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Little Known Facts about Chili Peppers
How fortunate for chocolate lovers that Valentine’s Day and chocolate both celebrate in the same month! After all, what better way to brighten February than…
Fun Facts about Salad
Salad, once viewed as a side dish at meals – especially by the male of the species – has finally become a star at the…
Surprising Facts about Spinach
“I’m strong to the finish ‘cuz I eats my spinach. I’m Popeye the Sailor Man! Toot toot!” A stamp printed in Republic of Guinea…
Surprising Facts about Broccoli That Will Make You Go WOW!!
Did you know? Broccoli, that intensely green vegetable with florets like little trees, is basically a man-made vegetable. Plant scientists and breeders developed broccoli by…
9 Foods to Help You Lose Weight
Beating Back the Bulges Are you one of the more than nine million Americans (and 1.8 million Arizonians) who have vowed to lose weight in…
8 Ways to Eat Healthy, Arizona Style
Twenty-four centuries ago, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, advised his fellow Greeks: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”-Hippocrates In spite…
Announcing: University of Arizona Nutrition Mediterranean Diet Conference
As part of University of Arizona’s ongoing efforts to bring prevention research and healthy living guidance to the community, the January 2015 meeting will focus specifically on…
How to Get Through the Holidays Without Gaining Weight
Follow these tips to avoid holiday weight gain (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) If there is anything as certain as death and taxes it is that getting…
Training Your Brain to Crave What’s Good for You
Train your brain to like eating foods that are good for you. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Cookies make your brain sparkle, at least during an MRI.…
5 Tips for Starting Your New Year’s Diet off Right
Follow these tips to help make your weight loss goals a reality this year (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Amongst people who set New Year’s resolutions, losing…
6 Tips for Beating the Holiday Bulge
Battle the holiday bulge this season by following these helpful tips (photo credit: BigtStockPhoto.com) The holiday season should be one of the happiest times of…
4 Things You Can Do This Month to Fight Childhood Obesity
According to the CDC, 11% of Arizona high school age adolescents are obese. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) There is no question that childhood obesity is one…
How to Make a Healthier Hamburger
Looking to eat a healthy, but delicious burger? Follow these tips for a healthy burger this summer. Summer’s here and the grillin’ is good! But…
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The New Food Pyramid: A Historic Reset in U.S. Nutrition Guidance
In January 2026, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, under the leadership…
What Nutrition Does Celery Have: The Game Day Crunch That Quietly Pulls Its Weight
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