Nutrition Guide and Diet Articles, Healthy Recipes and Weight Loss Tips

Eating right not only helps you feel and look good, but it also provides energy to carry you through any challenging race, training or work day. From sports nutrition to healthy recipes, fuel your body with the right nutrients to stay in top shape, and perform your best.

9 Foods to Fuel a 5K

By Shoshana Pritzker

Preparing for your next 5K isn't just about lacing up and logging miles. These 9 foods can help you set the stage for a PR on race day.

Healthy Breakfast Ideas: Smoothie Bowls to Fuel Your Workouts

By Lucy Maher, SELF

Food lovers have found a way to get their fiber, vitamins and proteins without pulverizing to pieces the fruit that makes breakfast so yummy. The tric

12 Foods to Help Cure Common Illnesses

By Robert Firpo-Cappiello

You don't need to go to the convenience store every time you're feeling ill. Banish the occasional headache, upset stomach or other common sicknesses

Diet Detective: Google's Top Calorie Information Searches in 2014

By The Diet Detective

The following foods were reported to be those most often searched for calorie information on Google in 2014.

Food Tech: 5 New Companies Helping You Eat Healthy

By Perri O. Blumberg

Food-related tech companies have skyrocketed in the past year. Here are five truly innovative brands worth learning about now that will change your pl

The Big Debate Over America's Food Pyramid

By Jenna Birch

Some experts are now suggesting the food pyramid should be reworked to reflect the environmental impact of what exactly we put on our plates.

15 Foods to Help You Lose Weight

By Camille Noe Pagan, SELF

Shed the pounds faster and eat to lose weight with these 15 foods.

Will Caffeine Make You a Faster Cyclist?

By PezCycling News

Stopping for a cup of coffee has become part of the culture of cycling, but does it actually provide performance benefits? Find out what the latest re

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