Carrots, pumpkin, zucchini Carrots, pumpkin, zucchini: carrots, pumpkin, zucchini is a source of vitamin A. Protective effect against cancer because they contain carotene is also known. Spinach and other green leafy vegetables Spinach and other green leafy vegetables: vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium term partners. Especially those above 35 years old spinach...

chocolate What You Eat When Nobody’s Watching Not long ago, I was reveling in a quiet evening at home. My husband was away on a business trip, and our infant daughter was snoozing in her crib. I had just settled down with a book when a small voice in my head pinged me: Pantry. Bottom shelf. I ignored it and continued to read, but the voice became more insistent, more...

Among all the ways to change your diet for the better, portion control sounds like the one thought up by a pocket-protector-wearing nutrition nerd patrolling the school cafeteria. To be portion-preoccupied means to be tyrannized by food scales and little tape measures: Is this chicken breast bigger than a pack of cards? Portion policing runs against the ideal of a relaxed,...

It’s an uneasy topic when moms discuss their daughters’ weight. It’s no different for the first lady. When Michelle Obama mentioned her daughters’ weight once had gotten “off balance” in speeches about childhood obesity, she came under criticism from parenting bloggers and anti-eating-disorder activists. They said the first lady inadvertently...

Mediterranean diet may help prevent dementia, study says Eating a diet rich in healthy fats and limiting dairy and meat could do more than keep your heart healthier. It could also help keep you thinking clearly. Diet New research shows that sticking to the Mediterranean diet, previously shown to reduce heart and other health issues, also may help lower the risk of...

Worried about your child’s weight? You can do more than just nag him or her about eating too much junk food. Implementing three healthy family habits–eating dinner together, making sure they get enough sleep, and limiting TV–may help. The combination of these three habits is associated with a lower risk of obesity in children, according to a new study. The...

Michelle Obama’s Not Alone: Parents Ask—Is it Baby Fat or Obesity? obesity Desani Marshall was never really overweight, but she was always a little big for her age. During a checkup at age 4, her doctor pointed out to her mother that Desani was gaining weight more rapidly than he thought was normal. Six months later, she was still putting on pounds at a rapid...

eat Time Between office merrymaking, neighborhood fêtes and assorted other bashes, the calendar at holiday time is crammed with opportunities to enjoy our favorite indulgences and meet this year’s party crashers those extra unwanted pounds. But shindigs don’t have to spell diet disaster. I love a scrumptious party buffet as much as anyone, but over the years,...

Worst Chicken Appetizer A funny thing has happened to America’s restaurant appetizers, starters, and sides: They’ve started growing bigger than the main meals. It’s now common for a diner to wolf down 500 or 600 greasy calories before even starting on the entree, or to find that amount sitting alongside an already-giant burger. One might wonder where...

Obesity Counties People who want to maintain a healthy weight over time shouldn’t obsess about their fat intake, new research shows. The percentage of calories that a person got from fat, as opposed to protein or carbohydrates, had nothing to do with how much weight they gained in the coming years, the research team found. The kinds of fat they ate didn’t matter...