Tagged: diet

What do we eat? New food map will tell us what we buy at stores and what we consume

Many Fronts in Fighting Obesity

Fast Food Nutrition Has Barely Improved In 14 Years, Study Finds

Coke to Curb Ads to Kids, Push Diet Drinks

Wisconsin Assembly approves junk food stamps bill

Cost of feeding a family of four: $146 to $289 a week

How Much Exercise Will It Take to Work Off a Burger? Menus May Soon Tell You

Timing Matters To Make Diet and Exercise Changes Last

Pushing Teens to Change Their Eating Habits Could Backfire

W.Va. Tries to Tackle Childhood Hunger and Obesity

Parents, food service directors debate snacks sneaking into kids’ diets at school

Fruit, Not Fries: Lunchroom Makeovers Nudge Kids Toward Better Choices

Schools hungry to improve taste, nutrition of lunches

Calorie Cutters

More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study

School Lunch Would Expand To Weekends, Holidays Under Dina Titus’ Bill

Most restaurant kids’ meals packed with calories

Bacteria in the Intestines May Help Tip the Bathroom Scale, Studies Show

Too-early solid food could lead to problems for babies

Most of World’s Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds

Toddler meals swimming in salt

Miss. law bans restrictions on food portions

Habits, not hospitals, affect counties’ health rankings

Cash Back On Broccoli: Health Insurers Nudge Shoppers To Be Well

In a New Aisle, Energy Drinks Sidestep Some Rules

Key to cancer prevention may be keeping your heart healthy

Birds Eye Vegetable Sales Mark Progress in Obesity Fight

Hospital fare getting a nutrition makeover

Candymaker Pledges to Fight Obesity

Selling Kids On Veggies When Rules Like ‘Clean Your Plate’ Fail

School breakfasts nourish academic performance, study finds

How ‘Crunch Time’ Between School And Sleep Shapes Kids’ Health

Haley pushes to limit food stamp purchases to healthy items

Kids’ calorie counts are down from a decade ago

The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food

‘I Don’t Smoke, Doc,’ and Other Patient Lies

Health Officials Urge F.D.A. to Limit Sweeteners in Sodas

Docs’ Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice

Colorado loans to groceries aim for greener goods in obesity fight

Does your diet influence how well you sleep?

Lighter Menus Appeal to Diners and Owners

Senior Obesity And Weight Gain Shouldn’t Be Ignored (STUDY)

Obesity linked to vitamin D deficiency

FDA: Foods Must Contain What Label Says

Vegetarians Have Lower Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds

U.S. Releases New Rules for School Snack Foods

Fast Food Ads Linked To Obesity In Some Neighborhoods

SC chief health officials eye food stamp soda ban

West Palm Beach high school testing new vending machines to promote healthier eating

Healthy School Snacks: Long-Delayed Rules To Come Soon From USDA

Can Brightly Colored Fruits, Veggies Protect Against ALS?

Late Lunch May Mean Less Weight Loss

Healthy School Lunches Served Up In California Through Farm-To-School Program

Clearer food labels might help with healthy food choice: study

U.S. Losing Taste for Corn Sweetener as Dieters Shun Soda

Alliance of big city school districts aims for more healthful meals

Gut-busting restaurant meals named ‘dis-honorees’

Coca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads

America Must Stop Exporting Obesity

The War on Tater Tots: Enlisting Daycare Centers in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Fructose Tied to Obesity as Study Shows It Doesn’t Cut Appetite

In China, obesity becomes a problem that’s foreign to survivors of its great famine

Healthy Snacks Help Kids Fight Obesity

Holiday weight gain: It’s not all about the stuffing

Obesity fighters turn focus to booze

Denver health workers go house to house to fight Latino obesity

Fast-food-loving Kuwaitis fight fat with stomach stapling

Eating in restaurants tied to higher calorie intake

To fight obesity, USA needs a plan

Why Even Healthy People Should Watch Their Salt Intake

Youngest children show better success fighting obesity

Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food: Study

Bowie student, 9, elected to national board on childhood obesity

Pepsi and Coke to Post Calories of Drinks Sold in Vending Machines

Boston receives $4.6 million federal grant to reverse obesity crisis in blacks and Hispanics

L.A. County health officials urge people to eat less

Obesity linked to increased prescription drug use

Scary news about childhood obesity–is it time for drastic measures?

Calories from Soft Drinks — Do They Matter?

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Genetic Risk of Obesity

Sugary drinks may magnify the genetic risk of obesity

Salt in Kids’ Diets Linked to High Blood Pressure

New Study: Sodium a Concern for Children

Some anti-obesity campaigns may backfire, researchers say

Door to Door in the Heartland, Preaching Healthy Living

Lawyers From Suits Against Big Tobacco Target Food Makers

More Self-Control as a Child, Lower BMI as Adult?

Mississippi most obese state: Southern diet or culture on the skids?

No yolk: eating the whole egg as dangerous as smoking?

Nutrition-centered day care helps shape kids’ habits

Agriculture Department unveils new steps to penalize food stamp abusers, ensure eligibility

School snack laws may help prevent weight gain

Next stop: Fresh food

Tips for eating healthily on the road

Wary Doctors Put the ‘Wait’ in Weight Loss Drugs

As Olympics approach, Britain wages battle of the bulge

A Fresh Look at What School Menus Can Be

Obesity Might Hinder Treatment of Some Breast Cancers

Obesity Alone May Not Hurt Kids’ Classroom Performance

Major Medical Groups Back Sweeteners as Diet Aid

Tips for anti-obesity initiatives in communities

A fight against sugary drinks, far from the streets of New York

School lunches missing the mark for nutrition standards

Critic says ‘Big Food’ needs regulation to curb obesity

To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents

Planting fresh produce in D.C.’s ‘food deserts’

Health advocates go sour on sugar

The First Lady Cultivates ‘American Grown’ Gardening

WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity

“Weight of the Nation’ documentary explores costs of obesity

3 Myths that Keep Unhealthy Eating Habits Alive