In search of a healthy snack? Try mini peppers. Crunchy, sweet, low in calories, high in vitamins, and you can add a side of hummus, tzatziki, or baba ganoush.
It may be easy to remember to load up on fruits and vegetables and limit junk food. Here’s a quiz to remind you about some less-obvious links between diet and health. Each question has only one correct answer. Good luck!
Mosquitoes and ticks are more than just annoying pests. They can transmit serious, life-altering diseases. Your best defense? Preventing bites in the first place. Here’s what can help.
Over the last 20 years, more than a million cases of bug-borne diseases have been reported to the CDC. And that’s only a fraction of how many people were actually infected. Here’s what to know about three of the most common: Lyme disease, tick bite red meat allergy, and West Nile virus.
To help prevent colorectal cancer, replace meat with beans, avoid additives in ultra-processed foods, pick a good screening test, and know when to get screened
“Soda with benefits.” “Microbiome approved.” “A new kind of soda.” The latest crop of fizzy drinks like Olipop, Poppi, and SunSip are healthier than a sugary Pepsi or Coke. That much is clear. But do these pre- and probiotic sodas “support” your digestive health? Here’s a gut check.
Rhode Island residents support policy efforts to increase the number of healthy kids’ meals options at restaurants, according to a new survey commissioned by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. These policies include nutrient standards for restaurant kids meals, requirements for the inclusion of healthy foods in restaurant kids’ meals, and requirements that restaurants serve healthy beverages with kids’ meals by default.
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New York City residents support policy efforts to increase the availability of healthier kids’ meal options at restaurants, according to a new survey commissioned by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. These policies include nutrient standards for restaurant kids meals, requirements for the inclusion of healthy foods in restaurant kids’ meals, and requirements that restaurants serve healthy beverages with kids’ meals by default.
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