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Scientists Find Pizza and Chocolate Are the Two Most Addicting Foods
Anyone who's tried to cut down on high-fat foods and sugary snacks knows it's not easy. Now, a new study has shed light on why giving up these bad-for-you foods [...]
Undercover Sugar: 5 Sneaky Names Sugar Hides Behind
You probably already know that Americans eat too much sugar. The American Heart Association recommends that women consume less than 24 grams of added sugar per day and men less [...]
The Grain Guide: How and Why to Use 8 Healthy Whole Grains
Healthy grains are the new big trend. Nowadays, white rice and white bread are being overlooked in favor of healthier options. And don’t expect the trend to die soon. Healthier [...]
The Meal Plan That Helped Shea McClellin Add 11 Pounds of Muscle
Shea McClellin had to change everything about his body and he didn’t have much time. After being drafted 19th overall by the Chicago Bears in 2012, McClellin bulked up to [...]
Brown Rice vs. White Rice: Does It Really Matter?
The digestibility of carbohydrates and the impact it has on blood sugar has an important role for athletes. The glycemic index ranks foods on a scale of...
6 Simple Power Recipes for Vegetarian Athletes
Thinkstock Oatmeal goji-berry balls and lentil burgers might sound exotic and complicated, but prepping these dishes can be just as easy as those ground turkey burgers and sweet potatoes you’ve [...]
Don’t Become a Statistic: Eat Healthy
How many times are you told to "eat your fruits and vegetables?" Well, according to an October report from the Journal of Nutrition, 88% of Americans fail to heed this advice. [...]
Superfoods A-Z: Millet
Your dinner plate is yawning at you, bored by your standard choices of brown rice, oats, and whole-wheat pasta. Face it, you’re in a rut, stuck on a nutrition plateau [...]
How to Eat Healthy at a Chinese Restaurant (Dining In or Taking Out)
After a long day of class, practice and the gym, grabbing some take-out from the local Chinese restaurant is a fun and quick dinner option. However, although it's great for [...]
10-Minute Dinners: 8 Healthy Recipes for Athletes
After “healthy” and “delicious,” my two favorite words describing any meal are “simple” and “fast.” We’d all have healthier eating habits if we spent our weekends planning, chopping and cooking, [...]