When Anthony Ortiz saw his father suffer from health issues and undergo a triple bypass, he developed a tool to help his dad eat healthier. Oritz developed the Smart Plate. "We combined image ...

Op-Ed: A few years ago, I was asthmatic, faced pre-diabetes and hypertension, and relied on medication to manage my blood ...

As we step into 2025, the role of nutrition in achieving long-term health cannot be overstated. With increasing awareness of how our lifestyle choices impact our well-being, prioritizing essential ...

Like everything else, nutrition has a “month.” While most years I feel like the chosen theme is ho-hum, this year’s National Nutrition Month theme is one I can actually embrace: “Personalize Your ...

Mediterranean diet is linked to milder gum disease and less tissue damage Red meat and processed foods fuel gum inflammation and disease progression Simple food swaps like olive oil, nuts, and fish ...

In Louisiana, more than one in three residents has obesity while every seventh adult has been diagnosed with diabetes. While the cost and consequences of diet-related, or metabolic, disease are rather ...

The Mediterranean diet has recently been linked with lowering the risk of Type 2 diabetes, but did you know that some studies have found that there are other health benefits that come from eating the ...

The pegan diet combines elements of the vegan diet (which excludes consumption of all animal-based products) and the paleo diet. The paleo diet prohibits grains because it’s “based on what our ancient ...