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Sure, you stuff yourself to the brim at Thanksgiving dinner…yet somehow, the fridge ends up filled with heaps of leftovers, some of which never get eaten. You’re hardly alone: Americans are projected to waste a whopping 35% of the edible turkey meat that graces their plates this holiday. If that doesn’t sound like much, consider the following: We’ll collectively toss more than 200 million pounds of turkey meat into the trash this Thanksgiving, according to the U....

Hepatitis A may have been the disease that ended up sickening 575 Chi-Chi’s patrons and employees—and killing three—but a batch of green onions was the carrier. Dirty food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, 200,000 Americans contract food poisoning. But Philip Tierno, Ph.D., a microbiologist at New York University medical center and author of The Secret Life of Germs, pegs the true eat-’em-and-weep rate at around 800,000 a day....

Because we know there’s no stopping the madness, we decided that we could at least make fun of it. Here, based on some grocery store perusing and online shopping, we’ve rounded up the most ridiculous things to become “pumpkin spiced” this season. Read it and gag. Country Crock Pumpkin Spice Crock of…well, never mind. Let’s just say we’ll stick to butter. The second ingredient in this processed vegetable oil blend is actually high fructose corn syrup....

The FDA recently partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Agriculture to study the sources of outbreaks over the past 5 years. Some contaminated foods might sound surprising, like tomatoes and cantaloupes. But the foods or ingredients you think of as clean are often the ones that have caused outbreaks, says Robert Brackett, PhD, director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health at the Illinois Institute of Technology....

“It has nothing to do with sports,” says Murphy Halasz, PT, DPT, a physical therapist at Run Lab in Austin, TX. “It has everything to do with sitting too much.” That’s because sitting usually looks like this: hips flexed, shoulders rounded in, chest drawn, and head dropped. Staying seated like this for hours at a time can make your muscles and joints feel “stuck” in that position. There are exercise-related reasons that you may feel stiffness in these areas, but they’re not nearly as common of culprits as sitting, stresses Halasz....

If you suffer from winter nosebleeds, you know that everything from sleeping to blowing your nose can suddenly make you gush. Why exactly does your nose decide to act up this time of year? Look to your lips for the answer: Dried out, heated air can make your skin and lips become cracked in the winter. Like skin, the mucous membrane lining of your nose has a natural barrier, explains Ryan J....

Of the dozens of coffee mugs crammed into your kitchen cabinet, you always grab the same one for that morning joe. But is the color of your go-to cup actually altering the taste of your beverage? It very well might be, finds new research. And if you pick your dishes wisely, these tweaks in taste may actually serve as valuable weight loss tools. Participants in a recent Spanish experiment, published in the Journal of Sensory Studies, unanimously found hot chocolate to taste more chocolatey when it was served in either orange or dark cream cups, compared to red or white cups....

A fun new cardio drill: Run The Tires which is featured in Prevention’s new workout DVD Get Your Body Back: Fit, Firm & Fabulous with Chris Freytag. It’s reminiscent of running the tires in gym class or football practice, minus the actual tires of course. Here’s what it looks like: ​ ​ To maximize the move you need to really think about lifting knees high explains fitness expert and personal trainer Chris Freytag....

In a study of more than 1,300 people, regular cell phone or pager users noted an increase in psychological distress and a decrease in family satisfaction, compared with those who used these devices less often, according to Noelle Chesley, PhD, a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Rock guitarist Pete Townshend developed severe hearing loss by using headphones and, on his website, warns adults and children who use personal music devices to turn down the volume or risk permanent damage....

Canadian scientists tested the sensitivities of several sexual areas on the female body, including the parts in the perineum area—the area between the anus and vulva—as well as the side boob and nipple. They compared these to neutral areas on the body, like the neck, forearm, abdomen. More: The Population Most Likely to Have Syphilis Isn’t What You Think Exactly how did they go about this? The researchers used light touch, pressure, and yes, vibration to assess how sensitive these body parts were....

They’re wasting their time, says Jonathan Bailor, the author of the new book, The Calorie Myth: How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better. Bailor, a former personal trainer and a senior program manager at Microsoft, says he went on a “13-year odyssey” to dig for scientific information that would explain why the things people were doing to make themselves happy and healthy were instead making them “sick and sad....

Prevention: How did you end up with the (very cool) job of being a laughter researcher? Berk: Well, I sort of came in the back door. In the early 1980s, I was first interested in the idea of using exercise to positively affect the immune system. We put people on treadmills, looked at their cortisol levels, looked at their endorphin levels, and found that exercise positively influenced both—they produced more endorphins, and had lower cortisol levels....

Potatoes aren’t the only veggie you can use in a gratin. Use this recipe to layer spuds with juicy tomatoes and earthy eggplant for more flavor (and fewer calories) than the traditional full-potato version. Note: when buying the vegetables, choose tomatoes, eggplant and potatoes that are all about the same size in circumference so they will fit well together in the ramekins. MORE: 20-Minute Healthy Dinner: Spicy Chickpea Salad Prep Time: 15 minutesTotal Time: 1 hour 15 minutesServes 4 Gratin ½ Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ med sweet onion, thinly sliced ½ cup low-sodium tomato juice 1 tsp minced garlic 2 med red potatoes, sliced 1/16" thick 1 baby eggplant, sliced ⅙" thick 2 med tomatoes, sliced ⅛" thick 1 handful fresh basil Topping 1 oz finely grated Gruyere ¼ cup bread crumbs ¼ tsp dried rosemary, gently crushed ¼ tsp dried thyme, gently crushed...

Soft drinks made with high-fructose corn syrup contain 50% more fructose than glucose, finds a new study published in the journal Nutrition. Using three independent laboratory tests, researchers found that the sugar composition in popular sugary drinks like Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew contained a fructose-to-glucose ratio of 60:40. The findings question industry claims that high-fructose corn syrup is identical to table sugar, which is equal parts fructose and glucose....

“Socks are often an afterthought, but wearing the wrong kind—ones that fit poorly or are simply not right for your activity—can ruin your workout,” she says. Socks that are too big, for example, can bunch up—and that extra material can be irritating. Wear a pair that’s too tight and the sock can slip down, causing your heel to rub against the back of your shoe which can leave you with a nasty blister, Jhung says....

Feel like you need a kick in the pants some mornings? Here’s the ultimate cure for the day after a night of debauchery. This breakfast burrito is stuffed with asparagus, fennel seed, sweet potatoes, and eggs—some of my favorite clean-eating ingredients packed with hangover-fighting amino acids. This is the real breakfast of champs. Enjoy with a strong cup of coffee! Serves 2 1 yam or sweet potato, cut into ½" cubes 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided 1 tsp sea salt, divided ½ red or yellow onion, chopped 1 c asparagus, cut on the bias 4 eggs, beaten 2 Tbsp fennel seed ⅛ tsp black pepper 2 whole wheat tortillas 1 Tbsp Gruyère, grated...

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Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that controls metabolic activities. It does this by producing thyroid hormones that regulate things like heart rate and calorie burning. Underactive thyroids don’t produce enough of these hormones, which can leave you feeling tired, depressed, and like just looking at food is enough to make you gain weight . Taking synthetic thyroid hormone can make up the difference and make you feel more like yourself....