USDA: States struggle to administer food stamps
WASHINGTON — With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department is concerned that dozens of states aren't adequately ...
WASHINGTON — With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department is concerned that dozens of states aren't adequately ...
medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a study by researchers at the Sta...
latimes.com | Rosie Mestel and Ben Harder | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
Fill up on the vegetables. Skip the pumpkin pie, or at least the whipped cream. Forgo the gravy; go really easy on the stuffing. And just say no to al...
Ashley Koff | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living
This week the Center for Science in the Public Interest updated the findings of its' historic study about the caloric and fat overload found in many a movie-goer's favorite treat -- popcorn.
Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
If the majority of your food is healthy and homemade, the occasional indulgence won't affect you. In addition, your immune system will be stronger and you'll avoid getting sick in the wintertime.
Daniel Amen, M.D. | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
There are a number of reports of unhealthy eating habits in the White House. You must be kidding! These are the folks who are trying to bring us health care.
David Becker | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
Most farmers who work farmer's markets and farms stands are proud of what they produce. And many want to tell just how they do it.
Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact
Several restaurant chains are offering active duty military free meals or other products on Veterans Day. Applebee's is offering free meals with proo...
Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
Children are consuming too many calories from sugar. The additional sugar in flavored milk can add up to an extra 5 pounds of body weight over a school year.
David Becker | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
Go to farmers' markets and farm stands, or buy a share in a CSA. Buy a whole cow. Keep it in your freezer. Share it with your neighbor. You'll put money directly in the pocket of a farmer rather than a host of middlemen.
Ashley Koff | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living
In spite of their pledges to reduce unhealthy marketing to children, the large cereal companies continue to target children with their least healthy products.
HuffPost Investigative Fund | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green
By Christine Spolar, Huffington Post Investigative Fund and Joseph Eaton, Staff Writer, Center for Public Integrity Washington lobbyists have been en...
Joshua Rosenthal | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living
The supermarket can be a daunting place. Aisles upon aisles of choices, how can anyone make up their mind? Here are a couple tips for making "truly smart food" choices in the supermarket.
AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics
CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout...
forbes.com | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living
Though someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 20 seconds, many Americans lack basic knowledge about the potentially life-threatening disease, accord...
Wall Street Journal | JENNIFER WATERS | Posted 10.31.2009 | Living
In an online survey this summer of 1,200 people about food affordability, conducted by food-industry research firm Technomic, 70% of respondents said ...
Yahoo! News | Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living
While the optimal amount of vitamin D is still subject to debate, a new study finds one thing is sure: over 6 million American children are getting to...
Kathy Freston | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
I have sought to understand the link between diet and the dreaded diseases that are prevalent in our culture. Following is a fascinating conversation I had on diet and heart health.
Lesley Stern | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy
Halloween traditionally marks the end of the harvest season when people begin storing necessities for the long, lean months ahead. Which is exactly the way you should be looking at it now.
Ashley Koff | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living
After helping clients navigate the grocery store aisles and teaching them how to interpret a package, I was convinced that we needed something to truly help the consumer find healthy food.
Medical News Today | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living
It's no wonder that many people feel extra soreness and aches in their backs during winter months -- they're often not getting enough vitamin D. The b...
Stefan Aschan | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living
Dinning out can be a fun experience for those who have a digestive system that processes food properly. But not for all of us.
Susan Dell | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact
Millions of kids are shortening their life expectancy every day with fast foods, sugar and the lure of video games and TV. I believe there is nothing more important than giving our children the gift of wellness.
Huffington Post | Priyanka Boghani | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living
If you really want to make a change on this planet, a plant-based diet is the easiest, fastest way to get there.
Steven Culbertson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact
As the legislative battle over health care reform continues, politicians, health insurance representatives, employers, bus drivers, and teachers debate daily about how this proposed legislation will affect them today. Yet while we "old folks" argue, young people are proactively working to reduce future health care costs by addressing childhood obesity through service-learning.
AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics