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What’s on Your Plate Could Cost Years of Healthy Life

Spanish researchers find that shifting to more plant-based foods and cutting waste could reduce diet-related environmental health damage by more than a third.

What’s on Your Plate Could Cost Years of Healthy Life

What We Really Know (and Don’t) About Ultraprocessed Food and Health

A major advisory from the American Heart Association unpacks the risks of ultraprocessed food but also urges more nuance and better definitions.

What We Really Know (and Don’t) About Ultraprocessed Food and Health

New Diabetes-Friendly Diet Plan Helps Lower Blood Sugar

Researchers adapted a well-known heart-healthy diet for people with type 2 diabetes and saw big results.

New Diabetes-Friendly Diet Plan Helps Lower Blood Sugar

Eating More Types of Plants Could Improve Heart and Blood Sugar Health

A new study shows that variety, not just quantity, may be key to better cholesterol, blood sugar and overall nutrition.

Eating More Types of Plants Could Improve Heart and Blood Sugar Health

Why Body Fat Percentage Beats BMI for Understanding Your Health

A new study suggests that measuring body fat, not just weight, can reveal how your eating habits really affect your long-term health.

Why Body Fat Percentage Beats BMI for Understanding Your Health

Researcher Makes the Case for Grapes as a ‘Superfood’

A new perspective article argues that grapes deserve a spot among superfoods, citing their polyphenol content and evidence for benefits across multiple areas of health.

Researcher Makes the Case for Grapes as a ‘Superfood’

Beetroot Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older Adults

A University of Exeter study shows that nitrate-rich beetroot juice can improve oral bacteria and blood vessel health in older adults, opening the door to new nutrition strategies for healthy aging.

Beetroot Juice Lowers Blood Pressure in Older Adults

Heart-Healthy Habits Protect More Than Just Your Heart

A major review of nearly 500 studies shows these lifestyle choices support brain health, reduce chronic disease risk and improve quality of life.

Heart-Healthy Habits Protect More Than Just Your Heart

Eggs May Not Raise Cholesterol After All, Study Suggests

New research finds dietary cholesterol from eggs had no impact on LDL levels when saturated fat intake was kept low.

Eggs May Not Raise Cholesterol After All, Study Suggests

Snacking on Avocados Before Bed May Support Morning Fat Metabolism

A new study suggests a nighttime avocado snack could help adults with prediabetes manage triglyceride levels the next day.

Snacking on Avocados Before Bed May Support Morning Fat Metabolism

Study Finds Americans Still Confused About Processed Foods

Many adults wrongly believe all processed foods are harmful, missing key differences between plant-based and meat-based products.

Study Finds Americans Still Confused About Processed Foods

BMI and Heart Disease Together Raise Breast Cancer Risk

A large study finds that higher BMI is more strongly linked to breast cancer in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease.

BMI and Heart Disease Together Raise Breast Cancer Risk

How Childhood Health Shapes Men’s Risk of Disease Later in Life

New research shows that early infections and childhood weight may alter hormones that affect men’s lifelong health.

How Childhood Health Shapes Men’s Risk of Disease Later in Life

Most Americans Overestimate the Cost of Plant-Based Eating, Survey Finds

Despite rising grocery prices, meals built around beans, grains and vegetables are often cheaper than meat-heavy diets — but many people don’t realize it.

Most Americans Overestimate the Cost of Plant-Based Eating, Survey Finds

No, Seed Oils Aren’t Driving Inflammation

A large new study finds that higher levels of omega-6 fats — like those in vegetable oils — are not linked to inflammation, challenging a popular health myth.

No, Seed Oils Aren’t Driving Inflammation

Leafy Greens May Help Prevent Artery Damage, Study Finds

Older women who consumed more vitamin K1 — found in spinach, kale and broccoli — had healthier arteries and lower long-term risk of heart disease.

Leafy Greens May Help Prevent Artery Damage, Study Finds

BMI Misses the Mark on Health Risk, Study Shows

Body fat percentage is a stronger predictor of early death than BMI, researchers say.

BMI Misses the Mark on Health Risk, Study Shows

Doctors Urge U.S. to Make Beans a Priority in New Dietary Guidelines

More than 130 physicians are calling on the federal government to recognize beans, peas and lentils as top-tier protein sources — above meat and seafood.

Doctors Urge U.S. to Make Beans a Priority in New Dietary Guidelines

Not Enough Fiber? Your Heart Might Pay the Price

Large Swedish study ties poor eating habits to early signs of heart disease.

Not Enough Fiber? Your Heart Might Pay the Price

Black Coffee Tied to Longer Life — But Skip the Sugar and Cream

Coffee’s health perks may vanish with too many add-ins, according to new study.

Black Coffee Tied to Longer Life — But Skip the Sugar and Cream

Why Heating Your Smoothie Might Make It Healthier

Researchers say pasteurization could help your body unlock more plant-based nutrients.

Why Heating Your Smoothie Might Make It Healthier

Can an Avocado a Day Help You Sleep Better?

New analysis links daily avocado consumption to longer sleep, an often-overlooked part of heart health.

Can an Avocado a Day Help You Sleep Better?

DASH Diet Adaptation Lowers Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes

Low-sodium diet helped patients reduce blood pressure beyond medication alone, Johns Hopkins study finds.

DASH Diet Adaptation Lowers Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes

Daily Almond Snack Boosts Metabolic Health Markers

Participants who ate about 45 almonds a day saw improvements in cholesterol, waist size and more.

Daily Almond Snack Boosts Metabolic Health Markers

Healthy Eating Benefits the Heart — Even Without Weight Loss

Some people didn’t lose weight on a healthy diet, but still saw better cholesterol, hormone levels and visceral fat.

Healthy Eating Benefits the Heart — Even Without Weight Loss
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