Previous research has shown that what mothers eat during pregnancy affects the health of their offspring. But now, a new study suggests that a father’s diet prior to conception could also play an important role in their child’s health, particularly when it comes to consumption of folate.

In this urban jungle of unhealthy foods, new math is required if we’re going to lose weight and get healthier. Like those butt-naked survival show participants, we on the Social Diet have to calculate which food is actually worth our effort, and we have to demand a lot more from the food we do choose.

People say that nobody can predict the future. But you can. If you don’t find yourself in the green at the intersection of normal weight and metabolically healthy, make a plan with your doctor to get there. Your future is in your hands.

While there are some general rules of thumb when it comes to healthy eating — fruits, vegetables, lean meats, whole grains — there’s still some wiggle room for personal interpretation of what makes up a nutritious diet. For some, a Paleo plan might work. Others might opt to go vegan. And some of us even make room for the occasional slice of pizza or cheeseburger. (Cheers to that!) To get a better sense of what you really think of as healthy food, we asked our Facebook fans to tell us how they would describe nutritious picks in just one word.

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exercise can help overweight kids slim down, but a new study suggests they might be at risk for leg, ankle and foot injuries in the process. The finding makes sense intuitively, but there had not been conclusive, thorough studies done among children before, lead author Eva Jespersen said. Jespersen is a physiotherapist and doctoral student at the Centre for Research in Childhood Health at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. They measured the kids’ body fat percentage and body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight in relation to height, then followed them for the next two and a half years.

By Natalie San Luis Fatty liver disease develops when fat collects in the liver, preventing normal filtration and sometimes causing organ damage. A new study looked at vitamin D’s role in this disease. Researchers compared vitamin D levels of non-obese patients, some of whom had fatty liver disease. These researchers found that low vitamin D levels were linked to a higher risk of liver disease. More from dailyRx: Healthier Diets May Not Break the Bank How Energy Drinks Impact the Heart The Possible Dangers of Sodium in Pills Although the study’s results did not suggest that low vitamin D

A new Harvard analysis of the best evidence available on the price differences between the healthiest and unhealthiest diets finds that on average, individuals need to spend about $1.50 more per day, or around $550 a year, to keep to the healthiest diets.

Title: Could Good Manners Help Spur Holiday Weight Gain?
Category: Health News
Created: 12/4/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/5/2013 12:00:00 AM

I started eating foods that were pure, just like my heart wanted to be pure. Healing food became my medicine. As I ate for health, zest, energy, purity, and happiness, I found that not only was my soul healing, but my body was transforming as well.