According to a new study, eating chocolate could weaken your bones and make you more likely to suffer fractures.
On the other hand, eating dark chocolate has been shown to reduce high blood pressure.
So is the glass half-empty or half-full?
If you read my October 2007 article, An Easy Way to Reduce Calories, you know that chewing gum before an afternoon snack helps to reduce hunger and food cravings. It also makes you feel more full.
But according to a newer article in the British Medical Journal, if you chew too much sugar-free gum or eat too many sugar-free sweets, you could experience a severe and unhealthy weight loss.
Since the 1980s, scientists have believed that oatmeal should be added to the diets of people at risk for heart disease.
But newer studies show that there are at least 7 benefits to adding oatmeal to your diet:
A calcium deficiency may raise the likelihood of advanced breast cancer spreading to your bones.
When I published my article, “The Health Benefits of Fruit Juice,” I got some questions about a favorite juice that wasn’t listed:
Grape Juice.
Now there’s some good news about grape juice, too.
If you’ve been worried that fruit juice would make your kids fat, you can stop now.
A recent study found no link between childhood obesity and 100% fruit juice with no sugar added.
So what are the potential health benefits of drinking some of these 100% natural fruit juices?
Milk may be the ideal drink to help you gain muscle and burn fat after a workout. That’s true for both athletes and recreational exercisers.
This article was inspired by a fellow blogger who recently wrote that her husband has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and high cholesterol despite his healthy, veggie diet.
How could this happen?
Dr. Mohamed Ahmedna, a researcher from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, claims to have developed a simple process to make allergen-free peanuts.
Dr. Ahmedna is now refining the process to remove allergens from other foods.
I hope it’s true. But as someone who’s suffered from “call 9-1-1″ allergies for years, the evidence isn’t strong enough for me to believe it yet.
Healthy eating tips include more than just avoiding “bad” foods.
Did you know that some medical and scientific studies have shown that adding certain foods to your diet may help to prevent or ease certain medical conditions?
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