Portion Control

Most of our food choices are a result of what our eyes see – not what our stomachs want. The culprit: the amount of food that is placed in front of you. Research clearly shows that the larger the serving offered, the more food eaten. In one of the experiments...

Oats & Cholesterol

Remember the oat bran craze? In the late 1980s, several published studies touting the benefits of oat bran for lowering cholesterol had health professionals singing its praises. Food companies introduced oats galore…oat bran garlic bread, oat bran muffins, oat bran...

Handwashing

Everyone knows hand washing is important. But a new study shows how washing your hands often, and at the right time, can have a big impact on your family’s risk for getting sick. A recent edition of  American Journal of Infection Control focuses on washing hands at...

Fad Diets

Giveaways that a diet is indeed a FAD diet: It promises too much weight loss too soon. It completely eliminates complete food groups for significant lengths of times. It acts as a laxative. It substitutes non-foods for foods It recommends too little fat, or...