Health

Pack extra nutrition into every bite with these tips

In 2005, the government's revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans introduced the term "nutrient density," which sounds complicated but simply refers to how much nutrition a food provides. For example, a slice of 100 percent whole-grain bread is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fiber, while a slice of regular white bread is lower in all three.

Study: Web can encourage exercise

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Blood pressure rising around the globe

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Nutrients may cut macular degeneration risk

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Exposure to cats in infancy may boost allergy risk

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To pick up your pace, pick up a pole

Spending hours in a gym wasn't giving Susan Huynh of Los Angeles, California, the results she was looking for, so on the advice of a friend, she picked up some poles, but she didn't head to the slopes. Instead she tried a growing exercise trend: Nordic walking.

Men less likely to survive early breast cancer

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Mammography drop worries cancer experts

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Transplanted heart transplanted again

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Body satisfaction reflects self-esteem for most teens

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