Excess weight and obesity currently affect approximately 40 percent of Rhode Island children and teenagers. Children who are overweight or have obesity suffer from health problems such as high blood pressure, liver disease...
Holiday festivities are usually filled with a wonderful spread of delicious food. This should be a time for joy and celebration, but it may also be a difficult time to navigate if you have diabetes. Here are a few tips to...
If you’ve heard the term “forever chemicals,” you may be wondering just what it means. It refers to a group of thousands of man-made chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. These chemicals were...
Kids, like adults, may have a hard time getting up in the morning, and as a parent, you may find it difficult to get your children to eat breakfast in the morning. While it may seem like eating breakfast is not the biggest...
Cabbage. It’s one of those foods you don’t often think about, unless you’re making its famous companion, corned beef, or...
An upset stomach is never fun, but people with IBS experience chronic, or frequent, gastrointestinal pain and discomfort...
In the United States, 54 million people are living with arthritis , according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
The health and wellness industry continues to grow every year, yet is also riddled with pseudoscience and nutrition...
What is fiber? Fiber is one of the key food items your body needs to stay healthy. It is an essential part of a healthy...
Quality nutrition is key for everyone. As we age though, our appetites change, so it becomes especially important. Why...
Most people have heard about the many brands of non-dairy milk. You have probably seen the variety of options on...
Intermittent fasting is a dietary approach to weight loss that has recently gained popularity. It focuses on limiting...
If you pay attention to the news, you may be confused about coconut oil. For a long time, we did not hear much about...
You’ve probably heard that you should consume less sodium. And maybe you have read that you should stop using the salt...
It seems like there is always something new when it comes to diet and weight loss. One of those hot topics lately is the...
