When it comes to stimulating fat loss, there’s controversy about whether it’s better to eat before or after exercise. A recent study put this question to the test on 8 healthy young men who performed the same moderate intensity training session (36 min of walking on a treadmill at 65% maximum heart rate) both in [...]

It seems like every day I have a concerned parent ask me what to do about their child who won’t eat vegetables. Penn State researcher, Maureen Spill, has an interesting suggestion based on her research with 40 preschoolers. By adding pureed vegetables to commonly eaten foods, the kids ate almost 75% more vegetables at each [...]

New findings from the National Cancer Institute link fiber intake, especially from grains, to a reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular, respiratory and even infectious diseases. The longevity-promoting effects of fiber, researchers speculate, may be linked to its anti-inflammatory properties. The researchers looked at about 9 years of data on 219,123 men and 168,999 women [...]