Nutrition
Ask An Expert: Best Workout Recipes
A good fitness routine helps keep your body running at its optimum level. Whether you’re an athlete or a novice, in order to keep your body moving, you have to fuel it with the right food.
Researchers Try To Separate Obesity Fact & Fiction
Researchers who reviewed the science behind some widely held obesity beliefs found it lacking. Their report says dogma and fallacies are detracting from real solutions to the nation’s weight problems.
Pediatricians Offer First Report On Organic Foods
Parents who want to reduce their kids’ exposure to pesticides may seek out organic fruits and vegetables, but they aren’t necessarily safer or more nutritious than conventional foods.
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Under Fire From Schools
Could Flamin’ Hot Cheetos be hazardous to your health? Some school districts are banning the snack, claiming it provides no nutritional value — and may even be addictive.
Hunger In Texas The Topic For State Lawmakers
Researchers and lawmakers refer to it as Food Insecurity or availability of food in areas and one’s access to it. In Austin today lawmakers are trying to break down why there are food shortages across the state and find ways to solve the problem.
Too Fat To Serve: Military Wages War On Obesity
The Pentagon spends more than $1 billion a year on medical care relating to weight and obesity. And America’s growing weight problem means finding new troops fit enough to fight has never been more challenging.
One-Of-A-Kind Digital Nutrition Kiosk At North Texas McDonald’s
For the health curious, fast-food eater in Richardson there’s a new interactive, digital kiosk at one McDonald’s location.
No More King-Sized Snickers: Company To Set Calorie Limit
Fans of king-sized Snickers and Twix bars may want to stock up. The candy maker Mars Inc. reportedly is planning to impose a 250-calorie limit on its chocolate products by the end of next year.
School Lunches To Have More Veggies, Whole Grains
The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings, including popular pizza, will come with less sodium and more whole grains.
Certain Foods Can Help Prevent Sickness
Nobody wants to get sick. You can wash your hands. You can get a flu shot. But some foods will actually help prevent you from getting ill.
Where’s The Salt? Hidden In Your Thanksgiving Menu
No need for a salt shaker on the Thanksgiving table: Unless you really cooked from scratch, there’s lots of sodium already hidden in the menu.
Congress Pushes Back On Healthier School Lunches
Congress is fighting to keep pizza and french fries on school lunch lines, picking apart an Obama administration proposal to make school lunches healthier.
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