Dietary Essentials

Fast food has a reputation for being unhealthy, but that's not always the case. Here's a look at some fast food menu items that are actually good for you.

Fish oil contains a wide variety of health benefits that support eye health, cardiovascular health, and may even prevent certain mental health disorders.

It's an ongoing poultry debate that seems to be split between taste and nutrition factors — should you choose light meat over dark meat?

Cauliflower, a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate veggie, contains fiber, folate, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin K.

Portion control is key when you're on a mission to have a healthier diet, but are you making any of these following mistakes with your portion sizes?

A one-cup serving of red raspberries is loaded with eight grams of fiber and over 50 percent of the minimum daily requirement of vitamin C.

Because the use of the terms cacao and cocoa is not consistent or regulated, there's a lot of confusion about the difference between the two.

Brussels sprouts are a nutritious vegetable that can greatly benefit your overall health. Here's why you should make them part of your regular diet.

Peanut butter is hard not to love. But is it actually healthy? We've taken a deep, delicious dive into PB to see what really happens if you eat it every day.

Before we can start our research, it's important to start with the basics: steel-cut versus rolled oats. What's the difference, and which one is better for you?

Before you enjoy the first cream-enhanced velvety smooth sip, we need to warn you about what you may be drinking.

Recently approved by the FDA, monk fruit's sweet extract has been used as an ingredient in food and drinks, as a flavor enhancer, and as a sugar substitute.

When turmeric and black pepper are coupled, the benefits of these combined spices become twice as great.

The Primal diet is based on the idea that the Western diet has diverged from the way our hunter-gatherer ancestors lived & ate, with dire health consequences.

Banana peels are not only edible, they contain 78 milligrams of potassium, and additional filling fiber.

Green tea is believed to help prevent or improve certain physical health conditions while also promoting mental health. Here's just how it can affect your body.

We've all heard of the 'window of opportunity.' That's what the anabolic window is based on — that nutrients can be maximized for a specific window of time.

Quinoa is a popular choice for many trying to substitute out carb-loaded foods, but you may be surprised at how many carbs are hidden in this little seed.

Pizza and diet. Those aren't two words that you would expect to see together. But for a few people, there may be something there.

Unhealthy ingredients listed on a nutrition label don't always stand out. To remove the guess work, Health Digest compiled a list of the worst offenders.

Some vitamins and supplements don't deliver their entire dose in one shot but rather, over several hours. This is how time release vitamins really work.

Our love affair with bacon would only be made less risque if we found out it wasn't as unhealthy as the reputation it carries.

If you were to eat Impossible "meat" products every day, what would happen to your body? Health Digest decided to find out. Here's a taste of what we found.

Some people are choosing to consume watermelon exclusively, in what has come to be called, predictably, 'the watermelon diet.'

While admiring the fall foliage, have you ever wondered if those miniature crab apples are edible?

Jennifer Lawrence loves food — and she isn't about to apologize for that, but she keeps a sleek action-ready physique. So how does Lawrence pull it off?

Though tasty and convenient, the ingredients used in instant ramen to extend expiration dates can negatively impact our healt