If you’ve ever tried to lose weight and failed, odds are you probably don't have a great relationship with your body. It’s not that you don’t want to make things better -- it's just that no matter what you do, you and your body struggle to get on the same page.

If you analyzed every “popular” weight-loss plan ever created, they’d all seem to have similar strategies – usually involving eating less, blaming certain foods for your problems, or prescribing “cheap” approaches that over-promise on results.

It’s common knowledge that vegetables are good for you. Along with providing a host of nutritious vitamins and minerals, vegetables help guard against disease and even encourage healthy weight maintenance. Those are great reasons to keep them on your plate at every meal.

With the advent of modern farming techniques over the last 30 years or so, most farm animals are now fed grain-based diets within confined spaces, as opposed to being allowed to roam free and graze on plants and/or bugs. Feeding animals grains, such as corn, can save farmers money, space and time.

Seasonal influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness. The influenza virus is responsible for the illness. All types of flu have similar symptoms, which can vary in severity. Symptoms include fever, cough, congestion, body aches, headache, sore throat and fatigue.

It's unlikely that specific food choices will prompt your child to grow taller than he is genetically designed to be. But offering children the right balance of nutrients – including total calories, carbs, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals – will maximize their growth potential.

Late-night snacking doesn’t necessarily lead to putting on unwanted pounds. Since your body loses vitamins while you sleep, eating a nutritious snack before bedtime is actually good for you. The key is to avoid unhealthy snacking and eat foods that are rich in essential nutrients.

If the total calories you consume don’t exceed the calories you burn, you won’t gain weight -- even if some of the calories came from candy. But in truth, most candy is enjoyed in addition to meals rather than considered as part of normal daily calories, and even a small serving of candy can be high in calories.

Jujube fruit is an ancient fruit originating in China, also known as Chinese date, Indian plum and Indian cherry. Conditions jujube fruit is used for medicinally include indigestion, fever, cuts and constipation. Jujube fruit is also rich in vitamin C, with 500 milligrams for every 100 grams of fruit.

A cinnamon craving hasn’t been connected with a definite cause. If you crave cinnamon, it may just reflect your desire for a favorite food, especially if you haven’t eaten it for a while.

When you eat a large meal, there is about a 20-minute span between when your stomach is full and when your brain recognizes that fact. For 20 minutes, you can continue eating and not realize the feeling of fullness in your stomach. This can result in severe overeating with uncomfortable after effects.

Grilling is often associated with charcoal and smoky flavor, but it’s also a method of cooking by direct heat. You can grill in a conventional oven by using the broiler. Two important steps are preparing the chicken for optimal moistness and replicating the grill environment in the oven.