Nutrition News

In an effort to help Americans in their efforts to follow more healthy diets, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing an update to the Nutrition Facts labels on food packaging.

People really are what they eat, according to epigenetics professor Randy Jirtle of the University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, U.K. At the 2014 Jean Andrews Lecture Series on Thursday, Jirtle discussed how nutrition affects a person's epigenome, an organism's record of heritable changes in gene function that do not affect the sequence of the DNA.

The month of March is National Nutrition Month. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is available to guide you in making informed choices on healthy food and fitness habits.

Husbands beware: Wives now have another reason to want you to work longer and harder.

Added sugar intake should be less than 10% of your total calories a day, and consuming less than 5% of total calories from added sugars provides additional health benefits, according to new draft guidelines from the World Health Organization.

The neat and tidy Euclid Market in Boyle Heights proudly promotes fresh bananas, pineapples and all sorts of leafy greens.

That's because March is National Nutrition Month, and with spring coming soon and summer not too far off, now is as good a time as any to start some new eating habits.

In a new guideline on sugar consumption, the United Nations' health agency reiterates its 2002 recommendation that no more than 10 percent of daily calories come in the form of sugar.

Flansburg, who farms 1,900 acres amid the rolling hills of southeastern Washington, has been increasing the amount of the chickpeas used to make hummus by about one-third each year to take advantage of good prices and demand.

Boys, but not girls, tend to suffer more from depression and conduct disorder after moving from a poor neighborhood to a better one, a new study says.

Batley Foyer took over Dewsbury's Longcauseway Church on Monday to encourage young people to learn more about nutrition, mental health and exercise.

After a review of about 9,000 studies, WHO's expert panel says dropping sugar intake to that level will combat obesity and cavities.

People should cut the amount of sugar in their diet by half if they want to improve their health, the World Health Organisation has said.

WHO officials recommend that sugar account for less than 10 per cent of a person's total daily intake.

WHO officials recommend that sugar account for less than 10 per cent of a person's total daily intake.

Just try sugar-coating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories - half of what the agency previously recommended, according to new draft guidelines published Wednesday.

Last week the Obama administration and the FDA released the new proposed nutrition label set to replace the version that's been in place since the 90's.

For somebody who is often seen to be "slamming" an unfavourable study, or "hitting back" at research showing complementary medicine in a negative light, Carl Gibson is in a less belligerent mood today.

Nutritional Wellness Center, a new facility that provides nutritional analysis, massage therapy, relaxation techniques and wellness education, opened her Feb. 24. Owned by Colts Neck-based nutritionist Adria Rothfeld-Magenheim, a certified nutrition specialist, chiropractor and health lecturer, the facility's services fill what she perceives to ... (more)

A new study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine addresses the common call to action from public health experts to improve access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables.