Nutrition Facts labels provide useful information about how nutritious a food is, but can be overwhelming. A single score could help make healthy grocery shopping more approachable.
Establishing a nationwide system of community restaurants could help tackle the current food and farming crisis.
Nearly 60% of respondents to one medical school survey said they received no nutritional education at all.
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If the legislation passes, the new label would be centered on the front of the package. But it’s an add-on, not a replacement for the existing label.
Two foods may have the same number of calories, but other food factors and your microbes influence which calories your body uses more of.
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A simple switch from regular salt to salt substitute alternatives will help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. It would also provide much-needed health expenditure savings.
Here are some cheaper, healthy alternatives to olive oil.
The relatively new discipline of epigenetics explores how diet and nutrition can affect not only our own health but that of future generations.
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Studies show a parent’s poor diet could affect the genes of generations to come – and set up children and grandchildren for obesity and cardiovascular issues.
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.
Of the 34 million Americans who suffer from food insecurity, 9 million are children.
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For many Americans, a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is beyond their reach.
Despite the promise of drugs that can help people shed pounds, healthy lifestyle choices are still key to overall health.
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Anti-obesity medications are becoming the go-to treatment for weight loss. But drugs alone may not provide the same benefits as lifestyle choices like exercise and a healthy diet.