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Why are Triglycerides Linked to Heart and Disease?
When you eat fat, it first shows up in the bloodstream as chylomicrons—lipoproteins that are triglyceride-rich. A lipoprotein is a particle that consists of some protein and some lipid like fat or...
View ArticleKeep in Mind Allergies When Thinking About Food Safety
Food allergies occur when the immune system overreacts to certain proteins in food. Although more than 200 food ingredients can provoke an allergic reaction, the vast majority are caused by the “big...
View ArticleIs Calcium Citrate a Better Mineral Supplement than Calcium Carbonate?
Among vitamin supplements and mineral supplements, calcium is one of the most popular. If you typically take a calcium supplement on an empty stomach, citrate is the way to go. With a meal, there is no...
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What’s bugging you? Check out this table of potential food safety risks.
Vomiting. Diarrhea. Cramps. Food poisoning is no fun. In most cases, your body will heal itself as long as you drink plenty of fluids until the GI problems clear up. Sometimes, though, you’re going to...
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Read These Important Food Safety Tips for Cleaning Your Refrigerator
Once you’ve disposed of the truly gone-by items—homemade leftovers that are four days old or more, deli meats that are more than three days old, and other foods that have started to smell off—it’s time...
View ArticleDiet and Weight Loss: Trick Yourself into Eating Less with Wrapped Candies...
Be aware of cues that make you munch. One group of researchers studied roughly 60 female students in their 20s. [DW] Study 1. The researchers gave each student a bowl of 20 individually wrapped or 20...
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What Not to Eat: Whoopie Pies from Wicked Whoopie
“Go ahead, take a bite and see where we got the name,” says the Wicked Whoopies Web site. “Our bestselling flavor, Classic Chocolate, will make you shout, ‘Whoopie!’” Yup. There’s nothing like what...
View ArticleAre Probiotic Dietary Supplements Worth Taking?
Can probiotics—the good-for-you bacteria and yeast in some foods and supplements—relieve GI distress, replenish your intestinal flora when you take antibiotics, and keep you from catching a cold? It...
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A Healthy Mediterranean Diet
The new PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) study was big news. Spanish researchers reported that high-risk people on either of two “Mediterranean” diets had a remarkable 30 percent lower...
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Coconut Oil Myths Persist in Face of the Facts
“Miraculous.” “Amazing.” “Life Saving.” Some people love coconut oil, the “virgin” oil kind made by puréeing coconut meat and gently heating it. And they love the myths about its health benefits. Too...
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Should you get a flu shot?
The CDC says that nearly everyone six months and older should get one. “The vaccine may reduce your chances of getting the flu by up to 60 percent,” says Bruce Barrett, professor of family medicine...
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Lifestyle changes may lower your risk of catching a cold or the flu
Washing your hands regularly and getting the flu shot every year can help guard against getting a cold or the flu. What else matters? Is it a cold or the flu? “The common cold and flu are upper...
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What to do if you catch a cold or the flu
You did everything you could—including using our tips on lifestyle changes—to avoid getting sick. But your throat is sore, your nose is stuffed, you’re achy. Now what? “First, reduce the harm to other...
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