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While this research may someday lead to medical treatments that will help treat and perhaps help prevent deaths from aggressive colon cancers it also reinforces what we already know can help reduce the risk of developing and dying from colon cancers, which are the #1 cancer killer of non-smoking Americans...

To be successful with weight loss, self-monitoring is the most promising indicator...

Due to the popularity of Paleo, keto, and gluten-free diets that prohibit using wheat flour, alternative flours are now widely available. Let's take a look at some of the most popular options on the market today...

Are packaged health foods in places like airports and amusement parks worth the price?

Many restaurants now offer gluten-free breads, pizza crusts, pasta, and desserts. However, a major issue that often isn’t addressed is cross-contamination, where foods containing gluten come into contact with gluten-free foods...

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have released updated guidelines on the important role of lifestyle choices in reducing cardiovascular risk...

Approximately one-third of the most common types of cancer in the U.S. would never occur if Americans ate more healthfully, moved more, and managed their weight better. If we add in not smoking and avoiding sun damage, then nearly half of all cancers in the US could be prevented...

The ratio of FAT/PRO/CHO independent of other dietary factors or calorie intake appears to have very little or no impact on the risk of developing obesity and/or successful weight loss and control...

Over the past few years, we’ve been hearing that eating raw or uncooked flour can be a food safety risk and many wonder if raw oatmeal could have the same problem...

Choline is crucial for the liver, muscle, and brain and it plays important roles in memory, mood, muscle control and preventing atherosclerosis...