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Diet and nutrition are two key elements in maintaining a healthy lifestyle at any age. What you’re putting into your body can have a huge impact on your overall health. Stay informed on the latest news, trends and studies, so you can live a healthier life every day.

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Healthy Ways Adults Can Play with Food
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Healthy Ways Adults Can Play with Food

you can use unique presentations and different cooking techniques to infuse some creativity into your next dinner party or potluck. From fun with jello molds to trendy small appliances and socially intriguing dinner parties—here are eight healthy ways adults can play with food…and get away with it!

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Runners: Let’s Talk Gastric Distress
By Emily Lockhart Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Runners: Let’s Talk Gastric Distress

Gastric distress is common during runs and races. Oftentimes, the digestive upset, stomach cramps, and urge to go has us clenching and high-tailing it for a public washroom, port-o-john, or a secluded spot in the woods if we’re really desperate. But why do runners suffer these intestinal embarrassments, and more importantly, how can they be avoided.

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Orthorexia Nervosa: When Healthy Eating Takes Obsessive Proportions
By Catherine Roberts Diet and Nutrition News & Advice

Orthorexia Nervosa: When Healthy Eating Takes Obsessive Proportions

Orthorexia nervosa is a medical term coined by Doctor Steven Bratman in 1997. Dr. Bratman now serves as the Medical Director of Employee Health at California Pacific Medical Center, in San Francisco, California, and characterizes the newest eating disorder as an unhealthy clean eating obsession.

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