Nutrition

Find out if overlooked food allergies or intolerances might be interfering with your weight-loss and fitness goals.

Americans are downing protein more than ever. But how much protein do you really need? Maybe not as much as you think.

Plentiful in springtime, dark greens are a fine way to coax your diet from its winter doldrums.

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?

The Slow Food movement is showing our eat-on-the-run society why it should take the time to select and create fresh, high-quality meals.

Acrylamide, a cancer-causing agent, has shown up in a variety of fried foods, but also in healthier baked and roasted items, including home-cooked meals. Should we be alarmed? Here's a look at what we know about acrylamide, its risks and whether we need to take action.

Expert fats researcher Dr. Mary Enig offers surprising insider views on good fats, bad fats and the food police.

For this year's Resolutions Workshop, we gathered up four of our favorite personal-development experts and asked them to weigh in with how — and how not — to go about crafting New Year's resolutions. They wound up recasting the whole resolutions process and sketching out a more successful, sustainable course for personal change.

Which is better – wild caught or farm raised? Explore the pros and cons of America's favorite fish.

Can the way you think influence your life chances? Is it possible to think yourself away from failure and toward success? The field of Positive Psychology says —YES!

Don't buy into all that I can't cook nonsense! You just need a few simple skills and a little kitchen savvy.     

Carbs have gotten a rotten rap lately, partly because they're frequently lumped into one big-bad category. But not all carbs are nasty! Find out which are worth befriending, and which are better to let go.

Okay, 2003 is almost over. You may be running behind on your resolutions, but you're not defeated yet! Here's your guide to a slew of meaningful goals you can still accomplish (and celebrate) this year.

How to play the right role in your child's eating choices.

You thought school lunch was bad when you were a kid? You should see it now.

Why are you exercising? For health and longevity? For weight loss? For fitness performance? Here's how to gear your fitness routine to your personal goals.

Wake up and smell the statistics. America's eating has gone bonkers, and it's up to us to stop the madness.

Remember those resolutions you made six months ago? Maybe you'd rather not. But why forgive and forget when you can fix and forge ahead? We'll show you how.

People keep harping about how hideous sugar is for your health. Can it really be as bad as they say?

Recipe retrofitting is one way to cut back on unwanted sugars and fats. But it's not always your best strategy for healthier eating.

Every body is unique, and yet most eating plans promise results for everyone. Sure, you want to eat right, but what's right for you?