We hear about vegetables’ importance to health all the time, but many children and adolescents still don’t eat even one serving a day. Some parents assume that eating vegetables is something kids...

Classifying the influences on our eating habits is the subject of two recent studies of two very different groups. One study focuses on overweight, low-income, recently post-partum U.S...

Diabetes incidence is skyrocketing, much of it apparently due to rising rates of obesity. Add to that the estimated 57 million Americans who have pre-diabetes, people who have higher than normal...

A new word has gained usage in the last few years. According to some estimates, about 20 percent of us now have "deskfast," eating when we get to work, instead of having breakfast at home...

A major news magazine’s cover story sent a shock wave when it suggested that exercise, although good for you, may not make you lose weight. Actually, research shows that if you burn more calories...

Since there are several types of breast cancer, we shouldn’t be surprised at how challenging it is for researchers to identify which steps can most effectively reduce risk. Study results vary about...

Fund-raisers have been a part of school and extracurricular groups for many years, and as budgets get tighter, that income becomes more crucial. Now government and health experts are increasingly...

If all the pre-cut vegetables and fruits in the grocery store and news stories about the importance of produce for health has led you to believe that you’re the only one not eating many vegetables...

It’s no wonder that men who have read the recent stories circulating about soy are confused. Some stories claim that soy foods, such as tofu and soy milk, can lead to breast growth or reduce...

Plans to control health care costs and improve care need to consider the growing population of seniors who are cancer survivors. This group is not only at risk of a secondary cancer, but also of...