3 hrs ago | The Victoria Advocate
Do You Know Nutrition: Dietary changes benefit recovery after accident
Are there certain foods and supplements that benefit the body after an accident? If so, a list would be most appreciated.
4 hrs ago | NutraIngredients
Is theobromine responsible for cocoa's cholesterol benefits?
The potential of cocoa to beneficially impact 'good' cholesterol levels may be linked to the theobromine content and not the flavonoids, says a new study from Unilever Research & Development Vlaardingen.
4 hrs ago | National Public Radio
Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame
Morgan Barnett, 7, drinks from containers of 1 percent milk and chocolate milk during lunch at a school in St.
5 hrs ago | USA Today
Conn. Sen. Murphy takes food stamp challenge
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is learning to eat lean and mean this week. The freshman lawmaker is taking the 'SNAP' challenge, living off the equivalent of what Connecticut families receive in food stamps.
9 hrs ago | Natural Holistic Health
How to Delay the Onset of Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a chronic medical condition that exists when the body either loses bone faster than it can be made or doesn't make it as fast as it's being lost.
13 hrs ago | PsychCentral
Heavy Drinking and Smoking Linked to Early Brain Aging
New research suggests chronic smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and increasing age are all associated with increased oxidative damage to brain tissue.
18 hrs ago | Psychology Today
The Connection Between Nutrition and Addiction Recovery
Last year, my friends Muriel Angot and Andrew Lessman wrote a book on organic soups and gave it to me.
Study: canned peaches nutritionally equal to fresh
The research findings, published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, hold that some nutrients increase during the canning process.
Effectiveness of nutrition training of health workers toward...
Nutrition training of health workers can help to reduce child undernutrition. Specifically, trained health workers might contribute to this end through frequent nutrition counseling of caregivers.
Hospital, peer-to-peer networks provide donor breast milk
Many health professionals cite breast milk as providing the best nutrition to newborns.
Can A Piece of Hair Reveal How Much Coke Or Pepsi You Drink?
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition explains a technique that could help researchers get a good measurement of sugary beverage consumption - by analyzing a piece of hair or a blood sample.
The 'health halo' effect: Nutrition claims may lead to bigger portions
People tend to choose larger portions of foods when they are marketed as 'healthy', suggests new research led by a team from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.
U.N. Says: Why Not Eat More Insects?
The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects.
PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 17: Children's nutrition
Editor's note: The following information is part of a countdown recap from the inaugural Top 100 Movers and Shakers publication.
Doherty Students Sample Kale Chips and More at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Students from Doherty Elementary School in West Bloomfield got a taste of kale chips and learned about nutrition and sustainable living at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital the week of May 6. Principal Molly Funk said the hospital contacted the school about participating in the new program, in which every class, kindergarten through 5th grade, ... (more)
Marietta Schools Receive Grants from Kroger
Kroger's Atlanta Division will donate a total of $168,300 in grants to 79 Atlanta city, metro-Atlanta and surrounding area schools as part of its 2012-2013 "Earning Plus Learning" program.
Even better nutrition advice, this time from Harvard
Two years ago, the USDA issued a nutrition guideline called MyPlate , which I wrote about here with cautious optimism.
Ax hovers over food stamp program as costs grow
A heated battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over cuts to the food stamp program, with lawmakers quoting Bible verses at each other and benefits for millions of people hanging in the balance.
Lighten Up East Texas event's winners shed the pounds
By Coshandra DIllard cdillard@tylerpaper.com Nacogdoches residents shined Saturday as many were winners of prizes during Lighten Up East Texas' Lighten Up and Play - an event culminating a nearly six-month regional weight- loss contest.
What do we eat? New food map will tell us
In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, discusses his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill.