Hidden Health Benefits of 14 Holiday Superfoods
Holiday foods can actually be beneficial to your healthy eating plan. In fact, many traditional holiday foods contain abundant health benefits.
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Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
Beverages and Health
Vitamins and Supplements
Nutrition Information for Seafood, Meats and Poultry
Nutrition Information for Restaurants
Nutrition Facts
Special Dietary Considerations
Nutrition Information for Desserts and Snacks
Food and Health
Protein
Healthy Eating
Fats
Vitamins and Minerals in Food
Carbs
Caffeine and the Body
Fiber
Calories
Healthy Diet
Nutrition Information for Breads and Grains
Vegetarian Diet
Vegan Diet
16 Surprising Facts About Bananas
Bananas are one of America’s favorite fruits, with some 96 percent of consumers reporting buying bananas last year. In fact, on average, Americans eat more than 28 pounds of bananas per person, per year! That’s good news because bananas are nutrient-rich and offer other a wide variety of health benefits.
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Nutrition in McDonald's Strawberry Lemonade
McDonald’s McCafe line offers numerous beverages, including a frozen strawberry lemonade concoction. This beverage is created by blending together a lemonade base, a strawberry syrup swirl and ice. While this drink provides vitamin C and some calcium, it also contains a significant amount of calories and sugar.
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Sports Nutrition Degree & Certificate Programs
The medical field provides numerous choices for individuals looking for career opportunities. While this is stable employment field, many opportunities are limited to individuals with specialized training, such as sport nutritionists.
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Why You Should Care About the Slow Food Movement
The slow food movement is about more than food; it's a lifestyle that makes a connection between your food choices and the world and people around you.
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How to Boost Your Metabolism and Stay Full With One Easy Trick
Protein is one of our bodies' essential macronutrients. Find out how you can use it to say bye to snack attacks and boost your metabolism.
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The Latest Scary News About Pesticides in Fruits and Veggies
The EWP has released their annual "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen" lists revealing produce with the most and least amount of pesticide contamination.
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Why Go Paleo? (Infographic)
The Paleo diet a.k.a. caveman diet continues to be a hot topic of conversation and debate among the LIVESTRONG.COM audience. Let's investigate.
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The Calories Burned With Burpees
Everyone who knows what burpees are has a very strong opinion of them -- and not always a positive one. A burpee is a calisthenic exercise that combines several simple movements, including a squat, push-up and jump, that use your bodyweight for resistance. They're designed to build endurance, so expect to run out of breath while you're performing this exercise. You may run out of strength, too, but if you persist, the calories burned (about 240 to 355 calories in 30 minutes) will be worth the effort. Plus, as a full-body exercise, you'll ton all your major muscle groups with a single exercise.
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Why Vegans Are Furious About the UK's New 5-Pound Note
The vegan lifestyle can be hard to live by. But with a new British note infused with tallow, being vegan in the UK just got even harder.
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How to Make Your Own Easy Almond Milk, Cashew Milk and Hemp Milk
Prepare your own almond, cashew and hemp varieties of milk using only a few ingredients -- including cinnamon, agave, and more.
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Which Is Better: Wild-Caught or Farmed Fish?
What kinds of fish are good for you AND the environment? Nutritionist Lea Basch breaks down the pros and cons of farmed and wild fish.
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What Is Cassava Flour and Why You Should Avoid It
Cassava flour is touted as a gluten-free option for bakers, but is it really healthy for you? Or is it better avoided?
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6 Reasons Why People Gain Weight After Going Vegetarian
Giving up meat and going vegetarian means you'll be healthy AND lose weight, right? Not necessarily.
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Keep Your Brain Sharp With the New MIND Diet
Stay mentally sharp with the MIND Diet, a brain-boosting eating plan that combines Mediterranean and DASH diets to slow aging and reduce Alzheimer's risk.
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Why Souping Is Better Than Juicing
Unlike juicing, which removes nutrients from whole foods, souping allows you to eat and take in all the nutrients in the food that you're eating.
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Food Packaging
The increase in the need for food packaging across the United States has produced a debate on its advantages and disadvantages. Some of the pertinent issues are hygiene, toxins in packaging, environmental effects and consumer protection. Packaging has both negative and positive effects.
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Are Keratin Treatments Good for People Who Sweat a Lot?
Keratin treatments take your hair from frizzy to straight. Because keratin temporarily changes the course of your hair, there are a few rules to follow in order to keep your style looking its best. One of these rules applies to when and how you sweat.
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How to Break-In Synthetic Cleats
On a pain scale of one to 10, new shoe blisters probably rank somewhere around a 12. You know when buying any new pair of shoes, it’s important to break them in before taking them on the road.
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Topical Vitamin C Serum Benefits & Concerns
Reach for a vitamin C serum daily to help keep the wrinkles at bay. A topical vitamin C serum is an oil-and-water-based cosmetic product that delivers concentrated vitamin C.
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