Health & Diet Slideshows
- Best and Worst Chinese Dishes for Your Health
In the mood for Chinese? Some dishes are loaded with fat and sodium, while others are surprisingly healthy. Here’s what to order.
- Fatty Fish That Are High in Omega-3s
You may know that omega-3s are good fats that you get from seafood. But not all fish are equal. The fatty ones are best. We show you the choice picks.
- Berries and Their Health Benefits
These little fruits offer a lot of nutrition in a small, sweet package. Check out the health benefits you may get when you treat yourself to a bowl of berries.
- What Your Body Shape Says About Your Health
Your body shape isn’t just something to squeeze into your clothes. It may say quite a bit about your health.
- Raw or Cooked? How to Get the Most Out of Fruits and Veggies
While certain types of heat can unlock more nutrients, raw produce has its benefits, too. Find out how to get the most out of your fruits and veggies.
- What Happens to Your Body When You Yo-Yo Diet
Stuck in a cycle of weight loss followed by weight gain? Here’s how yo-yo diets can make it harder for you to lose the pounds and what to do instead.
- Health Benefits of Avocados
These trendy treats might actually deserve the "superfood" label. Find out how they can help protect your heart, keep the pounds off, fight cancer, and more.
- Are You Dehydrated?
Your body is made up mostly of water. Find out what happens when you don’t have enough, and how to tell if you’re dehydrated.
- Safe Ways to Gain Weight
If you’re trying to gain weight, there are a few easy ways to add healthy calories to your diet.
- Health Benefits of Turmeric
The yellow-orange spice turmeric may be trendy with the wellness crowd. But is it truly a super food? Here's what it can -- and can't -- do for your health.
- Drinks With as Many Calories as Soda
Cutting out soda to lose weight? Find out other drinks that have just as many calories.
- Foods That Boost Your Energy
Need a little snack to help fuel your day? Some foods work better than others. Find out more about what to eat for a little boost.
- Surprising Caffeine Sources
Ever wonder how much caffeine you get each day? You may be surprised how much is in the things you enjoy.
- All About Magnesium
You need it to keep your heart healthy, bones strong, and blood sugar stable. Learn how half of us don’t get enough of this unsung mineral and where to get it.
- Reasons Your Weight Changes Throughout the Day
Your weight is in a state of constant change. Learn some of the many reasons this is true.
- Foods You Can’t Stop Eating -- But Should
Some foods just hook you. You eat way more than you need. Learn why you should skip them and what to try instead.
- Best and Worst Drinks for Your Health
What you put in your glass can help, or hurt, your health. Get the facts on your favorite beverages.
- Best and Worst Mexican Dishes for Your Health
Many south-of-the-border favorites are loaded with fat, calories, and sodium. But there are also healthy options. Learn which dishes to enjoy, and which ones to stay away from.
- Apple Cider Vinegar Remedies: Do They Work?
Some say it helps keep you slim, whitens your teeth, and protects against disease. But what does the science say? Find out the real health benefits.
- Best and Worst Salads for Your Health
Some salads are loaded with nutrition, while others serve up more fat than a cheeseburger. Learn which ones you should choose -- and which ones to avoid.
- Are You Making These Healthy Food Mistakes?
You have the best of intentions to eat healthy. But sometimes, the things we think are good for us might not be, or we might overdo it. Is your diet on track?
- Filling Foods That Won’t Fill You Out
We all want to enjoy our food and feel full, but we don’t want to gain weight. Find out more about which foods fill you up the most without packing on the pounds.
- What a 5% Weight Loss Can Do for Your Health
Losing a little weight goes a long way. Find out the benefits you could get if you shed just 5% to 10% of your body weight.
- Why Am I Always Hungry?
Is your appetite revved up because of exercise, stress, a bad day… or something else? Find out what’s really driving your hunger.
- Which Fruits Have the Most Sugar?
A piece of fruit can be a good way to satisfy your sweet tooth, but they’re not all created equal. Find out which ones have the most -- and least -- sugar.
