The USDA, one of the government organizations responsible for setting up dietary guidelines, just came out with its major five-year report on guidelines for healthy eating. The guidelines impact what ...

Expectant mothers who maintain a diet that meets USDA dietary guidelines during pregnancy may be more likely to have infants with healthy birthweights, steadier growth patterns, and potentially a ...

Every 5 years, the USDA releases dietary guidelines to help Americans indulge in a more balanced diet. Amazing, right? However, the guidelines are very technical because they’re primarily written for ...

Heather Leidy, associate professor of nutritional sciences, will be among 20 scientific experts who will draft dietary guidelines for the United States. Leidy, who recently joined the faculty of the ...

Just in time for flailing New Year resolutions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture have served up new dietary guidelines, including one of the biggest changes in recent years: For the first time, they ...

In a new report, experts suggest that beans, lentils and other protein-packed legumes are the perfect substitute for red or processed meat. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Beans, peas and lentils ...

The U.S. government releases dietary guidelines every five years, and the 2020 edition just came out yesterday. There aren’t any huge changes, but babies and toddlers are included for the first time, ...

The cattle industry has beef with the U.S. government over the latest dietary guidelines for Americans. Proponents of the high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet also joined the fray, contesting what counts ...

Remember the USDA Food Guide Pyramid? Or, if you’re a little younger, the MyPlate diagram? These government-sanctioned metaphors for a “healthy” diet don’t actually control the food we Americans ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Can I really eat pork pink? Yes, indeed. Last month, the USDA issued new guidelines stating that pork can be taken out of the oven when its internal temperature reaches 145 degrees and that, after a ...