Latest in: Diet

Are avocados the next big cultural thing to take on America? The nutrient-rich fruit with its exotic dark green or olive dark skin is already a meme among young Americans. The growing popularity and jump in...

Eating two apples a day is not just about keeping the cholesterol down but fighting the heart diseases away, a new research suggests. The study by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition explains benefits of long-term apple intake...

Is it coffee or tea with buttered slices?  Fresh orange juice? A bowl of cereals dipped in milk? Toasted bread ? Or just a cup of milk? These are the common food items spread out on America’s morning tables. But...

Just a stimulating ingredient in coffee and tea, or a drug-like addiction or even a drag on health? Turns out it is largely up to us how we manage our caffeine intakes. Caffeine intake quickens heart...

There is the untiring shopping spree. There are dinners with savory meat dishes and novel turkey recipes. The Macy’s Parade. The football. Rounds of coffee and drinks with friends. All these make the holiday a time...

Image Credit: Bill Ebbesen/Creative Commons So, what to do about the fat that human bodies need to maintain an overall healthy equilibrium? No animal fat? Vegetables all the way?  Or some nuts also? Let’s focus today...

Crowned by glittering yellow flowers, his bountiful field in central Punjab is a source of hope and accomplishment for farmer Ahmad Hussain as the oil seed sunflower crop nears harvest. “I have cultivated sunflower for the first time in...