Eating and Nutrition - Eat to Lose Weight

Don't Let Work Stress Cause You to Overeat

Stress can stir up an emotional appetite that can lead to overeating. The best solution is to find something other than food to take the edge off.

4 Ways to Go Healthy at the Coffee Shop

You can still have your coffee (and doughnut, too!) if you follow these four common-sense suggestions.

How to Eat Healthy at the Airport

There's always something to eat at the airport, especially if you're at one of the larger "hub" airports. Unfortunately, where there are more food vendors, there are more opportunities for unhealthy options and food safety violations.

Could Your Family Use a Personal Chef?

For a growing number of families (couples and singles, too), personal chefs are becoming as common and indispensable as housekeepers. They're the answer to "What's for dinner?"

How to Choose a Safe and Reusable Water Bottle

Drinking plenty of water is among the best things you can do for your health. Switching from a disposable water bottle to a reusable one is among the best things you can do for the planet.

"Balanced Diet": What Does It Mean for You?

Following a balanced diet can help you lower your blood sugar and cholesterol, and it ensures you'll enjoy lots of delicious and healthy options. Here's how to do it.

8 Summer Party Tips for Diabetics

Live it up at all the backyard barbecues and casual al fresco get-togethers this season has to offer, but keep these eight tips in mind so your blood sugar and your waistline won't reflect poor choices later.

4 Ways to Dine Out Without Damaging Your Diet

To make the most of your restaurant experience while making sure you're not undoing a week's worth of exercise, follow these tips.

Is the Western Diet to Blame for Type 2 Diabetes?

What and how you eat could be hazardous to your health.

Could Tangerines Prevent Obesity?

This juicy little fruit contains a substance that may help prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Build a Heart-Healthy Meal at the Salad Bar

What could be more convenient for lunch on the go than a quick stop at the salad bar? But the choices you make can make the difference between a fat-laden, calorie-heavy meal and a satisfying, good-for-your-heart lunch.

What Can Vinegar Do for Diabetes?

It's not just for salad anymore. This astringent condiment may actually help lower blood sugar.

Eating While Standing: How It Can Harm Your Health

What difference does it make if you stand at a counter to eat, sit down at a table, or grab a bite on the run? Well, when it comes to your physical and mental health, it might make all the difference in the world.

Your Kitchen Makeover for Heart Health

Taking stock of the kinds of foods in your pantry and refrigerator and replacing the ones that increase your risk for cardiovascular disease with nutritious, flavorful whole foods, will help you and your family make heart-smart food choices and reduce your risk of heart disease.

Adjust Your Family's Food Attitude

Sample these dozen healthy ideas that will help your family lead a healthier life for the long haul.

The New USDA Dietary Guidelines, Decoded

All-you-can-eat buffets. Unlimited soda refills. Burgers the size of ball fields. When it comes to food, America serves it up. It's no wonder one-third of our children and two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. Here's what you need to know to help your family eat better.

Post-Exercise Eating: Don't Undo Your Workout

If your calorie-burning workouts are often followed by calorie-crazed binges, you might as well not be exercising at all. So, how do you put an end to this vicious cycle? We've got eight effective ways.

How Your Diet Affects Your Metabolism

The processes involved in metabolism are going on all the time, in every cell of your body. It's a complicated process, the success of which is determined, in part, by the way you eat.

Water: The Great Weight-Loss Elixir

Trying to drop weight? Skip the pills, potions, and fad diets. Instead, drink water. That's right, plain water—the healthiest and most effective weight-loss elixir around.

Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer Risk

Do they or don't they? The question of whether artificial sweeteners cause cancer has been hotly debated in the medical community.

Fit in Fruits and Vegetables

Eating the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables can feel a bit daunting, especially for busy families on the go. The good news is that it's a lot easier than you might imagine.

6 Mini-Meals or 3 Squares: Which is Better?

Breaking up your daily calories into small plates has its advantages over sitting down to the traditional three square meals. But a recent study revealed a big disadvantage to "grazing."

7 Smartest Condiment Choices

Condiments help simple, everyday foods rise above the ordinary to become extraordinary. And as it turns out, some great-tasting condiments also do great things for your health.

Fall's Finest Farm Stand Picks for Diabetics

The As (apples), Bs (Brussels sprouts), and Cs (cabbage) of cooking the season's best for nutrition and balanced blood sugar.

The 10 Best After-Work Snacks

The perfect post-work snack is simple, light, and takes the edge off your hunger without ruining your appetite for dinner.

Eat these 9 Foods to Look Better Naked

These nine foods may help you achieve your naked ambitions.

5 Tips for Eating Healthy On-the-Go

The day-to-day grind often leaves us with little time to accomplish the things we'd like to do. Here, five tips to help you eat healthily during a day in which every minute counts.

5 Reasons You're Always Hungry

Here, the five most common causes of hunger--and a foolproof plan to keep those pangs away.

Can Carbs Help You Lose Weight?

They’ve gotten a bad rap, but not all carbs are created equal. If you think that carbohydrates are a dieter’s demise, it’s time to retrain your brain.

Diabetes Diets: Myths vs Facts

Work through the fallacies to get the diet truth you need.
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