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Food Groups for the Heart

The new year brings fresh goals and renewed resolutions. Along with that, the U.S. government has released the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, bringing back a modernized food pyramid to replace MyPlate, which had guided eating habits since 2011. The overall message is simple and powerful: focus on real, whole foods and limit ultra-processed products. Let’s take a look at the key science-supported recommendations.

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Food Groups for the Heart

The new year brings fresh goals and renewed resolutions. Along with that, the U.S. government has released the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, bringing back a modernized food pyramid to replace MyPlate, which had guided eating habits since 2011. The overall message is simple and powerful: focus on real, whole foods and limit ultra-processed products. Let’s take a look at the key science-supported recommendations.

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Judy Doherty Judy Doherty

New Food Pyramid 2026: Dietary Guidelines Resources for Professionals: References and Need to Know

The U.S. federal government has released the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, marking one of the most significant updates to national nutrition guidance in decades. These Guidelines — available through realfood.gov and the official Dietary Guidelines portal — put an emphasis on whole, nutrient-dense foods and offer a clear framework for helping people make healthier choices every day.

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Judy Doherty Judy Doherty

Your New Year, Your Best You: The Ultimate Resolution Bucket List!

The new year is a fantastic opportunity for a fresh start, a chance to set new goals, and to truly invest in yourself. Forget those fleeting resolutions you abandon by February – this year, let's create a "bucket list" of achievable and enjoyable goals that will genuinely enhance your life!

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Judy Doherty Judy Doherty

The Lego Answer to “What’s For Dinner?”

Here is my answer to this question every night that keeps me enjoying the process. If you stock your kitchen with the right ingredients, the answer to “what’s for dinner” is always easy. When I stopped trying to cook so many “recipes” and started cooking healthy ingredients, I was able to whip a dinner out very fast.

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A Seed of Truth

Seed oils have been demonized by politicians and health influencers alike for the past several months. But recent research suggests switching to beef tallow for French fries may have been done a bit prematurely.

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A Touch of Salt Can Affect Liver Health

Regularly salting your food not only may impact your type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, new research suggests it’s also linked with higher risks for liver diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Ironically, this link was stronger among nonsmokers, current alcohol consumers, and those without diabetes or with a lower BMI. Body composition (higher body fat) also raised the risk. 1

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A Touch of Salt Can Affect Liver Health

Regularly salting your food not only may impact your type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, new research suggests it’s also linked with higher risks for liver diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Ironically, this link was stronger among nonsmokers, current alcohol consumers, and those without diabetes or with a lower BMI. Body composition (higher body fat) also raised the risk. 1

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