Health & Diet Features
- What to Eat Before, During, and After Exercise
Which foods are best for fitness activities, and which should you avoid? With so many sports drinks, bars, powders, and supplements to choose from, how do you know which are best? Expert Christine Rosenbloom, PhD, answers these and other questions about eating for fitness.
- Movie Snacks: The Ugly Diet Truth
AWebMD unveils some of the worst movie snacks and some healthier, lower-calorie options to satisfy your sweet tooth.
- Diet and Autism
Are there certain foods, nutrients, or supplements that can help children with autism? What's the ideal diet for a child with autism? Expert Brian Udell, MD, answers these and other questions about diet and autism.
- Four Heavenly, Heart-Healthy Entrees
Warm heart and soul this Valentine's Day with easy-to-make entrees that are as good for you as they are delicious.
- How to Design Your Own Diet
Expert advice on how to design your own diet.
- 13 Ways to Fight Sugar Cravings
WebMD discusses 13 ways you can fight sugar cravings.
- How to Help Your Child Avoid "Freshman 15" Weight Gain
Gaining extra pounds in those first few months of college isn't inevitable -- especially if your child learns how to eat well and fit in exercise.
- The Natural Diet: Best Foods for Weight Loss
You can eat more and still lose weight. The secret may be as simple as an apple.
- What Are the Best Sources of Drinking Water?
How do you know if your tap water is good to drink? Should you put in a water filter? Invest in a purified water system? Here’s what to know about good drinking water.
- Water and Stress Reduction: Sipping Stress Away
The link between water and stress reduction is well documented. All of our organs, including our brains, need water to function properly. If you’re dehydrated, your body isn’t running well -- and that can lead to stress.
- Sweets and Treats in a Healthy Diet
Whether your family prefers dessert after dinner or an afternoon treat, sweets can be part of a balanced diet as long as you pay attention to portion sizes and choose healthier treats.
- Summer Corn -- More Than Delicious
Corn is an ancient vegetable that is packed full of nutrients, especially when you use it in our fabulous corn slaw recipe!
- Expert Q&A: Eating With Food Allergies
WebMD's expert discusses living with food allergies and food intolerances, and how to avoid allergenic foods at home and in restaurants. Learn the facts about both child and adult food allergies.
- Low-Sodium Diet: How to Eat Less Sodium at Restaurants
Restaurant meals can be shockingly high in sodium. But it's possible to follow a low-salt diet even when you're dining out.
- For Flavor and Vitamin C, Try a Papaya!
Called the "fruit of the angels," the papaya packs a delicious and powerful punch of vitamins -- especially in our Tropical Salad.
- Which Diet Is Right for You?
Tired of weight loss programs that just don't seem to work? You just might not have the right diet for your personality.
- 11 Simple Steps to a Healthier Diet
Making little changes to your diet can add up to big health benefits. Here's how to get started with a healthy diet.
- Experts' Best Diet Tips for Weight Loss
To get answers about what really works for weight loss, WebMD turned to eight noted diet and nutrition experts for their own favorite diet tips.
- Expert Q&A: Losing the Baby Weight
For expert advice on how to lose baby weight the healthy way, WebMD turned to Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD; a dietitian; author of Expect the Best; mom of three daughters; and an expert in pregnancy, lactation and kids' nutrition.
- Types of Teas and Their Health Benefits
The cup of tea you’re drinking may foretell a healthy life ahead. Regarded for thousands of years in the East as a key to good health, happiness, and wisdom, it has lately caught the attention of researchers in the West who are discovering the many health benefits of teas.
- Natural Allergy Remedies
Natural allergy remedies and treatments are nothing to sneeze at – some may enhance or even take the place of allergy medications.
- 5 Fat-Burning Strategies
WebMD consulted an exercise physiologist and an exercise physiologist/registered dietitian to find out how best to burn fat -- once and for all!
- Healthy Cooking Secrets from Celebrity Chefs
What advice do celebrity chefs have for those of us looking to cook and eat healthy food at home?
- Chef Curtis Stone Dishes Up Healthy Eating
Take Home Chef star Curtis Stone talks about favorite meals, food memories, healthy cooking, and his own health habits.
