Nutrition Archives

Lose Weight Well: Start with These Healthy Weight Loss Tips

Jan 2, 2018 · Kathleen Jade, ND · Nutrition

My goal as a doctor is to help my patients become healthy and stay that way. For many patients, that involves losing weight. Educating my patients about the real underlying causes of weight gain, teaching them about nutrition, and working with them to lose weight—focusing on healthy weight loss—is one … Read More

“Best Diet”: Is There Such a Thing?

Jan 1, 2018 · Timothy Cole · Nutrition

The combination of that bulging muffin-top, those sore joints, and your lack of energy signals the pressing need to lose weight. Turning yourself into a calorie counter might help, but wouldn’t a respected weight-loss diet get you there more easily? So shouldn't you adopt one of those "best diet" plans? … Read More

Weight-Loss Tip: Avoid Unnecessary Calories in Beverages

Jan 1, 2018 · Dawn Bialy · Nutrition

The foods you consume can make a significant impact on your health, and so can the beverages you drink. A growing body of research reveals that beverage choice is far more important than once thought. When you drink a beverage—even if it is rich in calories, sugar, fat, and/or fiber—your … Read More

Best Weight-Loss Tips: 5 to Remember

Jan 1, 2018 · Dawn Bialy · Nutrition

Looking to change your diet because you need to lose weight? Your intentions may be good, but it’s unrealistic to think you can wake up one morning and instantly change the way you eat. Instead of a complete overhaul of your diet, set out to make a few small changes—ones … Read More

17 New Year’s Resolution Ideas: Think “Healthy”

Dec 31, 2017 · Larry Canale · Nutrition

It’s a tradition when it comes to any New Year’s Resolution: Ideas center on self-improvement—and often in the area of health. And why not? For some, buying a new car or traveling to an exotic locale might come first. But without our health, those fancy material possessions and adventurous trips … Read More

Mediterranean Diet Benefits: 9 Delicious Reasons to Adopt This Healthy Eating Pattern

Dec 29, 2017 · Aliza Lifshitz, MD · Nutrition

How would you like to spend some time at a café in Ibiza or lose yourself on a Greek island? To get to know Nice, visit Naples, or explore Morocco? While waiting for these dream vacations, you can start out by adopting the way people eat in that part of … Read More

Choose Healthy Carbs Over a Low-Carb Diet

Dec 29, 2017 · Chandra Johnson-Greene · Nutrition

The word “carbohydrate”—or “carb” for short—has become somewhat of a taboo word over the past few years when discussing a healthy, balanced diet. Many believe that a low-carb diet is the key to weight loss and maintenance, but a healthy carb diet is, in most cases, a better choice. Let’s … Read More

Vitamin B3: Keeping Your Heart and Brain Healthy

Dec 28, 2017 · Kate Eldredge · Nutrition

Vitamin B3—more formally known as niacin or nicotinic acid (not to be confused with nicotine!)—contributes to the function of every part of your body. It plays a key role in metabolism, is necessary for a healthy liver and nervous system, and is important in the production of sex and stress … Read More

Healthy Meal Plans: These 5 Smart Food Swaps Will Help You Fight Off Heart Disease, Cancer, and More

Dec 28, 2017 · Dawn Bialy · Nutrition

If you’re trying to create healthier meal plans but find it challenging, try a different strategy: Focus on making smart swaps for individual foods. It’s not hard to make healthy swaps if you know the foods that you are better off avoiding. Barbra Heller, RD, a registered dietitian at the … Read More

What Causes Cardiovascular Disease? Sugar! Could a Low Sugar Diet Help?

Dec 26, 2017 · UHN Staff · Nutrition

Finally, after decades of obsessing about fat, researchers are focusing on sugar in their quest to understand what causes cardiovascular disease. The latest study to zero in on sugar is the largest yet to link sugar to dying from heart disease, strokes, and other forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The … Read More

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