Today's Diet and Nutrition Magazine: Web Exclusives

Watching Carbs — What You Need to Know NEW
According to the American Diabetes Association, 8.3% of Americans—25.8 million people—have diabetes. Another 7 million most likely have diabetes but haven’t been diagnosed.
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Think Before You Sneeze
It’s hard to believe paper companies would cut down 300-year-old trees, also known as "virgin timber," just so we can wipe our noses on something soft.
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Lift the Blues, Drop the Pounds?
You’ve seen others dance and prance to the oldies. Cardiostep like frenzied fools. Jazzercise, Pilates-cise, and Zumba-cise. But you? You can’t get going—and can’t shed that $*&@$ extra weight.
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Hike for Health
Looking for a change of scene for your cardio workout? Head to the woods and mountains!
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Fortified Foods - Four to Choose, Three to Avoid
Historically, food fortification was a public health measure to address nutrient deficiencies, such as adding iodine to salt to reduce goiter or vitamin D to milk to prevent rickets.
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How Do You Sweeten Your Life?
In the past, when you wanted to sweeten your foods or drinks, you’d sprinkle on a bit of sugar. Then came the time when thin, thin, thin was in and zero-calorie artificial sugar substitutes hit the market.
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What�s in Your Orange Juice?
I purchase orange juice weekly for my family, reading labels to figure out which products contain the most pulp (for my youngest son) and the least pulp (for my husband), but I never thought about how safe orange is until January.
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Eat, Play, Love - A Vegetarian Getaway on the Mendocino Coast
This area of the California Pacific Coast is more than just where the "Love Generation" once congregated.
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Point of View: My Food Route
Robert Grillo of Free From Harm discusses his point of view on his food choices.
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Breaking Out of a Fitness Slump
It happens to every dedicated exerciser: Your workouts just aren’t working out anymore.
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Science Bakes the Cake
Biochemist and best-selling cookbook author Shirley O. Corriher shares her tried and true secrets for perfect cakes.
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The Zumba Craze
Zumba classes are everywhere—in health clubs, community recreation centers, and even schools and churches.
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Baking With Whole Wheat Flour
In 2010, whole grain bread sales surpassed those of white bread for the first time, most likely due to consistent messages about the healthfulness of whole grains.
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Preventing the Freshman 15
College provides a lot of new freedoms for freshmen, including making all their own food choices.
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2010 Dietary Guidelines: A Blueprint for Health
Every five years, the USDA and Health and Human Services review and update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans...
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Friend-ilates for Extra Support
The exercises in this Friend-ilates partner training routine will build muscle, burn calories, and strengthen your friendship.
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Five Blogs to Help With Weight Loss
Here are a handful of the best blogs to help you eat better...
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Cold Weather Fitness
Cold weather drives many fair weather outdoor exercisers inside for their winter workouts.
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New Year, New Pilates, New You!
Think there’s nothing more to having a sexy, sculpted physique than crunching and squatting until your big and strong? Think again.
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Baby Weight Be Gone!
For nine months your weight slowly creeped up and up, but you didn’t mind because you were carrying a precious little bundle of joy.
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Cook and Freeze
With the current cold temperatures, you may not want to think about freezing. But if you take the time now, you’ll be rewarded with a freezer full of comforting foods that you can thaw and heat in a flash...
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The Spice Is Right: Rosemary
What is it about rosemary that makes it so popular?
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Make Your Own Herb-Infused Oils
In the cleanest cuisines, a little dash of cooking oil is often the fat of choice. So why not dress your dishes with herb-flavored oils that will add a new depth?
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Something to Smile About
An acidic environment in the mouth is one of the top contributors to the erosion of dental enamel.
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Go to School in the Store
Supermarkets sell everything you need to make a great meal. Now some grocers are going one step further by offering an extra ingredient: cooking instruction.
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Eat to Fight Diabetes
Two new cookbooks—15-Minute Diabetic Meals and the Essential Diabetes Cookbook—offer tempting but healthful recipes for people who want to slash their risk of developing diabetes or keep their diagnosis in check.
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10 Reasons to Eat an Apple a Day
Apples are a quintessential food for health that are low in fat and calories and are an enzyme-rich energy food that helps break down and digest other foods.
