Healthy Eating

Salt heart disease

Cutting your daily salt intake by 1 gram can reduce your heart disease risk, research shows

The pathway to a healthy lifestyle is clear, but more men need to find the motivation to follow it

U.S. Men Health

Most Americans don't eat banana peels, but they're edible and packed with fiber

Eat banana peels

Green tea supplements provide many benefits, including improved metabolic health, research shows

Green tea extract

Set point theory may help explain why weight loss often plateaus

Set Point Theory

Post-traumatic growth proves people often adopt healthy lifestyles despite adversity

Post Traumatic Growth

Food expiration dates don't have much science behind them

How many meals should a person eat each day? The science isn't clear

Daily Eating Habits

Most Americans have poor cardiometabolic health – here's what they can do to change that

Cardiometabolic health

Summer makes a great time to revisit your resolutions to live healthier

Summer Beach Exercise

High-protein diets can help people make healthier food choices, research shows

High-protein diets

New weight loss treatment is marked by heavy marketing and modest results

Weight scale

Your genes may influence whether you eat your vegetables

Genes food preferences

Summer cookouts can include tasty – and healthy – foods with a little planning

Summer Cookouts Healthy

Snacking can become a healthy habit with a little planning

Healthy Snacks Nuts

Drinking coffee may help extend your life – even if it includes a bit of sugar

Coffee's health benefits

Is intermittent fasting the diet for you? Here's what the science says

Intermittent fasting

Mindful eating can help people adopt healthier habits; here's how it works

Mindful eating

A vegetarian diet can be safe for children, but it must be properly planned

Children vegetarian diet

Dietary needs change with age; Here are some rules to simplify eating healthy

Healthy diet

Eating avocados is linked to a lower risk of heart disease; here are ways to add the food to your diet

Avocado heart health

Improving your diet can be a challenge; Here are some easy tips to eat healthier

Healthy Breakfast

Some dehydration signs are obvious, but others are less apparent

Dehydration

The Nordic diet provides health benefits even when people don't lose weight

Nordic diet

Eating more vegetables may not prevent heart disease, study finds, but health experts stress their importance

Vegetables Heart Disease

New Hope restaurant recognized by PETA as one of the nation's top vegan dessert destinations

Vegan Cheesecake

A healthy lifestyle provides many benefits – like a boosted immune system

Healthy Lifestyles Immune System

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Mental Health Pediatricians

Children are increasingly visiting doctors for anxiety and other mental health issues, study shows

Philly Kratom Proposal

Philly may crack down on smoke shops that sell kratom and hemp products. But some say the proposal...

Ebola Outbreak Risk

Ebola poses little risk to most Americans, but people traveling to Congo should take caution,...

ACA Enrollment Costs

Eroding ACA enrollment portends higher insurance rates

Rittenhouse Dentist Suspension

Patients of Rittenhouse dental clinic advised to be screened for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C

IBX Nurse Award

Know a nurse that exceeds expectations? IBX seeks nominations for its Sunshine Award

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