The mineral potassium is needed in your body to maintain proper heart function and fluid balance. It also plays a part in muscle contraction, regulating blood pressure and maintaining healthy bones. According to the Institute of Medicine, adult men and women need at least 4,700 milligrams of potassium daily.

Vegetables make up an important part of a healthy diet, with a recommended intake of 2 to 3 cups per day for all adults. One of the primary health benefits of vegetables is their high, natural dietary fiber content.

Nearly 5 million Americans, or more than 2 percent of the population, follow some form of a vegetarian diet. Although you might miss eating meat when you start a vegetarian diet, the benefits of vegetarianism can outweigh the disadvantages.

You may see the health claim approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which states that eating 1.5 ounces of nuts per day as part of a healthy diet may reduce your risk of heart disease. Almonds and cashews both contain heart-healthy unsaturated fats, but almonds have a better fat profile.

Baby powder is often used to treat diaper rash, as a deodorant and in cosmetic products. It is an astringent powder, typically consisting of either talcum or, in recent years, cornstarch. Pregnant women sometimes experience symptoms of pica, a condition that causes cravings for non-food items.

Kidneys are responsible for filtering waste from your system, so keeping them healthy -- by eating a balanced, nutritious diet -- will keep the rest of your body functioning well as wastes are properly eliminated.

Diverticulitis occurs as a result of diverticula in the digestive tract becoming infected and inflamed or as a result of a small tear in a diverticulum. The goal of a diverticulitis diet is to allow bowel rest to promote healing.

When it comes to food, there are some cases when too much of a good thing can be harmful. Take ice cream sundaes, for example, or deep-fried cheese curds. You might even overdo it by eating too many fruits and vegetables, but you would have to consume a large quantity to see a detrimental effect on the body.

Apple cider vinegar has been part of weight-loss mythology for decades, and it turns out that there is a grain of truth to the myth.

You might think because of its size that baby corn is grown from miniature corn plants, but it's actually just regular corn that has been picked before its matured. Most of the baby corn found in the United States is in a can and imported from Asia.

These steak recipes are irresistible, plus they're keto and paleo approved. From spicy steak lettuce cups to grass-fed steak tacos, these recipes need to be in your rotation.

Approximately 70 percent of the calories in a typical American diet come from processed foods, according to an interview published on the PBS website in April 2013. This means switching to a diet with no processed foods, sometimes called clean eating, would be a big change for most Americans.