Nutrition News

Consumers are more likely to buy low-fat products when they have traffic light labels, but organic foods could suffer from the system, according to research.

Out with the old... Proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts panel would make serving sizes more realistic, highlight added sugars, and make calories much more prominent Proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts panel on food and beverage labels are well-intentioned, but may not have as much effect on how consumers perceive products as policymakers ... (more)

Kim Kardashian is reportedly wearing a tight corset to bed every night to slim down before her upcoming wedding to Kanye West.

Daily supplementation with MusclePharm's Assault pre-workout product is both safe and effective for improving body composition, according to results of a double-blind placebo-controlled study.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $385,000 grant to an Indiana school corporation to get its students more active and eating better.

Bans on chocolate milk in 11 Oregon elementary schools were linked to a big drop in the amount of healthy, fat-free white milk students drank, a team of Cornell University researchers reports.

Odette Hutchings, pictured, manager of Canada's Live Below the Line campaign, says participants can channel funds raised toward one of eight partner organizations that sponsor programs running the gamut from agriculture, humanitarian relief, sanitation and health to advocacy and literacy.

Getting ready for a race takes a lot of hard work and dedication. Sure, a big part of it is working up to a certain distance, upping your fitness game.

Topping with an egg to finish off a dish, like with this Middle Eastern squash, is one of the trends pushing eggs to be a big deal in 2014.

Perhaps Popeye was doing his body right when he ate spinach to replenish his superhuman strength.

Intake of whey protein as a supplement or in combination with resistance exercise, or as part of a weight-loss or weight-maintenance diet, may boost body composition for men and women, says a new meta-analysis of data from 14 randomized controlled trials.

Kelly Ripa's trainer said the TV star's rippling abs are due to a healthy diet and interval-training workouts.

Consumers can eat up to 34% more calories when eating breakfast cereal with smaller flakes; a physical factor cereal makers should take a closer look at, says the lead scientist of a new study.

Sam Kass harvests vegetables from the White House kitchen garden in 2009. He serves as assistant White House chef.

Wholesome takes a different approach, and helps you make sure you're getting the vitamins and nutrients you need every day, and serves as a guide to what nutrients are in what foods.

Antrim Area Hospital's intensive care unit is the sixth best in the world for nutritional care, an audit has found.

To qualify, the districts have to implement programs that teach students healthy eating habits and good nutrition.

WITH a starring role in popular soap Emmerdale and a young daughter to care for, Sammy Winward knows the importance of keeping fit and healthy.

Epicurious' Around the World in 80 Dishes takes you to Puerto Rico with a demonstration of a recipe for Mofongo prepared by Chef Sergio Remolina of The Culinary Institute of America.

The "paleo diet," which has become popular over the past year or so mainly through books, the Internet and social media buzz, is based on a premise that eating like our hunter-gatherer ancestors in the Paleolithic period will help us lose weight and live longer, while minimizing heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.