Here is an article on how to help your child if he or she is overweight.

Here’s a great article about diet, breastfeeding, allergies, and asthma. Children whose mothers exclusively breastfeed them for the first four months are able to avoid a lot of health problems in the future.

Folic acid may help prevent heart disease and stroke. However, low folate consumption is not linked with risk of breast cancer. (There’s more to this article than just that statement. Adequate consumption of folic acid is associated with good health generally, I think.) As I’ve said before, I supplement with B vitamins.

Is coffee good for you? There are pros and cons, of course. Coffee contains antioxidants, but it is also a diuretic, among other things, and this all has an impact on your health. I will say one thing: I tried to stop drinking coffee one time, and it was one of the hardest things I ever tried to do. I would think about it long and hard before I started drinking coffee.

Here’s a strange article: women with higher cholesterol levels may be at lower risk of getting Parkinson’s disease.

Here’s an article about mercury in our diet.

This article has cropped up again. I mentioned it a couple of months ago. The main reason I think it deserves mentioning again is that it has this great list of foods that fight disease, and why they are good for you:

Research is showing that many of our favorite foods contain compounds that help our bodies fight infection, heart disease and even cancer:

Apples: Flavonoids that protect against cancer, heart disease, allergies, ulcers, viral infections and tumors.

Broccoli: Glucosinolates that help the liver rid the body of toxic substances. Indol carbinols that protect against certain breast tumors. Beta-carotene that protects against lung, colorectal, breast, uterine and prostate cancers. Folic acid, a B vitamin that reduces the risk of some cancers, as well as birth defects such as spina bifida and other neural tube defects. Sulforaphanes that boost the body’s ability to detoxify carcinogens.

Carrots: Beta-carotene that protects against lung, colorectal, breast, uterine and prostate cancers. Sulforaphanes that boost the body’s ability to detoxify carcinogens.

Fish: Omega-3 fatty acids that protect against heart disease and have been shown to prevent cancer in animal studies. The fatty acids also help maintain normal elasticity of arteries and nourish heart and blood vessels.

Garlic and onions: Allylic sulfides, which protect against DNA damage and help the body to detoxify carcinogens. The compounds also appear to inhibit growth of tumors, and decrease blood clotting that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Kale: Folic acid, a B vitamin that reduces the risk of some cancers, as well as birth defects such as spina bifida and other neural tube defects. Sulforaphanes that boost the body’s ability to detoxify carcinogens.

Legumes: Isoflavones that block enzymes that promote tumor growth.

Multi-grain breads: Selenium, a natural antioxidant that helps reduce the risk of cancer and diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

Raspberries: Salicylates, compounds with anti-clotting properties; may reduce the risk of blood clots that lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Red Wine: Polyphenols, which prevent blood clotting, thus warding off heart attacks. Flavonoids that protect against cancer, heart disease, allergies, ulcers, viral infections and tumors.

Soy beans: Phytoestrogens that mimic the body’s own estrogens, protecting against ovarian and breast cancers. Genistein, which can block the blood supply to tumors, thus choking cancerous cells to death.

Tomatoes: Lycopene, one of the most potent of antioxidants — substances that sop up so-called free radicals, unstable particles that can lead to DNA damage, cancer and heart disease. Salicylates, compounds with anti-clotting properties; may reduce the risk of blood clots that lead to heart attacks and strokes.

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