- Curb Your Food Cravings
No one ever seems to have an overwhelming craving for celery. It’s usually something like ice cream, potato chips, or chocolate. Find out more about what causes your cravings and how to manage them.
- Why You Need Zinc and How to Get It
It’s essential for healthy skin, fighting off germs, sexual health for men, and other things. Most of us get enough, but you may not if you don’t eat meat or drink too much alcohol.
- Why You Need Potassium and How to Get It
Potassium is important for muscle and nerve health, and most Americans don’t get enough of it. Find out how much you need, where to get it, and why you should make sure you get enough.
- What’s an Elimination Diet?
Ever wonder if a certain food causes your headaches or makes you tired or uncomfortable? You might try to find out with an elimination diet.
- Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight
If you think you’re doing all the right things, like cutting calories and exercising, and you’re not losing weight, there are a number of possible reasons for it.
- What’s in Your Water?
Water: You drink it, bathe in it, and cook with it. So shouldn’t you know what’s in it?
- What’s a Ketogenic Diet?
These are low-carb diets -- the basic idea is to get most of your calories from protein and fat. There are some benefits, but you should be careful with them, especially if you have certain medical issues.
- Sweet Potatoes: Why You Should Make These Healthy Spuds Your Buds
These orange beauties are a nutritional powerhouse. Learn all the reasons to love the humble sweet potato.
- Which Has More Sugar?
Trying to eat less sugar? Find out where it may be hiding in your diet.
- Fill Up Early: 15 Ways to Get Protein at Breakfast
A protein-packed morning meal can help you fill up and slim down. Here are a few ideas to start your day the right way.
- Great Food Combos for Losing Weight
When it comes to slimming down, two (or more!) foods can be better than one. Check out these pairings that give stubborn pounds a one-two combo punch.
- 14 Ways to Shed Pounds After 40
Losing weight after 40 can be hard, especially if you don’t have a lot of time to exercise and eat right. But some simple strategies can make it easier to slim down and keep the weight off.
- Candy Calories: How Many of These Can I Eat?
Your kid’s gone to bed, and his Halloween candy is sitting there unguarded. He won’t notice if you only eat one or two, or two or three …
- Surprising Ways Alcohol May Be Good for You
That glass of wine with dinner might do more for you than take the edge off a long day. Check out these possible health benefits of drinking in moderation.
- Weight Loss Superfoods: Fact or Fiction?
There are no magic bullets for weight loss, but some foods are more helpful than others when it comes to healthy weight loss.
- Diets You Should Never Try
From ear staples and tapeworms to cotton balls and Twinkies, some people will try just about anything to lose weight. Find out more about these diets you should never even consider.
- Your Best Ways to Beat Belly Fat
Could your job be to blame for your belly fat? It might be, if it stresses you out. But there are a number of ways to get rid of it.
- 9 Ways to Eat Clean
Clean eating means choosing foods that are as natural as possible. How can you make it work for you?
- What Helps When It’s Hard to Eat
When you or a loved one has cancer, depression, inflammatory bowel disease, or many other conditions, it can be hard to eat, or you may not be hungry. Get ideas to help get your diet and nutrition back on track.
- 9 Seeds You Should Be Eating
They’re not just for the birds. Seeds are a tasty, healthy way to spruce up breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Slideshow: Your Guide to Eating Healthy Carbs
WebMD shows you how to choose the healthiest carbs, including examples of simple carbs and complex carbs.
- 11 Easy Ways to Make Healthy Eating a Habit
Want to make your healthy diet one you can actually live with? Start with these tips.
- Easy Ways to Control Your Eating
Do you have control of your eating? Find out how a few simple tweaks can make healthy eating a whole lot easier.
- Low-Carb Snacks
We all snack. You can, even if you're on a low-carb diet. Get ideas about smart snacks that are low in carbohydrates.
- 12 Powerhouse Vegetables You Should Be Eating
12 vegetables that pack a particularly big nutritional punch. Plus, ideas to prepare them.