You’ve probably heard or read that eating less can help you live longer. I had, too, but never with a good explanation of just why that would be. It turns out that medical researchers didn’t really know why, but now they think they do.

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According the standard way of calculating whether or not a person is overweight, baseball stars Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds would be considered fat. That doesn’t sound right! And, in fact, it isn’t.

The Body Mass Index or BMI, used since the 1950s by doctors to calculate whether or not patients are overweight, has now been shown to be inaccurate. Didn’t we really sort of know that all along?

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If you are trying to lose weight, or you have high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, or other health conditions that require changing your diet, often it can be tough to find food that you like. And if you are preparing food for a family, you don’t want to have to fix totally separate meals for different family members.

People often complain that low-fat, low-salt food is tasteless, but it doesn’t have to be that way. All it takes is a little creativity and great, fresh ingredients.

Here is a fat-free, salt-free way to make grilled fish that is simply delicious. These instructions make enough grilled fish to serve two adults and a small child, but you can easily increase the quantities to serve more people.

You will use no oil or butter, and no salt. Yet this dish is richly flavorful. It is wonderful served with baked plantains and black beans (the traditional side dishes), or with baked potatoes, salad, and any other vegetables you like.

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“Would you like fully customized nutritional info with that?” How about full nutritional information on your fast food (or other restaurant) receipt that even tells how many calories you saved by holding the mayo? Or how much fat you added by ordering extra cheese and bacon?

It may be coming soon to a drive-thru near you. Several restaurants are offering such receipts in California, and their customers love it. Business is up, and more restaurants plan to offer the customized receipts.

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Besides being delicious, nuts are a good source for nutrients that are important for healthy skin. In recent years, however, some people have avoided eating nuts, because they were concerned about eating too much fat.

Now there is great news for health-conscious people who love nuts. New research shows that almonds do not cause weight gain. The following story also has a recipe that includes almonds in a great-tasting and nutritious salad.

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