By Nathan Starr Eating healthy, dieting, and losing weight are trends that never go out of style. One trend that seems destined to stick around is clean eating, which involves ridding your diet of processed, fatty, and fried foods, and replacing them with healthy and fresh foods. Here are some

By Anne Halifax   Low-carb diets are all the rage right now. You probably know at least one person who’s doing keto, the paleo diet, or another low-carb diet plan. Maybe you’ve even thought about experimenting with a low-carb diet yourself. After all, it seems to work for a lot

By J. Lang Wood   The keto diet is receiving a great deal of attention in the media and among the medical community. The main feature of the diet is the restriction of carbohydrate consumption, but unlike other low-carb diets it also restricts protein. Instead, dieters are allowed to eat

By JC May While some nutritional facts are here to stay, the world of weight loss and eating for health sees trends rise and fall. Sometimes the hot, new trend is a definite success, while other times it fizzles and fades. Here are 11 current trends in nutrition and weight

Dump the Plump: 3 Ways to Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind   Losing weight isn’t easy. Whether you’ve been trying to get rid of the weight you gained during pregnancy or the “Freshman 15” that didn’t seem to disappear when you graduated, you aren’t alone in your weight-loss struggles.

By J. Lang Wood The search for the reasons behind obesity and the most effective methods for losing weight led to the discovery of the leptin hormone in 1994. This hormone is responsible for transmitting messages to the brain about how much energy to use depending on available energy reserves.

By Carlton Ryan Pasta is a delicious and consequently highly popular food. However, pasta is also not particularly healthy since it is high in carbohydrates and has little nutritional value. Eating pasta isn’t terrible for you, but it certainly won’t make you healthier, either. But, what if there was a way

By C. Storey Since 1994, the United Soybean Board (USB) has conducted annual surveys to collect evidence about soybean consumption among Americans. Their 2015 survey revealed that 78% of the 1,000 random survey subjects consumed soybeans regularly, which was an 11% increase from the 2011 survey (67%). The findings revealed

By T.N. Melber Mediterranean Diet A Mediterranean diet may be the key to a longer, healthier life. Switching to a Mediterranean diet means reducing red meat consumption while increasing intake of seafood, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and virgin olive oil. A growing body of research links the Mediterranean diet

  Nutrition experts advise everyone to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in their daily diets, but some fruits have special benefits to keep your body functioning at its best. If you add these fruits to your diet on a daily basis, you will increase the amount of vitamins,