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Fish Twice a Week: Why Seafood Earns a Spot on Your Plate
Heart experts suggest seafood once or twice a week. Here is why, and easy ways to enjoy it.
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The DASH Eating Plan: A Tasty Way to Support Healthy Blood Pressure
A friendly, well-tested way of eating that lowered blood pressure in NIH-funded trials, plus easy ways to bring a little DASH into your week.
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Meal Planning: A Little Planning Can Make Eating Well Easier
A large French study linked planning meals ahead with better variety, better diet quality and lower odds of obesity. Here are easy ways to try it.
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Yogurt and Weight: A Creamy Habit Worth a Look
Yogurt turned up on the helpful side of a big Harvard study of everyday foods and weight gain. Here is what that link means, and how to pick a yogurt you will enjoy.
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Energy Density: Getting More Food for Fewer Calories
Water-rich foods fill the plate and may help you feel satisfied on fewer calories. Here is a friendly look at energy density and two well-known studies.
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Cottage Cheese: A Protein-Rich Staple, With One Catch
Cottage cheese is high in protein and easy to use, but sodium varies widely. How it compares with Greek yogurt and how to choose.
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Your Daily Coffee and Your Health
A large review of reviews found that moderate coffee drinking was more often linked to benefit than harm. Here are the numbers, the caveats and ways to enjoy your cup.
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Oats and Cholesterol: How a Daily Bowl Can Help
Oats carry a heart-health claim thanks to beta-glucan. What pooled trials found, how much matters, and an easy overnight oats recipe.
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Soup Before the Meal: A Fall Habit That May Help You Eat Less
Starting with soup led people to eat about 20 percent less overall in one well-known experiment. Plus a simple fall vegetable soup.
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Pumpkin Pie, Seven Ways: A Fall Slice for Every Way of Eating
Seven fall pumpkin recipes for balanced, Mediterranean, vegetarian, vegan, high-protein, keto and carnivore eaters, with tips for fitting a slice into your plan.