Sodium: How Low Should You Go?
A look at our complicated relationship with the other white stuff We all need sodium to survive. It is an essential nutrient that helps control water...
Category : Food News
It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
February 24-March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Read about the different types of these disorders and how they affect black men and women....
Added Sugar: Fattening and Deadly
Consuming too much added sugar — in regular soda, cakes, cookies and candy — increases your risk of death from heart disease, according to a...
Nutrition Facts Labels Get a Makeover
At the beginning of this year an auspicious change occurred, but in all probability, not many people took notice. The nutrition facts label that appears...
Home Cooking Is Healthier
Americans who cook meals at home frequently are more likely to have an overall better quality diet, according to new research. The study also finds,...
Is Intermittent Fasting for You?
We’ve heard a lot of noise lately about intermittent fasting, with folks who believe eating and fasting in search of weight loss, longevity, better gut...
Fill Your Next Prescription on the Produce Aisle
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, the prescription for what ails you may lie on the produce aisle...
Beyond Chicken Soup
10 foods that fight colds There’s still no cure for the common cold, but there are foods you can eat to give your body the...
Spice Watch: Turmeric
This root spice has a wealth of health properties It’s time to shake up your spice rack, and pull out that bottle of turmeric. The...
Tips for Eating Healthy in 2019
It’s always good idea to take charge of your health, but there’s no time like the New Year. To help you get started in 2019,...
