Healthy Eating and DietInfo Center
The Good and Bad News About Teen Weight
A wide range of public health campaigns have promoted healthier behaviors for teens. These include watching TV less, eating more fruits and vegetables and drinking less soda.
Active College Students Healthier, Happier
Physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle for everyone. It is especially important for college students and young adults who are under stress.
Less Salt for a Healthier Heart
Most Americans eat more salt than government dietary guidelines recommend. Research suggests it may be unwise to eat so much salt, as it might be harmful to your health.
Lifestyle and Longevity
It is generally known that lifestyle choices impact human life expectancy. However, only a few studies have examined how lifestyle choices can help predict human longevity. In light of this, a recent study was conducted to examine longevity in relation to lifestyle choices during during middle age.
Cholesterol: Know Your Numbers
The saying “You are what you eat” is true in many ways. A diet high in certain fats may lead to heart disease. Eating healthy and knowing cholesterol levels can help keep the heart healthy.
Women Happier When They Gained Weight
Obesity is a global epidemic, affecting many populations around the world, as wellness professionals struggle to find solutions. But do the solutions lead to happiness? As women start to feel healthier, do they feel better?
Have a Coffee, Hold the Heart Worries
Coffee drinkers take heart. While caffeine has been linked by some to heart troubles, consuming coffee did not appear to trigger an irregular heart rhythm.
A Link Between Migraines and Your Waistline?
The link between being overweight or obese and other health issues is clearly established for conditions like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. But a person's weight may be related to migraines as well.
Staying Fit to Fend off Illness
The risk for various health problems increases with age. But there are steps people can take to help minimize these risks, and exercise seems to be one of those steps.
Mold in Yogurt Tied to Illness
People across the country might want to check their fridge after hearing this news: Chobani Greek Yogurt is voluntarily recalling many products after reports of issues relating to mold.