Nutrition & Diet

Practical guidance on everyday eating habits and balanced nutrition.

Added Sugar vs. Natural Sugar: Is the Distinction Nutritionally Meaningful?
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Added Sugar vs. Natural Sugar: Is the Distinction Nutritionally Meaningful?

How added and natural sugars differ, how the body processes each, and what nutrition guidelines say about the distinction.

By Health Editorial Team · 4 min · Mar 16, 2023
Balanced Eating: What It Means Beyond the Food Pyramid
Nutrition & Diet

Balanced Eating: What It Means Beyond the Food Pyramid

A beginner-friendly look at balanced nutrition — how to think about variety, portions, and dietary patterns without strict rules.

By Health Editorial Team · 8 min · Jan 18, 2026
Calorie Counting vs. Food Quality: Two Approaches to Everyday Eating
Nutrition & Diet

Calorie Counting vs. Food Quality: Two Approaches to Everyday Eating

A balanced look at tracking calories versus focusing on nutrient density — what each approach gets right and where each falls short.

By Health Editorial Team · 5 min · Oct 4, 2023
Dietary Fat Has a Complicated Reputation — Here's the Reality
Nutrition & Diet

Dietary Fat Has a Complicated Reputation — Here's the Reality

Saturated, unsaturated, trans — sorting out which nutrition claims about fat hold up to scrutiny and which are outdated.

By Health Editorial Team · 7 min · Jul 29, 2026
Eating More Plants Without Overhauling Your Entire Diet
Nutrition & Diet

Eating More Plants Without Overhauling Your Entire Diet

Practical ways to shift toward a more plant-forward plate without abandoning foods you already enjoy.

By Health Editorial Team · 6 min · Nov 25, 2025
Gaps That Quietly Show Up in Otherwise Healthy-Seeming Diets
Nutrition & Diet

Gaps That Quietly Show Up in Otherwise Healthy-Seeming Diets

Even well-intentioned eaters often fall short on specific nutrients. Here are the patterns most likely to leave gaps unnoticed.

By Health Editorial Team · 5 min · Feb 6, 2024
Meal Planning That Holds Up Past the First Week
Nutrition & Diet

Meal Planning That Holds Up Past the First Week

Common reasons meal planning falls apart — and the structural habits that help people maintain it over time.

By Health Editorial Team · 5 min · Apr 30, 2026
Micronutrients: The Vitamins and Minerals Your Body Can't Make on Its Own
Nutrition & Diet

Micronutrients: The Vitamins and Minerals Your Body Can't Make on Its Own

A reference overview of essential vitamins and minerals — what they do, where they come from, and why deficiencies matter.

By Health Editorial Team · 6 min · Nov 28, 2024
Nutrition During Every Decade of Adult Life
Nutrition & Diet

Nutrition During Every Decade of Adult Life

How nutritional needs shift from your 20s through your 60s and beyond — and why a one-size-fits-all approach often misses the mark.

By Health Editorial Team · 7 min · Sep 5, 2023
Protein Sources Across Every Type of Diet
Nutrition & Diet

Protein Sources Across Every Type of Diet

Animal, plant, and mixed-diet protein options compared by amino acid profile, bioavailability, and practical everyday use.

By Health Editorial Team · 7 min · Dec 13, 2023
Reading a Nutrition Facts Label Without Getting Lost
Nutrition & Diet

Reading a Nutrition Facts Label Without Getting Lost

Percent Daily Values, serving sizes, added sugars — a plain-language walkthrough of everything printed on a standard nutrition label.

By Health Editorial Team · 6 min · Sep 26, 2025
Sodium in the American Diet: Where It Actually Comes From
Nutrition & Diet

Sodium in the American Diet: Where It Actually Comes From

Most dietary sodium doesn't come from the salt shaker. This explainer traces where it really enters everyday American meals.

By Health Editorial Team · 8 min · Mar 25, 2023
The Most Common Nutrition Beliefs That Science Has Quietly Walked Back
Nutrition & Diet

The Most Common Nutrition Beliefs That Science Has Quietly Walked Back

From egg fears to the fat-free craze, a look at long-held diet ideas that have been revised or complicated by later evidence.

By Health Editorial Team · 6 min · Jan 30, 2023
What Macronutrients Actually Do Inside Your Body
Nutrition & Diet

What Macronutrients Actually Do Inside Your Body

Carbs, proteins, and fats explained beyond the buzzwords — what each macronutrient does and why your body needs all three.

By Health Editorial Team · 7 min · Sep 2, 2025
Whole Grains vs. Refined Grains: What Changes in the Milling Process
Nutrition & Diet

Whole Grains vs. Refined Grains: What Changes in the Milling Process

Why the difference between whole and refined grains matters nutritionally, and what's actually lost when wheat is processed.

By Health Editorial Team · 5 min · Feb 21, 2026
Why Fiber Quietly Influences So Much of Your Health
Nutrition & Diet

Why Fiber Quietly Influences So Much of Your Health

Fiber does more than aid digestion. Here's what current nutrition research says about its broader role in long-term health.

By Health Editorial Team · 7 min · Apr 28, 2023