Health & Diet News & Features
- Can Breakfast Help You Lose Weight?
Can breakfast help you slim down?
- Quick, On-the-Go Sunrise Eats
Don’t skip breakfast! These portable morning treats can get you out the door and start your day off right.
- The Truth About Bacon
Is bacon good or bad for you? Healthier ways to enjoy the bacon craze.
- Can Stress Cause Weight Gain?
Can stress cause you to gain weight? Here's the answer and advice on what you should do with it.
- Is Your Loved One Getting the Nutrients They Need?
Chronic conditions can take a toll on the body’s ability to get good nutrition. Find out what four things to watch for.
- 6 Tips for Better Days With a Chronic Condition
When you’re managing an ongoing condition, the little things you do for yourself can make a difference in how you feel. Get ideas to try.
- Reduce Your Sugar Intake
Have a big sweet tooth? Take this simple advice and cut back on how much sugar you eat.
- Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth and Your Waistline
Satisfy your sweet tooth and still watch your waistline.
- Stop Counting Calories
Are you constantly counting calories? Stop! It's more about the quality of food than a number.
- What's Water Weight?
What's the deal with water weight? Can you avoid the bloat and extra pounds?
- Use Substitutions to Bake Low-Cal Holiday Treats
Shortening, butter, white flour, and sugar make for high-cal holiday sweats. Try these swaps.
- How to Take Your Healthy Diet On the Road
While on the road, dining out can tip the scales. Learn how to make smart choices.
- Is It Better to Be a Vegetarian?
Is the rumor true? Are vegetarians healthier than meat eaters?
- Break Your Junk-Food Addiction
Tips to kick the junkfood habit.
- Do Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women?
The answer is not as simple as yes or no. Find out why.
- Eat Mindfully
Stay present with this healthy, focused apporach to mealtime.
- 6 Calorie-Saving Subsititues You'll Never Notice
Healthy ingredient options that never skimp on flavor.
- 7 Celeb Slim-Down Secrets
Keep your body famously fit with advice from celebrity fitness pros.
- Get Off Junk Food
How to dump the junk and make healthier choices.
- Choose Your Holiday Candy Wisely
You don't have to shut down your sweet tooth. Just be selective.
- Will Eating Certain Foods Help Me Burn Calories?
Not all calories are created equal. Some foods can speed up your weight loss.
- Your Diet Foods Just Got Better
Simple things you can do to make sure you get the most nutrition out of your food.
- Healthy Ways to Gain Weight
Get tips on adding pounds without loading up on junk food. Learn how to pick high-calorie foods that have plenty of nutrients, too.
- How to Get More Veggies Into Your Family
Do you hate vegetables? Here are some tips and recipes to help you learn to love those healthy veggies.
- How to Eat Healthy When You Dine Out
How to dine out without overdoing it
- Super Foods for Lower Cholesterol and Heart Health
Adding certain foods to your diet can help lower cholesterol – if you do it correctly. Here’s how to use foods effectively to bring down high cholesterol.
- Best Fast-Food Salads: How to Choose Them
Heading for the drive-thru? Before you order your next fast-food salad, read these six tips to make the best choices.
- How to Reverse Middle-Age Weight Gain
Gaining weight as you head into middle age? It happens to a lot of people. But you can outsmart middle-age weight gain. Find out how.
- 6 Reasons You’re Gaining Weight
Experts offer explanations for why you’re gaining weight.
- Hidden Sources of Gluten
Learn how to find gluten when it's not obvious on food labels, if you're trying to go gluten-free.
- What Your BMI Doesn’t Tell You
Read about BMI, waist size, and other measurements -- and why some fall short in gauging obesity.
- 8 Fun Facts About Grapes
A guide to the origins, health benefits, and varieties of grapes -- plus a delicious recipe for Grilled Shrimp and Grape Salad.
- Q&A With Marcus Samuelsson
The famed chef and cookbook author tells us about his history as a cook, his worst and best health habits, and his latest book, 'Yes, Chef.'
- Healthy Oils, Healthy Fats: The ‘New’ Truth
Research has overturned some long-held ideas about good fats and bad fats.
- Walnut Pesto Recipe and Nutrition Perks
A mother shares her secret for getting her daughter to eat walnuts. Plus a yummy walnut pesto recipe.
- How to Eat 5 Small Meals a Day
Domenica Catelli explores why eating smaller meals (more often) is healthier -- and shares her delicious recipe for Tuscan chicken soup.
- 7 Fun Facts About Radishes
Though it's small in size, the earthy radish brings big flavor to the table. Try it in our Red Radish and Greens Salad recipe.
- How Functional Foods May Help Your Heart
In the quest for a healthy heart, can foods fortified with calcium, omega-3s, plant sterols, and other nutrients help?
- What Are Functional Foods?
These 3 nutrients in functional foods may be worth your money.
- 5 Things Your Parents Got Wrong About Food
Update your parental advice on food, such as using dessert as a reward.
- Diet Resolutions for the Whole Family
Chef Domenica Catelli offers healthy diet resolutions for the whole family -- plus a healthy, delicious recipe for turkey chili.
- 7 Fun Facts About Kale
This colorful green brings flavor and nutrition to recipes ranging from kale chips to our hearty kale soup.
- The Truth About Bread
Can bread fit into a healthy diet? Is it a stumbling block for weight loss? Find out at WebMD.
- Arsenic in Food: FAQ
Should you be worried about being exposed to arsenic in food? WebMD consulted experts who study arsenic to answer your questions.
- Top Doctor Topics of 2011
Find out the top health stories in among readers of Medscape, WebMD’s site for health professionals.
- WebMD's Top Health Stories of 2011
This year, WebMD chose stories that challenged our ideas about diet and nutrition, about public health, and about our understanding of disease.
- The Truth About Sensa
Sensa ads are called misleading -- refunds are available for the weight loss product.
- Mushrooms: Nutrition and Enchilada Recipe
Try our mushroom enchilada recipe for a satisfying vegetarian meal that even a meat-lover will like.
- Microwave Covers: Are They Safe?
Yes, they are, our nutrition expert says. But they may not be necessary.
- The Truth About Belly Fat
Do you have too much belly fat? Changing that may be as simple as diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management. Learn what works.