October 25, 2015 What's 'super' about super foods? By definition a "super food" is calorie sparse and nutrient dense with antioxidants and essential nutrients that our body needs, but cannot make on its own.  All kinds of delicious foods have "super" status and it’s worth including more of them in our daily diet
October 25, 2015 Healthy diet tied to lower risk of cognitive decline Older people who eat healthy, with more fruits and vegetables, nuts and fish in their diets, may be less likely to experience declines in thinking and memory over time, according to a new international study.
October 25, 2015 6 quick-fix breakfast ideas to quell crankiness We all know that eating breakfast is key to getting our day off to a healthy start, but between waking up late and getting to work on time, sometimes eating on the go is the only option
October 25, 2015 Mother of UK woman who died after purchasing diet pills online urges caution The mother of a U.K. woman who died after ingesting a fatal number of diet pills is pleading with others to avoid suffering the same fate.
October 25, 2015 Kraft Singles to lose artificial preservatives Kraft is removing artificial preservatives from its most popular Singles cheese product variety, in the latest sign that companies are tweaking recipes as food labels come under greater scrutiny. Â
October 25, 2015 The food label mistake that could harm your child Children rarely opt for plain, whole beverages and foods like water and vegetables when they’re also offered brightly colored sports drinks, canned sodas, or cookies and candy.
October 25, 2015 The nose knows: How your sense of smell impacts taste In the early 1900s German scientist D.P. Hanig had volunteers taste salty, bitter, sour, and sweet foods and tell him where on their tongues they tasted each food most.
October 25, 2015 Fast-food curb did not cut obesity rate in South Los Angeles A much-hailed law that restricted the opening of new stand-alone fast-food restaurants in one of the poorest sections of Los Angeles did not curb obesity or improve diets, a new study found.
October 25, 2015 Eating vegetables and proteins before carbs may impact blood sugar Overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes may feel better after a meal if they start it off with vegetables or proteins and end with the carbs, suggests a new study of 11 people.
October 25, 2015 Scientists find brain mechanism behind glucose greed British scientists have found a brain mechanism they think may drive our desire for glucose-rich food and say the discovery could one day lead to better treatments for obesity.