Living a Healthy Lifestyle

Between 1990 and 2010, some of our leading causes of death and disability remained the same. Heart disease was the leading cause of loss of …

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are back in the news. That’s because some genetically modified produce is heading for store shelves. GMO apples and potatoes will …

Neuropathy, or damage to the nerves, is a debilitating disorder, and diabetes is by far the most common cause. Up to 50 percent of people …

Ali Webster, PhD, RD, associate director of nutrition communications at the International Food Information Council Foundation, described it as a kind of diet that focuses …

Image Credit: Pixabay. This image has been modified. What Do the Longest Living People Eat? The dietary guidelines recommend that we choose meals or snacks …

What was the meat industry’s response to leading cancer charities’ recommendation to stop eating processed meat, like bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meat? …

Allow me to begin on a personal note. This is a picture of me, right around the time that my grandma was diagnosed with end-stage …

On April Fool’s Day, 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved the artificial sweetener sucralose, aka 1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-beta-D-fructofuranosyl-4- chloro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranoside. But, despite its scary name, the worst …