Researchers have discovered that deleting a specific gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese even on a high fat diet, a finding they believe may be replicated in humans.
Mar 5, 2013
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In January 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture passed a series of regulations designed to make school lunches more nutritious, which included requiring schools to increase whole grain offerings and making students ...
Feb 22, 2013
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(AP)—Impending across-the-board budget cuts could mean fewer government food safety inspections and higher prices for meat at the grocery store.
Feb 11, 2013
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Almost all candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.
Feb 2, 2013
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(AP)—The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus.
Feb 1, 2013
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People who eat yogurt a few times per week are less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who rarely eat it, according to Tufts research.
Jan 17, 2013
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(HealthDay)—The notion that something is "easier said than done" could have been conceived for the task of getting kids to eat healthy foods.
Dec 27, 2012
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(Medical Xpress)—Not everyone has a taste for fish, even though it is a natural source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Nov 30, 2012
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(AP)—The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday that it has temporarily shut a meatpacking plant linked to contaminated beef products that have been distributed across Canada and the United States.
Sep 28, 2012
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Researchers with the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently completed a study to determine the level of nutrients in microgreens ...
Sep 11, 2012
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