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Choose Your Chocolate Carefully
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Choose Your Chocolate Carefully

Tod Cooperman, MD | July 8, 2023

Recent testing has revealed that some dark chocolates and cocoa powders contain troubling levels of dangerous heavy metals including… Cadmium:…

Inexpensive Wines for When the Grill Is Hot
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Inexpensive Wines for When the Grill Is Hot

Jeff Siegel | July 7, 2023

The grills are coming out—but that doesn’t mean the wine gets put away. In fact, wine can be paired with…

Want to Cut Back on Meat?
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Want to Cut Back on Meat?

Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RDN | March 26, 2023

The health benefits of a vegan diet are impressive. Studies have shown that replacing meat and/or dairy with fruits, vegetables,…

The New Rules for Drinking Wine
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The New Rules for Drinking Wine

Jeff Siegel | March 22, 2023

In this age of wine in cans, sweet red wine and Instagram wine ­parties, it’s difficult to believe that there…

Does Intermittent Fasting Work…Really?
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Does Intermittent Fasting Work…Really?

Courtney Peterson, PhD | January 8, 2023

Intermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular way to lose weight. In one way, we’re all intermittent fasters—we don’t eat…

Almost-Vegetarian Entertaining for the Holidays
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Almost-Vegetarian Entertaining for the Holidays

Bruce Weinstein | December 11, 2022

Entertaining season is upon us! If you are planning to have guests for the upcoming holidays, you may know that…

The Right Bubbly for Your Occasion
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The Right Bubbly for Your Occasion

Jeff Siegel | December 9, 2022

Americans drink the most sparkling wine—perhaps one-third of all that is sold in this country each year—between Thanksgiving and New…

The Cognitive Fountain of Youth
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The Cognitive Fountain of Youth

Max Lugavere | October 25, 2022

For years, we’ve heard that diets featuring dark green, leafy vegetables…wild-caught fatty fish…and low-sugar fruits such as berries, olives and…

A Remedy for Pain, Depression, Insomnia In the Foods You Eat
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A Remedy for Pain, Depression, Insomnia In the Foods You Eat

Joseph Feuerstein, MD | October 10, 2022

Don’t let the word scare you off. Cannabis sativa—known by its more colloquial name marijuana—has come a long way since…

Delights at This Year’s Fancy Food Show
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Delights at This Year’s Fancy Food Show

Linda Gassenheimer | October 9, 2022

Healthy eating and snacking were major trends at this year’s Fancy Food Show in New York City…but that doesn’t mean…

Rosés Are Back in Stores
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Rosés Are Back in Stores

Jeff Siegel | July 23, 2022

There’s good news for rosé ­drinkers as the 2022 pink wine season gets underway. The Trump wine tariff, which cut…

Food Tours
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Food Tours

Matthew Guidice | July 11, 2022

Food tours are a popular option in many cities and with good reason. They are a fun way to sample…

Coffee and Alcohol: The Good and the Bad
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Coffee and Alcohol: The Good and the Bad

July 8, 2022

There’s bad news and good news about beverages and heart disease… Bad news: A glass of wine with dinner won’t…

How to Eat Meat Responsibly
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How to Eat Meat Responsibly

David L. Katz, MD, MPH | June 24, 2022

It’s no secret that red meat, especially processed red meat, is not healthy when it makes up the lion’s share…

Are You Addicted to Processed Foods?
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Are You Addicted to Processed Foods?

Joan Ifland, PhD | June 11, 2022

America’s obesity epidemic usually is blamed on poor dietary decisions, but a growing body of evidence suggests that the root…