How Much is Too Much?
How often do you feel you have eaten too much? For most people, the answer is too often.
The fact is, the size of our meals has been increasing in recent years to beyond what is considered a healthy intake. The same goes for beverages - we are drinking larger and larger bottles of sweetened drinks.
Most of us have a pretty... >Read More
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The Salmon Debate
Heart Associations in North America recommend eating two or more servings of fish per week. It is well known that salmon has many health benefits. Salmon is one of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids, helping protect against heart attacks and strokes. New research suggests that salmon may enhance brain function, help combat depression and reduce...... >Read More
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Going Nuts!
Nuts have had a roller coaster of a reputation.
Once upon a time, nuts were held in high esteem: Romans considered nuts food for the gods. Incas made pots in the shape of highly prized peanuts. Walnuts were used to treat head ailments in Renaissance days, given their similarity to the brain.
More recent decades have shunned nuts, fearing...... >Read More
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Will That be Regular or Decaf?
Having recently acquired a love for flavored coffee, I figured I should check out the latest health virtues of this world-famous bean.
While coffee has been cleared of almost all former health charges, many still ask whether decaf is healthier. Others wonder whether the decaffeination process poses its own set of health risks. And still, others...... >Read More
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Who's Assembling Dinner?
Times have certainly changed. Home cooking used to involve thawing meat, peeling and slicing vegetables and planning on the time it takes for everything to cook. These days - so many recent television commercials would have us believe - home cooking is as easy as pouring a bag of frozen “Pot Roast with Vegetables” into a frying pan to reheat....... >Read More
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Trans Fats: No Longer a Secret
If you have ever tried figuring out the fat grams on food labels, you may have realized they don't add up. That's because the trans fat content never had to be declared on labels...until now. Manufacturers have until the end of 2005 to apply new federal labeling regulations to food products, which includes listing 13 key nutrients, along with... >Read More
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Food Guru is Galloping Across the Continent With a New Message
Generations of people all over the world have cooked, eyes glued to the TV, watching Graham Kerr spin all over a studio kitchen making a mess and peeling off one-liners like so much onion skin. From his days as the Galloping Gourmet to PBS' The Gathering Place, his present day television incarnation, Kerr has remained a mainstay of the... >Read More
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What Really Makes Us Happy
Imagine baking seventeen pies. Most families don't need seventeen pies for Christmas... >more
3 Minute Expert: Healthy Heart Foods (Part 1)
Know someone dealing with a serious illness? Learn some ways to support... >more
What Do You Fear?
