Frosting-coated cookies, butter-drenched veggies, gravy on everything, and carb-filled casseroles derail the dietary habits of many healthy adults during the holiday season. Some people choose these foods because they like how they taste, while others eat them because they evoke memories of fun family festivities and the sense of tradition and good family times is comforting and defines the holidays....
Misinformation abounds about nutrition. Half of those in a -2012 poll- said they believed it was easier to do their taxes than it is to figure out how to eat healthfully. Not surprisingly the survey, commissioned by the International Food Information Council and Foundation, also showed that those most in need of learning about how to eat healthfully were the most likely to be confused. Those who were...