Girls and young women often use drastic measures to lose weight. However, those strategies can have long-term ill effects. Get tips for a healthier approach to weight control.
Tag: diet
Kudos to Cauliflower (But Which Color Is Best?)
Today, you can find purple, orange and white cauliflower as well as green “broccoflower.” Tap or click each color in this interactive infographic to discover which nutrients help create different hues.
Should People With Diverticulitis Avoid or Up Their Fiber?
Find the truth about questions that pique your curiosity in our series, “The Short Answer.” Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute Chair Conor Delaney, MD, PhD, answers this one.
6 Ways to Fight Your Sweet and Salty Cravings
Constantly tempted by sweets or salty snacks? If cravings keep your weight at a plateau, take heart. It’s possible to let go of cravings — most people just don’t go about it the right way. These tips from our dietitians should help.
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3 Reasons You Crave Sweet or Salty Foods
Does chocolate start calling your name around 2 p.m.? Does that bag of potato chips start talking to you an hour after dinner? Discover why you may be craving sweets or salty foods and how to listen better to your body.
Weight Loss: How to Reset Your Brain For Success
The less you focus on restricting and categorizing foods and the more you focus on creating healthy behaviors around food and exercise, the healthier your body — and mind — will be.
10 Tips for Lowering Your Cholesterol
We all want to be heart-healthy, and ensuring healthy levels of cholesterol — a fat, or lipid, carried through the bloodstream — is the first step. Learn the steps that you can take to lower your risks of heart attack and stroke.
5 Ways to Boost Your Child’s Immune System for Life
Babies have their mother’s immunity for six months after birth. Follow these easy steps to help your child build a stronger immune system for life.
Weight Loss: What’s Wine Doing to Your Waistline?
You’re humming along on your diet, losing 1 pound a week. Suddenly you hit a plateau. Could that nightly glass (or two) of wine have anything to do with it? Discover how your body processes alcohol and get tips on cutting back.
6 Smart Tips: How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Are you trying to lose weight? Get advice from a doctor who often works with overweight patients. She offers practical advice.