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Nutrition

Good food is good fuel! From meal ideas to essential nutrients, we’re serving up everything you need to nourish your body, boost your energy, and enjoy every bite along the way. Find recipes, meal prep ideas and smart snacking tips that support a balanced diet and steady energy. From superfoods to everyday nutrition facts, this is food guidance you can use and enjoy.

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Which Soup is Best for Weight Loss?

It warms you up on a cold day. Soothes you when you’re ill. It’s a staple at dinnertime. And certain varieties may help you lose weight.

This Kind of Food Helps Cool Hot Flashes, Burn Fat and Tame Cravings

With all the great health benefits connected to bitter foods like collards, arugula and cranberries, why are we not getting enough of them in our diet?

Leftover Love: Spicy Curry Turkey Soup

You’ve had seconds with gravy. You’ve had sandwiches the next day. Ready for a deliciously different and healthy way to enjoy extra Thanksgiving turkey?

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These 8 Foods Could Help Repair Your DNA and Rejuvenate Your Body

Missing certain minerals and other nutrients may do as much damage to skin and other organs as skipping sunscreen or living with pollution, say researchers.

Which Beans Are Best (and Worst) for Burning Belly Fat?

A reduced calorie diet can be hard to stick to when it’s a struggle to get enough protein. Consider these tasty beans your secret weapon. Plus: Recipes!

Which Fish Is Best for Weight Loss?

Is dropping a pants size or two one of your wellness goals? You might “sea” results on the scale after adding these swimmers to your weekly menu.

Flat Abs Are Made in the Kitchen

Need help reducing belly fat? Try these simple tips from Chef Babette Davis and a registered dietitian. Plus: check out Babette’s delicious recipes.

40 Foods That Do Black Women Over 40 No Favors

Fighting fat, flatulence or fatigue? Cutting back on these ultra-processed meats, sweets, baked goods and snacks could be the self-care your system needs.

Learn How Ginger May Help You Lose Weight

Compounds in this delicious tea, enjoyed for millennia, may help you burn calories, curb your appetite—even stabilize your blood sugar. Here’s what to know.

What to Drink When You're Trying to Lose Weight

Here’s the tea on the beverages that could help you sip your way to your happy weight.

7 Superfood Secrets of Age-Defying Sisters

These favorite foods of agelessly radiant beauties like Viola Davis and Tracee Ellis Ross could help you feel younger and glow with good health.

These Tasty Recipes Can Help You Get Lean With Greens

Chef Babette Davis, 73, knows that leafy greens help her keep fit. Get her tasty recipes. Plus: a registered dietician nutritionist shares how to get the most nutrients.

Which Yogurt is Best for Weight Loss After 50?

Want to drop a dress size? Choosing the right yogurt can make a difference if you are working toward a healthy weight. Plus: We’ve got tasty summer recipes!

Yum! Creamy, Sweet Summer Treat Can Help Shave off Pounds and Save Dollars

Chocolate, vanilla or strawberry? Healthy enough to enjoy daily, get the scoop on a frozen treat that is fat free, free of added sugar and (almost) free to make in minutes.

Mom’s Old-School Hostess’ Hacks Trigger The ‘Ozempic Hormone’

Posh, pleasing, penny-saving ways to start any meal could help you feel satisfied, reach a healthy weight, and avoid blood sugar swings and mood swings.

The Incredible Shrinking Celebrities

More stars are disclosing whether or not they use weight loss drugs. But some are keeping mum. Plus: 5 foods that trigger ‘the Ozempic hormone' naturally

Which Berry is Best For Weight Loss After 50?

These scrumptious summer fruits could help burn fat, boost sleep, curb appetite and support metabolism. Plus: Healthy recipes to enjoy morning, noon and night!

Babette Davis, 73, Shares Her Secrets for Flat Abs—No Crunches Needed

Her bikini shots nearly broke the internet. How does she stay fit? The vegan chef reveals a simple daily exercise she’ll never skip, plus a health drink that tastes ‘like Kool-Aid.’

Keeping This Treat in Your Purse Could Help You Lose Weight

A satisfying snack we think of as “fattening” may help kill cravings, burn fat and lower the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

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Health Topics

These 8 Foods Could Help Repair Your DNA and Rejuvenate Your Body

Which Beans Are Best (and Worst) for Burning Belly Fat?

Which Fish Is Best for Weight Loss?

Flat Abs Are Made in the Kitchen

40 Foods That Do Black Women Over 40 No Favors

Learn How Ginger May Help You Lose Weight

What to Drink When You're Trying to Lose Weight

7 Superfood Secrets of Age-Defying Sisters

These Tasty Recipes Can Help You Get Lean With Greens

Which Yogurt is Best for Weight Loss After 50?

Yum! Creamy, Sweet Summer Treat Can Help Shave off Pounds and Save Dollars

Mom’s Old-School Hostess’ Hacks Trigger The ‘Ozempic Hormone’

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Which Berry is Best For Weight Loss After 50?

Babette Davis, 73, Shares Her Secrets for Flat Abs—No Crunches Needed

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