The Mediterranean diet focuses on healthy eating habits popularized in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and has been hailed the best overall diet for seven years straight, boasting a range of health benefits. But a new study has found a fresh culinary contender — the Atlantic diet — popularized recently for focusing on foods eaten…

Written by: Katherine KirkMedia contact: Anna Jones A healthy lifestyle is about small changes over time that build upon each other.February is American Heart Month, but heart health is important all year round. Elizabeth Jackson, M.D., a cardiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cardiovascular Institute, says making small lifestyle changes can reduce the…

LANDER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – Wyoming is an agriculturally rich state. Yet, finding fresh, locally sourced foods can be difficult for people living in more rural areas. One group in Fremont County is working to put these products on people’s dinner plates. Meadowlark Cafe is part of the Wind River Slow Food project, a…

Intermittent fasting (IF), a popular diet trend, is gaining considerable attention due to its potential health benefits such as weight loss, increased metabolism, and reduced inflammation. The process of IF involves four stages: the fed state, early fasting state, fasting state, and the long-term fasting or starvation state, with each stage bringing about distinct metabolic…

New research suggests there is a ‘clear overlap’ between the healthiness of food, front of pack labelling and the level of food processing. However, not all ultra-processed foods are unhealthy. Dr Adrian Brown, the lead author of the study and a specialist dietitian from UCL Division of Medicine, says at the moment, there is not…

February 14th signals the start of Lent for many, marking the countdown to Easter. Although traditions differ per person and religious affiliation, one common practice is to stop eating meat on Fridays and switch to delicious fish in religious observance of this season. Regardless of whether you partake in Lent, fast-food chains across the nation…

Penn State Extension invites you to learn how the DASH diet can help to lower blood pressure as part of its “Let’s Cook with Penn State Extension” cooking class series. (Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash) CARLISLE, Pa. — Penn State Extension invites you to learn how the DASH diet can help to lower blood…

In Pharmacy Times’ second interview with Samantha Citro Alexander, the co-founder and CEO of bitewell, a novel food pharmacy (farmacy) that dispenses food-as-medicine and healthy-eating services, we learn why there is a need for services that bridge that gap between the provider’s recommendation and healthy food, why 10 minutes at the physician’s office is certainly…