This recipe for chickpea soup has more oil than I use; and I avoid cheese.  Nonetheless, for those who aren’t as rigid as me, this looks like a wonderful meal, primarily based on plants.  A plant-based diet helped Bill Clinton and Mike Tyson …

Tyler Cowen, a renowned economist, thinks so. He argues that children have had a heavy influence on food choices since the 1950s which consequently led to the dominance of bland and unhealthy food in the American diet. The rise of …

Dr. Lester Breslow, a renowned public health expert, died early April at age 97. He studied the effects 7 healthy habits, which he himself practiced, on life expectancy. The study followed people over 20 year intervals and strongly found that “a …

Hi Dr Ellis, thanks for sharing your weight loss success, i’ve lost 211 lbs, I started my weight loss lifestyle change January 2011 How I Lost 100 lbs What have been keys to your success? Reginald Gresham My dad passed in November …

Being obese (68.8% of U.S. adults are obese or overweight) and having a sedentary lifestyle opens the floodgates for many health problems and diseases, like cancer. It opens up to weight related cancers (like breast (after menopause), pancreatic, colon, kidney, and …

Dr. Lustig from San Francisco is a pediatric endocrinologist who has campaigned against the childhood obesity he sees in his practice.  He cites literature that sugar is particularly bad – “a calorie is a calorie is a calorie” is NOT …

It is an extremely sad truth that eating healthy can be quite costly in the United States, or that access to healthy foods and adequate nutrition is limited to well-to-do neighborhoods. Food prices have risen significantly this past year, motivating …

With spring here, and summer right around the corner, you’re probably upping your weight loss efforts, and looking for something to provide that glow. Fruits and veggies are great for weight loss; and according to a study referenced in WebMD …

Healthy habits begin at a young age. Two California preschools have realized this and introduced nutritional programs “which use music, stories and crafts to teach [kids] about healthy eating. Parents will also receive monthly newsletters with recipes and tips.” The LA …

Fish oil may reduce risk of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity; it also fights inflammation. Some studies have also shown that it improves mood. A recent NY Times article notes a study in Neurology which looks at the link between …