The Choose My Plate plan from the federal government is a guideline to help you eat a healthy diet.

Evidence is mounting that a healthful diet can help protect you from some diseases. What you eat -- or don't eat -- may help prevent heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes.

The cholesterol in your blood comes from the foods you eat and your liver—but your liver makes all of the cholesterol your body needs.

Here's a formula to help you figure out how many calories and fat grams you need each day to maintain your current weight.

Your BMI gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your body is composed of fat.

Part of eating a heart-healthy diet means fixing foods using low-sodium, low-fat, and low-cholesterol methods.

Eating healthy can reduce your risk of illness and lengthen your life. Eating a balanced, low-fat, low-cholesterol diet reduces your risk of heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, stroke and other diseases. Follow these tips to help improve your diet.

Maintaining a healthy diet is one of the best weapons for fighting cardiovascular disease and other heart conditions.

Omega-3s are a beneficial and essential form of fat, one that your body needs but can't make.

The most important antioxidants are vitamin C, vitamin E, and carotenoids, including beta carotene.

When trying to make heart-healthy changes to your lifestyle and diet, it is helpful to know some basics about nutrition.

With a few simple substitutions, you can reduce the cholesterol in your meals—and boost your heart health.

You may think of heart disease as a problem for adults, not your young children. But diet and exercise habits started in childhood can begin a lifetime of heart health, or a lifetime of heart damage.