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What To Do When Your Toddler Won’t Eat

When it comes to eating habits, toddlers can be hard to predict. Some days they may not eat much. Other days it may seem they’re eating all day long. They may want one food every day for weeks, and…

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Nutrition: How to Make Healthier Food Choices

A healthy diet has a many benefits, including maintaining your desired weight. It also can lower your cholesterol and prevent certain health conditions. A healthy diet fuels your body and gives you…

Overeating in Children and Teens

Sometimes it may seem your child or teen eats all the time. It may seem they are eating lots of snacks between meals or overeating at meals. How do you know if this behavior is something to worry a…

Intermittent Fasting

You may have heard of the term intermittent fasting. It’s a popular topic nowadays. Some people talk about it when looking for a way to lose weight. Others talk about it as a way to improve their o…

Assortment of foods high in omega-3s and unsaturated fats. Fat should be part of your diet. Your body uses for good fats energy and other health benefits, but bad fats lead to serious health problems.

Dietary Fat: What’s Good and What’s Bad

Certain fats should be part of your diet. But you should make sure you’re eating good fats instead of bad fats. Your body uses fat for energy. It builds nerve tissue and hormones and controls infla…

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After 40: Women’s Nutrition and Metabolism Needs

They say 40 is the new 30, thanks to healthier habits. Yet, women (like men) continue to struggle with weight and other medical concerns as they enter their 40s. Both your nutritional needs (food a…

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