Which milk alternative is more nutritious: almond, soy, coconut or cashew? “It varies based on the company,” said Sara Haas, a dietitian speaking on behalf of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “I encourage people to be label readers.” Vegans and others may prefer to drink a plant-based milk al...
IT’S easy to make fun of people in big cities for their obsession with gluten, or chia seeds, or cleanses. But urbanites are not the only ones turning away from the products created by big food companies. Eating habits are changing across the country and food companies are struggling to keep up. Gen...
Keeping your metabolism high is crucial for losing weight and keeping it off. Unfortunately, there are several common lifestyle mistakes that may be slowing down your metabolism. Doing these on a regular basis could make it hard to lose weight and make you more prone to weight gain in the future. He...
The post-workout snack can be a tricky business. It’s an easy, common mistake to overestimate the calories you’ve burned, and then to overcompensate when you refuel — one made that much easier by the fact that, as small study in the Journal of Health Psychology recently found, exercise makes people...
We keep hearing about pro athletes going vegan. And our reaction is always: Um, how? So we asked Rastafarian bodybuilder Torre Washington to explain As a kid in Jamaica, Torre Washington ate his grandparents’ island cooking: fish, jerk chicken, curried goat. But as he grew up and started making his...
