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In 2015, the U. S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) came to conclusions that are consistent with those of most nutrition experts, “On average, current dietary patterns are too low in vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and low-fat dairy, and too high in...

When we eat out at restaurants or buy “fast food,” we don’t have many healthy options. We usually end up with extra-large portions of unhealthy food. Over the past 30 years, portion sizes and calorie count averages of fast food offerings have increased substantially....

Many of us search for a fountain of youth, a perfect slender figure, and good health—all based on the food we eat. Maintaining a lifetime of healthy nutrition is among the important things we can do to improve and preserve our health. An optimized pattern of nutrition...

Behavior, heredity, access to quality health care, and social circumstances do not account for all health conditions. There is also a general decline in the body’s overall functional capability and increased risk of disease with age. Aging weakens physical work...

What can we say about good or bad heredity and just plain good or bad luck? Certainly, for some people, heredity boosts the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, some forms of cancer, obesity, and Alzheimer dementia. But usually behavioral, social, and...

One estimate is that almost half of lost life expectancy is attributable to behavior, but good health depends on more than just healthy lifestyle behaviors. Studies show that both having a sense of purpose that goes beyond self-interest and positive social...