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The Scoop on Yogurt
Buying yogurt in bulk is a good idea: Choose non-fat instead of whole milk yogurt for less saturated fat and more protein, then choose plain instead of sweetened yogurt for less sugar and more calcium. In fact, you can add flavor to your yogurt by topping it with fresh fruit yourself!
Vegetarian Eating Patterns and Heart Disease
Overall, healthful plant-based foods were associated with lower risk of heart disease while unhealthful plant-based and animal-derived products were linked with a higher risk of disease...
Inflammation: What You Need to Know
It is becoming increasingly clear that chronic inflammation is implicated in many serious illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, many cancers, rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer's disease.
20 Best Calorie Savers
Using the Dietary Guidelines for Americans This Summer: A Strategy Guide
Here's a closer look at a few ways you can maximize the impact of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans during the summer months...
Can a Lack of Gluten Raise Your Diabetes Risk?
A new study suggests that going “gluten-free” may actually raise your risk for type 2 diabetes...
Take Control of Your Blood Pressure
The DASH diet lowers blood pressure by including higher amounts of potassium, magnesium and calcium, even without reducing sodium...
Aging Well: Spotlight on Added Sugars
The typical American consumes enough added sugars to contribute to health problems...
What Can the Tsimane Teach Us About Heart Disease?
"These findings suggest that coronary atherosclerosis can be avoided in most people by achieving a lifetime very low LDL, low blood pressure, low glucose, normal BMI, no smoking, and plenty of physical activity."
Closing the Fiber Gap
Only 1 in 20 Americans consumes enough fiber...
Quick Quiz for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month
June is Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month! Pique your audience's interest in these tasty foods by introducing some riddles from Hollis Bass, MEd, RD, LD...
Added Sugars and Your Health
We're all familiar with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans' advice to reduce the amount of added sugars in our eating patterns. Today I want to talk about why that recommendation exists...
4 Key Facts About Salt
Thanks to research from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the CDC, and the USDA, we now know that most Americans are consuming way too much salt...
Successful Weight Management with Plants
Research suggests that dropping meat from your eating pattern may be useful when it comes to successfully managing your weight...
Mediterranean Diet Update
Studies continue to show that a Mediterranean-style eating pattern is good news for health. Here’s some of the latest in Mediterranean diet research...
Finding Your Way to Enough Omega-3s
National and international health organizations recommend that we consume an average of 250 to 500 mg of EPA + DHA daily, yet adults in the US consume only about 90 mg per day, a far cry from the amounts recommended to support healthy hearts, eyes, and brains...
Spring MyPlate Tips
Now that spring is officially here, it's time to look at what the season has to offer in terms of everyone's favorite food graphic. Here are a few of our top MyPlate tips for spring...
An Italian Introduction to the Mediterranean Eating Pattern
Enrico Forte, an Italian cookbook author, has joined us today to introduce the Mediterranean eating style and review its myriad health benefits...
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