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Sustainable in the Sea
Despite the increase in fishing industry regulations, particularly in North America, it’s still incredibly difficult for people to ensure the sustainable wild harvest of our favorite seafood.
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Family Fat Habits
Amy Hendel, author of the book Fat Families, Thin Families: How to Save Your Family From the Obesity Trap, warns that American families have certain “fat habits” that are locking them into poor health.
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Another Round: How to Store Wine and Enjoy the Leftovers
"...You can waste money on little gadgets that are supposed to recork your wine in a special way ... but honestly, we just stick the cork back in. Seems to work just fine.”
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Going Vegetarian
About 5 million people in the United States consistently follow a vegetarian diet...
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Five Fitness Myths That Cause People to Fail
Many of today's fitness programs are all about the quick sell and the desire for even quicker results...
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Single Moms: Make Your Health a Priority
A recent study shows a not-so-surprising trend: Single moms, who often work long hours while negotiating the arduous tasks of keeping house and raising kids, may put on the pounds.
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Stretch Your Food Budget
Take advantage of cost-saving tips from Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives.
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A Salt Sampling
Above all else, get over the idea that specialty salts are too precious to waste and should only be used for the fanciest of occasions.
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Normal-Weight Obesity
Even if your weight is considered normal, excessive body fat isn’t healthy, say experts.
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Make Your Kitchen More Efficient
If you’re not eating as healthfully as you should be or cooking seems more like a chore than a fun and simple way to provide nourishment for you and your family, your kitchen’s design and organization may be to blame.
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Secret Sources of Salt
Sodium can be stealthy, hiding in seemingly innocent foods. But a few simple sleuthing skills will help you root out the culprit.
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Fat Camps Are Out, Healthy Lifestyles Are In
Today’s weight loss camps are not the boot camps of yesteryear. By focusing on long-term healthy lifestyles and the triggers that make us eat too much, modern camps offer more than a diet jump-start.
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Cooks on the Road
For many travelers, vacations mean, among other things, restaurants and room service. For travelers like Virginia Hench, however, a vacation is yet another opportunity to combine her love of travel with her enjoyment of wine and local foods...
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Helping the Hungry Eat Fresh
In 2006, more than 35 million people in the United States were living in households where access to food was uncertain due to a lack of resources for securing food...
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Big Bad Buzz on Vitamins
You work hard to maximize your health. Are supplements working against you?
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Wild Weeds
Want to experiment with some wild weeds? Now, don’t get me wrong—these greens are not illegal, and that’s good because your lawn may be guilty of possession....
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Promoting Good Nutrition in Kids: Dos and Don'ts
Here are some tips to help parents talk about weight with their children and teach them about good nutrition and weight management...
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Tools of Convenience
Convenience foods don’t have to be burgers and fries from the nearest drive-thru...
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Make It Snappy!
Three friends make dinner a breeze...
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Tips From Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives
A chef from the Culinary Insitute of America offers some tips for a healthy lifestyle...
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Kids in the Kitchen
Check out some cooking schools with option for pint-sized chefs...
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Tips for Healthy Cooking
Healthy cooking doesn't mean you have to become a gourmet chef or invest in special cookware. Simply use standard cooking methods to prepare foods in healthy ways.
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The Best Foods for Strong Bones
Annemarie Colbin, PhD, author of The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones: A Holistic Approach, offers up the best foods for strong bones....
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Taming Table Tantrums
You know how critical it is for a toddler to consume a balanced, fruit-and-veggie-rich diet...
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Deaf Jam
Hearing loss caused by loud noise—known by some as “iPod Ear” —is on the rise...
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Excuse Me, Your Stress Is Showing
Everyone experiences stress, but if your hair is falling out in clumps, isn’t that really serious?
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Meditation Boosts Performance, Reduces Stress
If your mind seems too chaotic and you need a way to deal with stress, meditation might be the answer...
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On an Emotional Roller Coaster
If we eat when we’re sad, under stress, angry, or lonely, then emotions most likely are driving our behavior, rather than hunger...
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Insulin’s Effects on Health
You’re feeling more tired and fatigued than usual, and find yourself craving sugar and anything sweet. The cause?
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New Flavors for Your Fitness Routine
Just like tasty recipes, spice is nice. Spicing up your fitness routine keeps you interested...
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