Food Choices

Controversial research suggests being moderately overweight may increase longevity. Does this imply that being overweight can be healthy? Is it possible to be healthy even if you are not at a healthy body weight?

Spinach is probably best known for its relatively high iron content. However, a cup of raw spinach or 1/2 cup of cooked spinach provides you with many other important nutrients and can be prepared in a variety of tasty ways.

Dietary fat is a necessary component of a healthy diet, but how much dietary fat is a healthy amount of fat?

Food labels claim "zero trans fats", but what does this mean in terms of your health. Is it a good thing or not?

Diet after diet fails you. The perfect diet must be out there somewhere. How can you identify diet hogwash and prevent yourself from falling in to the yoyo diet and expanding waist line trap?