne Hurley

“Turn a balanced breakfast into a tasty one,” says the Nutella jar. The “Hazelnut Spread with Skim Milk & Cocoa” sounds healthy. It’s not. Nutella has more added sugar (five…

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  • How to Diet

What Foods Cause Gas? Beans, Vegetables, Milk, or Something Else?

  • Posted on June 23, 2015
  • by Bonnie Liebman

Beans, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, milk, bran. Those are some of the usual suspects when people are trying to figure out, ahem, what foods cause gas. And those foods can cause gas.

But most of us overlook a growing source of the problem: inulin, or chicory root extract, one of the most popular ingredients in “high-fiber” foods.

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