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healthy eating

Cookies, apples or yogurt? Not always a simple choice for kids

Snack preferences drive buying decisions, but brands and allowance also play a part.

Young breakfast skippers lack vital nutrients

Calcium, iron and folate may be shortchanged when morning meal is missed.

Picky eater? It might just be your child’s personality

Temperament determines which kids will resist new foods.

Not all plant foods are equal

Analysis found that only healthy fruits, vegetables and grains guarded against heart disease.

Better diet, longer life?

Study suggests you're never too old to benefit from a commitment to eating healthier.

Americans buying less salt-laden foods

Still, study found they eat too much sodium for their own good.

Add fiber without extra calories

How to fill up, not out.

Lentils: The forgotten legumes

Beans' little cousins pack in flavor and nutrients.

Put the brakes on mindless eating

Reconnect with real hunger signals—your scale will thank you.

Red meat tied to gut disorder

Diverticulitis involves tears or blockages in colon and can be very painful.

Love chocolate? Potato chips? Your genes might be to blame

Study findings may someday lead to more individualized diet advice, researcher says.

Common food nutrient tied to risky blood clotting

Gut bacteria reacts to compound in eggs and meat to produce chemical that ups heart disease risk.