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The Problem With Processed Food
All processed foods are not created equal — especially those that claim to be healthy. Here's what to watch out for on a product's label and where to turn for better alternatives.
20 Tips to Curb Sugar Cravings and Kick the Addiction
Practical tips from Dr. Frank Lipman to kick your sugar habit.
Sweet Drinks: The More You Drink, the Less You Taste
Research shows that overconsuming sweetened foods leads to more intense cravings for them.
6 Common Industrial Ingredients in Processed Foods
See where else these common ingredients in processed foods are used.
Pinterest + Sugar Addiction = Trouble
Digital initiatives manager Jamie Martin wonders if Pinterest is feeding her sugar addiction.
Cancer’s Favorite Sugar
The average American eats 70 grams of fructose per day — a number triple the recommended daily limit.
13 Ingredients to Watch Out for in Processed Foods
Most of the processed foods we eat are studded with mysterious additives. They extend shelf life. They create exciting flavors, colors and textures. But they don’t do great things for our health. Find out which ones to avoid, and why.
Confessions of a Sugar Addict
Jocelyn Stone divulges her addiction to sugar.
Sugar Shock: How Sugar Affects Your Body and How to Tame Your Sweet Tooth
The average American now consumes some 22 teaspoons of sugar a day. And our sweet tooth isn’t just making us fat - it’s triggering all kinds of inflammation, fueling chronic diseases and even increasing our risks of cancer.
Scary Food Science
How advanced food technologies mess with our minds and our metabolisms.
7 Strategies to Curb Your Cravings
These strategies can help you develop healthier eating habits.
Sugar Breakdown
The effects of sugar on the body go beyond cavities. High blood-sugar levels have many negative health impacts, including many inflammation-based diseases. Here's how to cut back and balance your blood-sugar levels.
The Lure, The Lie: Marketing “Healthy” Food
Salads! Yogurt! Grilled chicken! It sounds so alluring. But wherever there's a massive marketing plan, there's also often a catch. So is it safe to go back to the drive-thru?
Fork in the Road
Wake up and smell the statistics. America's eating has gone bonkers, and it's up to us to stop the madness.
What Sugar Problem?
People keep harping about how horrible sugar is for your health. Can it really be as bad as they say?