- Answers to Your Questions about Probiotics
Here are some answers to five common questions about probiotics and the products that contain them, from yogurt to supplements.
- Coffee's Surprising Health Benefits
As it turns out, coffee doesn’t just wake you up; it’s good for you, too.
- Need to Lose a Few Pounds Fast? Here’s How
How to lose a few pounds fast
- Safer Food For a Healthier You
Pesticides in produce, hormones in milk. What are these unexpected ingredients doing in your food, and how can you avoid them?
- Top Diet Stories of 2008: Readers' Choice
The 10 most viewed diet stories on WebMD for 2008.
- Expert Q&A: Eating to Control High Blood Pressure
WebMD interviews diet expert Dean Ornish, MD, on the relationship between food and high blood pressure (hypertension). Learn how diet changes can improve your blood pressure and prevent heart disease.
- Expert Q&A: Heart-Healthy Eating
WebMD interviews Dr. Dean Ornish, author of The Spectrum, about what it means to eat a heart-healthy diet. Learn which foods you can enjoy and which to avoid, and how to make lifestyle changes that improve your overall health.
- Expert Q&A: Antiaging and Diet
Is there such a thing as an antiaging diet? WebMD interviews David Grotto, RD, LDN, on how what you eat can affect how you look.
- Omega-3s as a Functional Food: Fatty Acids in Cereal and More
Found in everything from eggs to eye cream, are you getting enough omega-3 fatty acids in your diet?
- Expert Q&A: Avoiding the Freshman 15
WebMD talks to nutrition expert Connie Diekman who explains the 'Freshman 15' phenomenon: Why college freshmen gain weight, and how to avoid it. These eating tips can help college students maintain a healthy weight.
- Expert Q&A: Fighting Midlife Weight Gain
WebMD talks to Pamela Peeke, MD, for her thoughts on midlife weight gain (the middle-age spread) and why it happens. Learn about diet changes you can make, and how to prevent weight changes in middle age.
- What to Know About Omega-3s and Fish
Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fatty layers of cold-water fish and shellfish. Which fish are best for omega 3s? Which fish should you limit due to mercury?
- Who Needs Omega-3s?
Omega-3 fatty acids offer many health benefits. But most people, from toddlers to seniors, aren’t getting enough omega-3s in their diet. Here are health facts that may change your diet.
- Randy Jackson's Workout Playlist
American Idol judge Randy Jackson shares his favorite workout tunes
- Chef Jamie Oliver Makes Over School Lunches
Chef Jamie Oliver transforms school lunches into healthy meals.
- Finding the Best Trans Fat Alternatives
Experts agree we should phase trans fats out of our diet, but how? Here are four ways being explored by the food industry.
- 6 Reasons to Drink Water
While we may not need eight glasses a day, there are plenty of reasons to drink water.
- Pyramid Diet Secrets
The real secret to safe, effective, and nutritionally sensible ways to lose weight can be found in the power of the pyramid.
- Fortifying Your Memory With Supplements
As we age, we all want to avoid memory loss. Can supplements like ginkgo and ginseng help?
- Making the Most Out of Multivitamins
Millions of Americans take multivitamins in the name of better health. Should you be one?
- Herbs, Vitamins, and Supplements Used to Enhance Mood
Can you really improve your mood with natural remedies? WebMD dives into the world of herbs, vitamins, and supplements claiming to make a difference.
- Sleep Supplements: Melatonin, Valerian, and More
What's your ploy for getting a decent night's sleep? A healthy lifestyle is key. Supplements may also help provide restful sleep.
- The Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is in many fruits and vegetables. Find out how it may support your health.
- 10 Tips for Finding the Best Diet That Works for You
With so many to choose from, it's not easy to figure out which diet will be the best one that works for you.
- The 9 Most Fattening Foods of Winter
Experts list the worst winter foods -- the calorie-packed culprits we should stay away from this season.
- Top Diet Stories of 2007: Readers' Choice
A list of the top 10 most viewed diet stories on WebMD for 2007.