Variety is the spice of life—and the key to a healthy life, too. Those who eat a variety of foods are more likely to get the adequate nutrients and perform at their potential. It’s easy to get stuck in a food rut, repeatedly eating the same foods or grabbing fast food on the go. Are there consequences? You bet. This section provides information about how better nutritional habits can improve your health and your life.

High-Fiber Diet for Stroke Prevention
Go Nuts for Your Heart
Avocados Linked to Better Health
Feed Your Good Mood with Fruits and Vegetables
Garlic Partners Well with Blood Pressure Medication
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Sickle Cell Anemia
Organic Spinach Takes the Nutritional Cake
Organic Broccoli Packs a Nutritional Punch
Nutrient Recommendations from Both Sides of the Atlantic
Can a Cluster of Grapes Tackle a Cluster of Health Woes?
Longer Life, Courtesy of Olive Oil
C Your Way to a Healthier BP
High Blood Pressure? Make Sure You Get Enough Protein
The Right Calcium Balance Important for Total Health
For Future Health, What You Eat and Drink Today Matters
Soothe Chronic Inflammation with Complex Carbs
Paint Your Heart Healthy with Flavonoids
Allium Veggies Lower Stomach Cancer Risk
High-Antioxidant Diet May Mean Lower Stroke Risk
Wild Blueberry May Support Intestinal Balance
Tapping into Vitamin D Benefits
Mediterranean Diet Protects Everybody
The Bright Side of Dark Chocolate
Think Fiber First for Healthier Teens
Meet the Stars of the Vegetable World
Eat Fiber for Better Health
Love Your Heart with a Healthy Diet
Can Omega-Love Your Heart? Eat More FishRelieve Bipolar Depression?
Less Sodium, More Potassium: A Better Balance
A New Approach for Fixing Iron-Deficiency Anemia?
Mediterranean Diet May Lower Heart Disease Risk Markers
Healthier Grilling
Top 10 Local Superfoods
Steamed Foods: A Delicious Diet Option
Know Your Sugars
Whole Grains Protect against Heart Disease
Are Your Food Choices Making You Ill?
Food for a Better Mood
Choline: An Essential B-Complex Nutrient?
Never Too Late to Master the Mediterranean Diet
Sugar-Free Ways to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Upgrade Your Grocery List
Safe Summer Grilling: Marinate Meats with Herbs and Spices
Food as Medicine: The Pros & Cons
Flaxseed’s Healthful Effects
Mediterranean Diet Has Mind-Boosting Benefits
Vitamin K Linked to Cancer Protection
Is Too Much Protein Bad for Bones?
B6 May Fend off Common Cancer
Exotic Fruits and Berries Boast Big Antioxidants
Mangosteen - the Antioxidant Powerhouse
More Mediterranean Diet Benefits
How to Stick to the USDA’s Healthy Eating Guidelines
A Fishy Fountain of Youth
Choosing the Right Carbs Can Have Health Benefits
More Folic Acid News: How Much Is the Right Amount?
Salt Is No Friend to Heart or Head
Once Again, Fish Fats Shown to Fight Heart Disease
Focus on Food Safety
Take the Flax Fast Track to Lower Cholesterol
Boost Grades with Good Food
Load Up on the Right Foods to Prevent Breast Cancer
For Better Health, Go Mediterranean
Eat Right to Prevent Prostate Cancer
Eating Less to Live More
The Heart Loves Nuts
Get the Most Bang for Your Buck from the Dietary Guidelines
Kick the Soda Habit with Kombucha
More Reason to Choose Healthier Fats
Milk Makes Breakfast Go Farther
DASH Your Way to a Healthy Heart
Love Those Leafy Greens
Surprising Deficiencies, Even with Supplements
Carbs-The Key to Easier Exercise?
Moderate Meat for Personal and Planetary Health
Buying Organic? Get the Best Bang for your Buck
Eat the Rainbow for Better Bones
Artificial Sweeteners: More Hype than Hope?
Walk Away Your Chocolate Cravings
For Broccoli, Raw Rules
A Cheesy Way to Get Your D
Meat Marinades—More than Meets the Eye
Cranberries—Antioxidant Superstars
Healthy Eating Tip: Cook Potatoes Whole for More Minerals
Ordinary Mushrooms an Extraordinary Source of Antioxidants
Mediterranean Diet: Great for Health and Easy on the Pocketbook
Broccoli: Cook It Right for Better Health
For Better Health, Take Your Tea with a Twist
Are Antioxidants the "Fountain of Youth"?
Whole Grains Protect the Pancreas from Cancer
A Healthy Diet May Help Prevent Parkinson’s Disease
The Healthy Eating–Cancer Protection Link Gets Stronger
Spice Up Your Diet for Cancer Protection
Go Vegan and Lose Weight for Good
Low-Fat Dairy Products Linked to Infertility
Trans Fats Linked to Infertility
Eat Whole Grains for Heart Health Benefits
Add Soy to Your Heart-Healthy Diet
FDA Steps in to Make Fresh-Cut Veggies Safer for Consumers
Looking for Lycopene? Diet Is Still the Best Source
FDA Approves Health Claim for Barley
Flavonoids Prolong Life
FDA Gets Tough on Whole Grain Labeling
Increase Calcium Absorption, Bone Strength in Teenagers
Get Enough Fiber without Sacrificing Iron
Maximize Antioxidants in Your Salad Bowl
Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?
Revised Dietary Guidelines a Move in the Right Direction
Dietary Recommendations for Disease Prevention
Eat Better, Live Longer, Be Smarter
Protein Bars: Better Nutrition Through Science?
Patient Testimonial: Nutrition

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