Category: Healthy Eating

  • Red Valley Natural Food chef creating healthy meals that also taste great

    SOUX CITY — “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” This is a quote attributed to the Greek physician Hippocrates that Paula Khatchatourian likes to repeat. In fact, the concept of healthy foods has become a way of life for the Sioux City transplant who was born into an Armenian family of…

  • How to eat your way to lower cholesterol

    How to eat your way to lower cholesterol

    Marlene Cimons February 25, 2024 at 9:00 AM How to eat your way to lower cholesterol Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Julia Kim, 64, an IT specialist from Boston, began taking a statin more than 30 years ago because of a family history of high cholesterol. But six months ago, tired of having to take the drug…

  • Are meat alternatives actually healthier than the real thing?

    Are meat alternatives actually healthier than the real thing?

    Advertisement Plenty of us could do with less meat in our diets, but should we really be swapping it for plant-based products? Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back…

  • FOODPhilippines takes fun, easy, and healthy eating in Dubai food expo

    FOODPhilippines takes fun, easy, and healthy eating in Dubai food expo

    – Advertisement – FOODPhilippines returned to the 29th edition of Gulfood on Monday, Feb. 19, as the world’s biggest annual food and beverage sourcing event kicked off at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Central to the Philippines’ participation were food and ingredients focused on health and wellness, brought by…

  • Top 10 Superfoods of 2024, According to Registered Dietitians

    Top 10 Superfoods of 2024, According to Registered Dietitians

    Want to know what healthy foods people have been raving about? Thanks to the Pollock Communications and Today’s Dietitian annual “What’s Trending in Nutrition” survey, we have all the intel on the food shopping and nutrition trends for 2024 and beyond—courtesy of insight from 564 registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs). These experts weighed in on current…

  • How to tell if a food is ultra-processed, and the easy swaps to make

    How to tell if a food is ultra-processed, and the easy swaps to make

    It seems like a day doesn’t go by without ultra-processed foods (UPFs) hitting the headlines. These foodstuffs, which often contain high levels of saturated fat, salt and sugar, have been vilified for allegedly contributing to a whole host of cancers, heart disease, strokes, dementia, and obesity. However, a new study by University College London suggests…

  • Love’s Unintended Consequence: Navigating Weight Gain in Relations…

    Love’s Unintended Consequence: Navigating Weight Gain in Relations…

    When love is in the air, so, it seems, are the scents of tantalizing dinners, the clink of wine glasses, and the shared desserts that come with romantic outings. However, nestled within these joyous moments is an often-unexpected guest: weight gain. Diving into the dynamics of how relationships influence our dietary habits offers both a…

  • New guidelines to foster healthy eating habits in children

    New guidelines to foster healthy eating habits in children

    The first two years of a child’s life is the golden window of opportunity for parents and caregivers to inculcate healthy lifelong eating habits. During that time, what and how parents feed their children is crucial. To prevent picky eating in later childhood, parents should introduce food such as vegetables into their infants’ diets when…

  • New guidelines to foster healthy eating habits in children from infancy

    New guidelines to foster healthy eating habits in children from infancy

    SINGAPORE – The first two years of a child’s life is the golden window of opportunity for parents and caregivers to inculcate healthy lifelong eating habits. During that time, what and how parents feed their children is crucial. To prevent picky eating in later childhood, parents should introduce food such as vegetables into their infants’…

  • Heart-Healthy Meal Demo Delights the Senses

    The way to someone’s heart may be through their stomach but keeping their heart healthy requires the right types of food. As part of National Heart Month, Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute recently teamed up with its food service partner, Sodexo, to spread the word on just what those right foods are and how…