Nutrition
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Cooking Is a Revolutionary Act
The cure for what ails us — both in our bodies and in our nation — can be found in the kitchen.
How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Diet
You’re talking to yourself again. But what are you saying? Here’s how to translate your food thoughts into healthier actions.
CLA: Can This Fatty Acid Help You Lose Weight?
Fans of the CLA supplements believe it does. Here’s the skinny on how CLA works and whether or not it can help with weight loss.
The Effects of Junk Food-Induced Inflammation on Our Health
Researchers show that eating processed junk food regularly is the highest cause of tissue inflammation.
Diet Is a Four-Letter Word
Holistic Nutrition Coach, Jill Grunewald explains why diets don’t work.
Lessons from the Movies: Hungry for Change
One meaningful message from this documentary has helped senior editor Courtney Lewis Opdahl dramatically change the way she eats.
Nuke at Your Own Risk
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on whether it’s wrong to cringe every time a coworker microwaves a favorite plastic-packaged meal.
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Probiotics and Boost Gut Health
Your guide to making the most of your body’s beneficial bugs — for gut health, immunity, metabolism and more.
Preserving Lemons (Video)
That Food Girl Betsy Nelson shows senior editor Jamie Martin how to preserve lemons.
How Food Saved Seamus Mullen’s Life
Struck by a devastating illness in the prime of his life, chef Seamus Mullen didn’t quit cooking — he started experimenting. Here, he talks about how nutrition saved his life — and shares a spring menu made up of some of his fresh favorites.
The Impact of Fast-Food Logos on Impatience
Researchers discover that just looking at fast-food logos can affect attitude and judgment.
Cultivating a Better Food System
We think a broader collection of farmers, policy-makers, and eaters need new, bigger resolutions for fixing the food system — real changes with long-term impacts in fields, boardrooms, and on plates all over the world.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Counteract Sugar-Induced Damage
Research from UCLA shows that omega-3 fatty acids can help counteract health problems caused by sugar intake.
Better Late Than Never
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how early adopters get all the attention — and why it’s never too late to change the way we eat.
Back to the Future: ’80s Food Trends Debunked
Your neon tights, parachute pants and leg warmers are long gone, so why are you eating like it’s 1985?
Cooking with Quinoa
High in protein and gluten-free, quinoa is a nutritious seed that puts conventional whole grains to shame.
Redefining Decadence With Gluten-Free Desserts
Gluten-free desserts have gone mainstream — with good reason. The best recipes are sinfully enticing, and healthy, too.
Avoiding the Fall Funk
I shouldn’t be surprised and yet every year I begin October thinking I’m going to be able to outwit the darkness.
How to Raise Your Food “Pleasure Quotient”
Expert advise on how to overcome feelings of frustration or shame when it comes to eating.
The Joy of Eating Well
Here are tips on how to cultivate a healthy attitude towards foods — and get rid of the “good food”/”bad food” syndrome.
Can Eating Trans Fats Make You Angry?
New research shows a correlation between consumption of trans fats and aggression.