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Health Benefits of Pineapple

Pineapple is a large tropical fruit with a spiky, tough skin and sweet insides. That's because it has a substance called bromelain that may lower i...

Carrots

Carrots are root vegetables that were first grown in Afghanistan around 900 AD. Yellow carrots have lutein, which is also good for your eyes. The t...

Apples

If you take off the apple’s skin before eating it, you won’t get as much of the fiber or flavonoids. An apple’s fiber can also help with diarrhea a...

Super Foods for Optimal Health

Vitamin E: broccoli (boiled), avocado, chard, mustard and turnip greens, mangoes, nuts, papaya, pumpkin, red peppers, spinach (boiled), and sunflow...

Avocado

Avocados are high in fat. When the outside skins are black or dark purple and yield to gentle pressure, they’re ready to eat or refrigerate. While ...

Whole Truth About Whole Grains

And don't think that you can keep eating white, refined- grain products and just supplement them with some extra fiber. Frankly, we are only just r...

Nutrition Facts: Glossary and Definitions

Cholesterol is listed under the fat information on a nutrition label. This shows the percentage of a certain nutrient in a food, based on a 2,000-c...

What is Shigella?

If you don’t wash your hands thoroughly, you could leave the bacteria behind on objects you touch next, such as changing tables, toys, and doorknob...

Salmonella (Salmonellosis)

Salmonella is the type of bacteria that’s the most frequently reported cause of food-related illness in the United States. See your doctor if you’r...

What is Listeria?

Prompt antibiotic treatment can help curb the effects of listeria infection. A mild case of listeria may need no treatment at all. If you see a rec...

Campylobacter Infection

Campylobacteriosis is an infection caused by bacteria you can get from contaminated food and water. About 1.3 million people are infected in the Un...

Norovirus

Most of these symptoms aren't serious, but diarrhea and vomiting can deplete your body of the fluid it needs, and you can become dehydrated. In rar...