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Surprising Facts About Willpower
As you try to reach a new goal, you might want to lean on your willpower for help. In fact, evidence shows that it is your belief about willpower t...
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Top 10 Ways to Deal with Hunger
Crunch your appetite away with a big salad. One study found that when people had a large (3 cups), low-calorie (100 calories) salad before lunch, t...
Read moreTruth About 7 Common Food Additives
If, like many Americans, you stock your pantry with processed foods, you may worry about how safe food additives really are. Artificial food color ...
Read moreTruth About Belly Fat
It's an active part of your body, making 'lots of nasty substances,' says Kristen Hairston, MD, assistant professor of endocrinology and metabolism...
Read moreScience Behind How We Taste
'Our food preferences are determined by multiple factors, including genes, experience, and age.'. Genes play a part by giving a person a predetermi...
Read moreGood Fat, Bad Fat
It's as simple as cutting down on foods that are rich in omega-6s and eating more foods abundant in omega-3s. That means avoiding foods fried in ve...
Read moreDos and Don'ts of Counting Calories
But there are a myriad of reasons to base your food choices on criteria other than calorie content. For example, if the food you eat contains fiber...
Read moreCoffee's Surprising Health Benefits
With just two calories per 8-ounce cup (no cream or sugar) and no fat, coffee is a pretty guilt-free way to boost your health. 3 large onions, chop...
Read moreAnswers to Your Questions About Probiotics
The business of beneficial bacteria seems to be booming, with the word 'probiotics' showing up on labels of everything from supplements to yogurt t...
Read moreWhat is a Pandemic?
The CDC's definition of a flu epidemic relates to the percentage of deaths in a given week caused by influenza and pneumonia. That's not the case d...
Read moreIs Butter Back? The Truth About Saturated Fats
“Countless studies show that if you replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat, you do get a reduction in heart disease risk,” says Alice Licht...
Read moreTreatment Options for Advanced Breast Cancer
When you find out you have advanced breast cancer, called metastatic or stage IV cancer, you probably have a lot of questions. There are several ch...
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