The recent updates to the nutrition facts label show off a new, cleaner design that’s meant to make it easier to quickly identify useful information. The updates also reflect the most recent scientific research on the links between food choices and chronic disease so that you can make healthy, great-tasting choices for you and your family...

Processed foods with added fibers can potentially help close the fiber gap. But are these isolated or synthetic fibers beneficial? That depends...

New research suggests that adding highly-processed fiber to already processed foods may impact human health in a negative way...

“Supportive but not conclusive scientific evidence suggests that daily consumption of about 1½ tablespoons (20 grams) of oils containing high levels of oleic acid, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease...”

Is there a public health model that could guide us into policies and provide incentives for doing the right thing in dealing with salt toxicity and HTN, which is the #1 cause of death and disability in the USA today?

While cardiovascular disease nationwide had already seen a decline, the drop was more dramatic in counties where trans fat was outlawed...

Buying yogurt in bulk is a good idea: Choose non-fat instead of whole milk yogurt for less saturated fat and more protein, then choose plain instead of sweetened yogurt for less sugar and more calcium. In fact, you can add flavor to your yogurt by topping it with fresh fruit yourself! 

The typical American consumes enough added sugars to contribute to health problems...

Here's a quick quiz to help evaluate your skills in the grocery store.

National and international health organizations recommend that we consume an average of 250 to 500 mg of EPA + DHA daily, yet adults in the US consume only about 90 mg per day, a far cry from the amounts recommended to support healthy hearts, eyes, and brains...

As the new Nutrition Facts label starts hitting the shelves, I can't help but notice that people still make the same 3 mistakes as they evaluate a food...

As I was putting together the member-exclusive February newsletter, I stumbled upon this handout that I thought might be useful for you...

Added sugars can have a serious impact on health! Test your knowledge and improve your eating pattern with this speedy sugar quiz…

You may be surprised to see what nutritious food awaits in the middle aisles of the grocery store. What’s important is what you buy...