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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...

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...

Truth 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 ...

Truth 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...

Science 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...

Good 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...

Dos 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...

Coffee'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...

Answers 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...

What 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...

Is 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...

Treatment 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...