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Michael Pollan On Jonathan Safran Foer, Food Trucks, Nose-To-Tail, Salt, Sugar, His Last Three Meals, And More In Exclusive Interview (PHOTOS)

Colin Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Michael Pollan On Safran Foer, Nose-To-Tail, Food Trucks, Salt, Sugar His Last Three Meals, And More (PHOTOS)

Shocking: Sugar Content of Common Food Products

Darya Pino, Ph.D | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Darya Pino, Ph.D

Obviously sugar content is not the only factor in a food's nutritional value (and not all of these have added sugar), but it can be illuminating to see the relative amounts in the foods we consume.

Corn Syrup Sales Sour As Americans Try To Eat Healthier

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Fans of natural foods have tried for years to push the ubiquitous sweetener high fructose corn syrup off Americans' dinner tab...

The Cons and Pros of Food Processing

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Hemi Weingarten

You know our position - the more you can do to prepare your food from scratch, the better service you're providing to your family. However, try to find the balance that best works for you.

Learn the Ancient Secret to Kicking the Candy Habit

Dana Kennedy | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dana Kennedy

The Ancient Secret to Kicking the Candy Habit - or Da Candy Code for short - reveals the most powerful law in the universe.

Researchers: Corn Syrup Could Contribute To Weight Gain

The Daily Princetonian | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Psychology professor Bart Hoebel's research group found that rats with access to high fructose corn syrup experienced a greater increase in body weigh...

Peep This: 6 Fun Facts About Everyone's Favorite Marshmallow Chick

Louise McCready Hart | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Louise McCready Hart

There is no one way to eat PEEPS. Loyal PEEPS fans like their marshmallow chicks fresh, frozen, stale (to give them a crisper density similar to meringue cookies), and even on pizza.

Sugar Hits the News, Thanks to Dr. Lustig's YouTube Video and Nightline (VIDEO)

Connie Bennett | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Connie Bennett

Sugar and its dangers are in the news again, thanks to ABC's popular show, Nightline, which, last night, aired a compelling story spotlighting sugar's role in the obesity crisis.

How To Boost Your Mood With Food

DivineCaroline | SheSpeaks | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

It's a fact: what we eat can have a direct effect on our mood. Have you ever noticed that after eating a big meal you are ready for a nap? Or after ea...

Pepsi Outdoes Coca-Cola, Plans To Stop Selling Sugary Drinks In Schools Worldwide

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

NEW YORK — PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on ...

Intense Treatment Doesn't Help Diabetics, Study Suggests

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

ATLANTA — Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressur...

Fell Off The Diet Wagon? 10 Tips To Pick Yourself Up

Connie Bennett | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Connie Bennett

If you ate those no-no foods and ignored your good intentions, now is not the time to beat up on yourself. Instead, use your "falling down" to shower yourself with warmth, sympathy and compassion.

Haiti Reconstruction: Mercenaries vs. Visionaries

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Georgianne Nienaber

Regine Simon-Barjon was the heart, soul, and conscience of the Haiti "reconstruction" conference, sponsored by the International Peace Operations Association.

The Storey Behind the Soda Tax

Derek Beres | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Derek Beres

The question I have for Dr Maureen Storey is a simple one: How do you look into a mirror and accept what faces you every day? Or do you just avoid sel...

A Day of Judgment for Big Soda

Dean Florez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Dean Florez

The Coke commercial on Spanish-language TV begins inside the sun-filled bedroom of a young Latina. She tips back a 20-ounce bottle. No sooner does fizz strike than magic happens.

10 Unhealthy Kid Foods And Healthy Alternatives

Wallet Pop | Gina Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Few parents set out to feed their kids the unhealthy foods that may contribute to childhood obesity. But experts say many of the deceptively healthy f...

Mission 2010: A Year Without Candy

Dana Kennedy | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dana Kennedy

I live in one of the most sophisticated places on earth -- France -- but my vice is more suited to Sesame Street. I'm a candy addict.

I (Heart) Me

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Meredith Lopez

I think that even the most body-positive women would have to agree that a little bit of exercise is good for mind, body, and soul, while half a jar of Nutella as an afternoon "snack" is not.

The New Policy Battlefield: All Eyes On Coca-Cola And Social Media PR

Martin Luz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Martin Luz

If you want to see how future national policy wars will be fought, keep your eye on Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association. Over the next few years sugar will become the new tobacco.

Sugar May Be Bad But This Sweetener Is Far More Deadly

Dr. Joseph Mercola | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Joseph Mercola

Study after study are taking their place in a growing lineup of scientific research demonstrating that consuming high-fructose corn syrup is the fastest way to trash your health.

Sarkozy In Haiti: France's President Brings Rebuilding Plan To Haiti

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — First there was an empty field. Then came rows of makeshift tents. Now those camps are turning into shanty towns –...

Debunking The Blue Agave Myth

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Jonny Bowden

Agave nectar syrup is a triumph of marketing over science.

The Consequence Of Sweetness: There's No Such Thing As 'Just A Little Sugar'

Mehmet Oz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mehmet Oz, M.D.

The CDC estimates one third of all Americans will develop diabetes and live 15 years fewer than average while losing immeasurable quality of life. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Study Links Children's Sweet Tooth To Alcoholism, Depression

AOL News | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

A new study finds that children are more likely to have an intense sweet tooth if they have a family history of alcoholism, or if they've suffered fro...

My ABC's to Break Free of Sugar Addiction, Sleep Skimping And Other Bad Habits

Connie Bennett | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Connie Bennett

When you give up unhealthy tendencies such as overdoing it on sugar, not getting enough sleep or consuming too much coffee, you can expect to get more energy.