Health & Diet News & Features
- Does Your Diet Match Your Gender?
Nowadays, companies are marketing food products specifically to women, to men, to seniors, to kids. But can certain foods really benefit one group more than another, or is it all just a Madison Avenue money-making scheme?
- The High Priest of High-Protein, Low-Carb Diets
An interview with low-carb diet advocate Dr. Robert Atkins.
- Bottoms Up
Studies suggest that moderate wine consumption can have some benefits. Here are a few tips.
- The Chinese Secret
What's healthy and wise? Chinese cooking -- if it's prepared in the traditional way.
- Keeping Costs Low.
Most HMOs use financial rewards and penalties for health care professionals to achieve cost-effective treatment.
- Health in a Bottle?
A glass or two of alcohol could make a difference to your heart.
- Getting a Food Guru
When Susan Bilyeu was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago, her doctor's advice seemed more like an ultimatum: Lose weight and change your eating habits or take blood sugar-lowering medication for life.
- Good Fat, Bad Fat
Americans have become downright fat-phobic. And with good reason: Scientists have pointed to fat as a possible cause for diseases ranging from heart disease to obesity to some cancers. In response, store shelves are now lined with fat-free potato chips, luncheon meats, and cookies, all concocted so people can literally have their cake and eat it too.
- Does Dairy Do a Colon Good?
Got milk? If the results of a recent study hold true, you might consider reaching for a tall glass of the one percent. A grain of salt might go well with your beverage, too.
