Nutrition & Dieting Articles

With all the tasty treats on offer throughout the holiday season, Christmas can be a seriously difficult period for staying on track with your diet. If you can find ways to beat your cravings though, you’re on the right track.

It’s not uncommon for the average American to put on a good four or five pounds over Christmas. Add Thanksgiving and New Year into the mix and it’s even more, but don’t let the holidays detail your diet.

Long, hard cardio sessions can be extremely draining and make you feel like you’re running on empty. With the right pre workout fuel though, you’ll feel fresh and ready to set new personal bests.

While the idea of providing solid nutrition and food to school aged children is a good one, it has been met with much controversy and resistance from students. Many students are rejecting the new lunches and complaining of hunger. So, what can we do now?

The fall is well and truly here now, and you are probably transitioning from salads and ice cream to more substantial foods. These five vegetables are nutritious, seasonal, and tasty.

If you think that being on a diet means having to avoid dessert, then think again. With these diet-friendly recipes, you can have dessert every night and still lose weight.

Chinese scientists have created a genetically modified sheep that was cloned to contain a large amount of healthy fats. The cloned sheep, “Peng Peng” was born in a laboratory in Xinjiang China on March 26 and to date is healthy and growing well.

To avoid labeling packages with a cancer warning, big name companies Coca-Cola and Pepsi are eliminating and changing ingredients in their brand name sodas. According to representatives of the companies, the change will not be noticeable.

Do you have an elderly relative who is showing progressive memory loss? Have the doctors diagnosed it as a case of senile dementia or Alzheimer’s. Chances are she may be suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency, commonly seen in elderly and easily treatable.

You don't have to give up any of your holiday foods to avoid holiday weight gain. Here are ten ways to avoid weight gain without feeling deprived.