Be creative with leftover turkey.

Our spring season beckons us to enjoy dining and cooking outdoors.

Beans contain raffinose, a type of sugar that may be difficult for some people to digest.

Studies show that excess visceral fat, or “belly fat,” places you at higher risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, some types of cancer and dementia.

While we can fit some added sweeteners in a healthful diet, we need to consider portion size and consequences of too many added calories.

Obviously, diet products are big business, especially since two out of three people are overweight.

We usually associate foodborne botulism with foods improperly canned at home, but other foods also have been implicated.

I skipped a valuable part of my own health care this year. I didn’t get a flu shot, and I paid the price.

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that we have at least 1 1/2 cups of dark green vegetables per week.