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What are Common Food Poisoning Symptoms?

“Food poisoning” is a broad term that can actually cover a whole lot of different infections. Honey is the most common food that can infect a baby ...

Understanding Food Poisoning -- The Basics

You can get food poisoning after eating food contaminated by viruses or bacteria. Other types of food poisoning can be caused by parasites or expos...

What is Salmonella?

Salmonella is one of the most common causes of food poisoning in the United States. Fruits, vegetables, and nuts also can become contaminated with ...

Food Label FAQ: Using The Nutrition Facts Panel

This shows you the percentage of nutrients in the food, based on getting 2,000 calories a day and the daily requirement for it. Look at the calorie...

Truth on Artificial Sweeteners

Discovered in 1879, saccharin -- which is 300 times sweeter than sugar -- was used during World War I and World War II to make up for sugar shortag...

Health Benefits of Green Tea

Green tea is so good for you that it's even got some researchers raving. 'If you sub 1-2 cups of green tea for one soda, [in a] year you'd save ove...

With Fruits and Veggies, More Matters

So you've been trying to eat right, working to fit in your '5 a day' servings of fruit and vegetables. The research found that only 50% of consumer...

Tips for Choosing The Breakfast Cereal

When you’re shopping the cereal aisle, it can be puzzling to find the healthiest options, especially if you’re buying with a health condition in mi...

Cucumber

A serving of cucumber -- one-half a cup -- is about 8 calories. They also have several phytonutrients (plant chemicals) called lignans. All that wa...

Corn

Natives of North and South America grew corn, which they called maize. The pilgrims of Plymouth Colony and members of the Wampanoag Tribe probably ...

Breakfast: is it The Most Important Meal?

If you don’t eat first thing, you may get so hungry later on that you snack on high- fat, high-sugar foods. Researchers have found that on average,...

Health Benefits of Salmon

Salmon -- that tender, reddish, firm fish -- is one of the most popular fish choices in America thanks in part to its rich, buttery flavor. Experts...