Seven healthy strategies to navigate a food swamp
On nearly every corner, and along the roads in between, the familiar signs comfort and tempt us: burgers and fried chicken, ice cream and doughnuts, sweets and treats galore.
Mar 25, 2021
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On nearly every corner, and along the roads in between, the familiar signs comfort and tempt us: burgers and fried chicken, ice cream and doughnuts, sweets and treats galore.
Mar 25, 2021
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A curfew meant to curb a surge in coronavirus infections took effect across Quebec on Saturday evening.
Jan 10, 2021
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A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that changes in the food environment around low-income and high-ethnic/racial minority populations over time impact childhood obesity. Increased availability ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Students at North Carolina's 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face limited options for finding healthy food to buy at stores within a 5-mile radius of their campuses, a new study shows.
Aug 7, 2020
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On June 11, Beijing reported its first new coronavirus case in nearly two months. Over the next two days, the city government swung into action, sealing off certain neighbourhoods and closing Xinfadi, the vast wholesale market ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Can't seem to keep that weight off? You're not alone, say University of Alberta health experts who suggest weight loss shouldn't be the primary motivation behind healthy lifestyle changes.
Mar 5, 2020
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As fears of a deadly virus sweep the globe, panicked members of the public are depending on a flimsy first line of defence—surgical masks that are coveted, but in short supply and of limited use.
Jan 28, 2020
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Many lower-income and racially diverse communities in the U.S. lack easy access to healthy foods from large grocery stores. Instead, residents must often shop in small convenience stores, which tend to stock only limited ...
Oct 11, 2019
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Wisconsin-based convenience store chain Kwik Trip has removed some vegetable trays from its stores after several reported illnesses in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
May 22, 2019
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Placing graphic anti-smoking warning labels on cigarette packages may deter some adults from purchasing tobacco products, but the strategy is unlikely to influence those smokers who are most addicted to nicotine, according ...
Apr 9, 2019
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