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Quickly treating disorders that could press down on the nerve may reduce the risk of developing cranial mononeuropathy III.
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Do you sometimes wonder if you can keep up with the day-to day management of your diabetes? It's natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes. Try these tips to help keep yourself on the path to good health.
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Nutrition is the science that studies the interactions between living organisms and food. Human nutrition includes the study of nutrients and other substances found in foods; how the human body uses nutrients for growth and maintenance; and the relationship between foods, food components, dietary patterns, and health.
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Detailed information on nutrition before and during pregnancy
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Detailed nutrition information for mothers who are breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, and toddlers, preschool-aged children, school-aged children, and adolescents
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Detailed nutrition information for adolescents
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The earlier you teach children such sound habits, the more likely they are to maintain a healthy weight.
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Advice From the Nutrition CoachGeorgia Kostas has helped more than 50,000 patients use diets for disease recovery, prevention and weight control. She was also a consultant to the 1996 U.S.
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Detailed information on healthy eating during adolescence
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Detailed nutrition information for mothers who are breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, and toddlers, preschool-aged children, school-aged children, and adolescents
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Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart includes the most up-to-date information on diet and heart health, including tips on lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and features 40 heart-healthy recipes.
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Does a low-fat diet protect against heart disease? Will taking calcium supplements help reduce the risk for osteoporosis?
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Detailed nutrition information for the toddler
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Detailed nutrition information for the school-aged child
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Detailed nutrition information for the preschool-aged child
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True or false: Studies suggest that people who consume lots of antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin A and carotenoids) from food sources have a lower cancer risk.
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Eating a healthful diet is essential for people of every age. But as you age, doing so is especially important. To assess how much you know about good nutrition, take this quiz.
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Detailed information on nutrition and burns
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Detailed nutrition information for the infant
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Detailed information on maternal nutrition while pregnant and breastfeeding
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If you don't have a family meal each day, it's time to get out the plates. Table time yields benefits that go far beyond food.
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What you eat is only one part of the good-health equation. Exercising, limiting alcohol, not smoking, managing stress and getting plenty of sleep also can make a big health difference.
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Eating more fish could be one of the more important changes you can make in your diet. Fish contains fewer calories and less saturated fat than the same portion of any poultry or meat.
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Detailed nutrition information for the preschool-aged child
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Detailed nutrition information for the school-aged child
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Detailed nutrition information for the toddler
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Detailed information on bottle-feeding, including information on the different types of baby formula
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Although older adults still need plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains and fiber, they need to add or subtract a few things from the diet they followed earlier in life.
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If you need to change your eating habits for the sake of your health, have you considered talking with a registered dietitian (RD)?
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Dinner parties, cooking for a crowd, fixing the family meal -- those are easy compared with the challenges of cooking for one. If you live alone, chances are you don't give your meals a lot of thought or preparation.
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Describes the health benefits of regular fish consumption, which include protection against heart disease (citing the Cardiovascular Health Study), strokes, age-related mental decline, and prostate cancer. Addresses the safety of fish consumption.
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Instead of popping a pill to restore long-lost vigor, try propping a pillow under your head and getting to bed earlier. More sleep, exercise and better nutrition are the natural path to greater vitality.
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It's important to encourage good eating habits, while allowing kids to enjoy the fun of the holiday.
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Detailed information on heart healthy eating
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Some experts believe that you may reduce your asthma symptoms by eating certain foods.
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A Harvard Medical School dietitian answers your question about whether the health benefits of eating fish are negated by frying it.
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Whether they're called subs, hoagies, heroes or grinders, long sandwiches stuffed with a variety of ingredients are a favorite lunch choice.
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Detailed information on healthy eating during adolescence
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Reading labels can improve your diet by helping you make more sensible food choices at the grocery store. You also can buy with confidence knowing that foods claiming to be low in cholesterol or fat have met standards set by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Dr. Walter Willett, the head of the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health, discusses nutrition-related questions and issues.
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The rules of healthy eating have changed. Eating a "balanced diet" is no longer the most important goal. Instead, scientists have learned much more specifically which foods can help prevent disease and which promote it.
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When done just right, Thanksgiving dinner can be good for the heart.When done just right, Thanksgiving dinner can be good for the heart.
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What kind of cooking oil is the healthiest to use?
Kathy McManus, M.S., R.D is the director of the department of nutrition at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an investigator on the Pounds Lost Trial, a 5 year NIH funded obesity study. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Simmons College, completed her Dietetic Internship at Brigham and Women Hospital, and received a Master of Science degree in nutrition from Framingham State College.
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Make recipes more nutritious and lower in fat by reducing high-fat ingredients or substituting healthier ingredients.
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Could you be courting trouble by getting too much or too little of certain vitamins or minerals? This report describes what's proven and what's promising.
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Food is your body’s fuel. You can’t live without it. The key is to give your body enough nutrients and energy without eating too much. Learn new eating habits to manage your weight.
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A discussion of the effect of free speech issues on health claims made by food companies.
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Two reports conclude that the health benefits of eating seafood outweigh any risks. However, some people should avoid certain kinds of fish, and it's wise to stay informed regarding toxins in seafood.
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We've tried to answer some of the most common questions here. Be sure to talk to your health care provider or a registered dietitian about your concerns.
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How do you know your infant or toddler is getting what he needs in the food department?
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REMEMBER: alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs also affect your breast milk and your baby.
Your body needs fuel to make breast milk, so eat your fill of a variety of foods. Breastfeeding isn’t an excuse to eat and drink everything you want, but it’s not a reason to avoid favorite foods either.
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Nutrition During ChemotherapyDuring chemotherapy, the energy provided by a healthy diet can help you rebuild normal cells. It can also help you keep up your strength and fight infection.
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Eating healthier food to improve your health or reduce your waistline isn't as difficult as you may think.
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Nutritional needs differ for men and women, so their dietary guidelines should be different. In particular, the alpha-linolenic acid form of omega-3 fat, while good for cardiac health, may put men at higher risk for prostate cancer.
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Whether you’re trying to maintain a healthy weight or lose a few pounds, knowing the definitions of terms relating to diet and exercise can help you make good choices.
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Evidence is mounting that a healthful diet can help protect you from some diseases. What you eat -- or don't eat -- may help prevent heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes.
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