Nutrition & Dieting Articles

Bread – some avoid it like the plague while others can’t go a day without it. Bread seems innocent enough, but could this simple food be the reason you’re not losing weight.

In our fast-paced times, people often need some chemical assistance to keep up. For 90% of people in the English-speaking world, that stimulant chemical is caffeine. Here are ten surprising facts and myths about the world's most commonly used drug.

Rhubarb is an excellent source of Vitamin C, which is important to help support a healthy immune system. It is high in dietary fiber which helps to maintain regularity within the digestive system, and is a good source of calcium.

Type 2 diabetes is affecting more and more lives each year. Intermittent fasting may help prevent the disese by controlling known risk factor for it. And new ways of fasting have made it much more appealing - you can even eat on your fast days!

Did you know that as well as helping you lose weight, fasting might help you to live more healthily and for longer too? Learn the scientific reasons it works and how in just two days a week you can enjoy the benefits.

Twenty-four year-old Atlanta, Georgia engineer Rob Rhinehart got tired of spending a big chunk of his paycheck on food, so he invented a soy-based shake he calls Soylent (no people listed in the ingredients). Is he on to something?

Dieting tends to conjure up images of boring plates of boiled chicken and broccoli, or egg whites and spinach. But your favorite sweet treats don’t have to be off the menu, provided you give them a few small tweaks.

Many people feel stuffed after Thanksgiving dinner, but eating too much can make diabetics literally sick. Here are some ways to avoid soaring blood sugars while still enjoying this holiday meal.

Thanksgiving is the one day of the year most Americans don't even pretend to diet.

Are you looking for vegetarian Thanksgiving ideas? It is surprisingly hard to find recipes that make both meat-eaters and veggies happy, and that still have a Thanksgiving feel. Try our tips to have a Thanksgiving everyone will enjoy.