Almonds in a Balanced Diet
Almonds in a Balanced Diet
Almonds can play a significant role in a balanced diet due to their rich nutritional profile and versatile ...
Almonds and Heart Health: A Powerful Ally
Almonds and Heart Health: A Powerful Ally
Almonds stand out as a remarkable food for heart health, largely attributable to their rich ...
Surprising foods that boost bone health
Try these tasty options to diminish bone breakdown and lower your odds of fractures.
Maintaining a varied diet may mean eating some fo...
Are certain fruits healthier than others?
In the US, we are fortunate to have a dizzying array of fruits that fill our grocery stores year-round. They come in all sizes, shapes,...
Is eating dried fruit healthy?
Q. I love dried fruit and thought it was healthy. But I hear that you gain a lot of weight eating dried fruit, which is not healthy. Wh...
Nuts and your health: Cracking old myths
Few would accuse Harvard's researchers of being health nuts, but they may actually deserve that designation. They have teamed up to sho...
Eating nuts: A strategy for weight control?
Nuts are rich in healthy fat and calories, so you may not think of them as tools for weight control. But nuts may actually help in the ...
Ask the doctor: Healthy nuts: How much should I eat?
Ask the doctor
Q: I've read a lot lately about nuts and how they prevent heart disease. How much should I eat, and are some nuts healt...
Eating more nuts may improve sexual function
In the journals
Need a sexual boost? Eat more nuts. A recent study found that men who added 60 grams — about 1/2 cup — of nuts to thei...
Eating nuts linked to healthier, longer life
Move over, apples: A handful of nuts a day keeps the doctor away—and might help you live longer, according to new results from two long...
Health benefits of walnuts
For many, choosing a healthy diet is all about sacrifice: foregoing the appetizers, cutting back on carbs or saturated fat, giving up d...
How to eat nuts the healthy way
Nuts are healthy, but limit portions to prevent calorie overload and use them as meal enhancers.
Nuts can seem like forbidden fruit ...
Legume of the month: Peanuts
Even though "nut" is in its name, a peanut is actually a legume. Like soybeans, lentils, and other legumes, peanuts are edible seeds th...
Quick-start guide to nuts and seeds
Tiny but mighty, nuts and seeds deliver a protein, fiber, and nutrient punch with every bite.
Nuts
Nuts are actually the seeds of pla...
Nuts: All they’re cracked up to be?
Almonds, walnuts, pecans, and other nuts are chock-full of nutrients that are good for your heart.
By Julie Corliss, Executive Editor,...
Fruit of the month: Dried fruits
Raisins, dates, figs, and other dried fruits may not hold as much appeal as fresh fruits. But these small, sweet nuggets can be an easy...
