Nutrition News

Patients gave positive feedback when asked about the food available at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust's hospitals by staff as part of Nutrition and Hydration Week recently.

One woman's remarkable vision is helping thousands of North-East cancer patients cope with their illness.

Chia seeds are the new hot health food, but have been around for a while. As they're loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, bone-building calcium, and satiating fiber, we can't really blame health conscious consumers for wanting to sprinkle the magical seeds on all of their meals, but these babies also take some getting used to.

The restaurant on Bruntcliffe Road is offering schools free lessons to teach children about the different vegetables they serve with their famous roast dinners.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson was ready for a change. And in the tradition of "when the student is ready, the teacher appears," he became a vegan after spending time with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a plant-based diet expert and surgeon.

A granola bar here, a cheese sandwich there - the lunches given to prisoners in Ontario courthouses don't provide nearly enough nutrition to allow them to properly defend themselves, some lawyers say.

Either way, when circumstances dictate you make quick, unplanned decisions about nutrition, you might not always make the most healthful choices.

Good news for the nearly 26 million Americans who have diabetes! The American Diabetes Association has published three new cookbooks that can make creating great meals easy and fun.

IT WAS a life out of a fairy tale - until it became one they couldn't escape. Now confined against their will, two Saudi princesses reveal how they are being held captive by the King.

Many U.S. foods come from crops with DNA that was modified to resist disease, drought and insects.

MAY 17: Jermain Defoe attends Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day at East Ham Leisure Centre London on May 17, 2013 in London, England.

More than 5 million Americans today live with some form of dementia, and caring for those afflicted creates significant stress on family caregivers.

This past week, I emerged from my sackcloth and ashes after the news of the demise of Kroger's double couponing in the area.

Saks Elementary School students collected over 250,000 pinto beans to be donated to a local homeless assistance group.

Using resistant starch-enriched flour in place of regular flour may reduce cholesterol levels in people with metabolic syndrome, report researchers from South Dakota State University.

In survey after survey, the desire for good health ranks high on the list. However, achieving it has gotten more difficult because of busy schedules and conflicting information about proper food choices.

For people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, eating lots of olive oil, fish and whole grains slows progression of the disease more than restricting fat, according to a new analysis.

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I'm not tooo excited to be with my granddaughter and soon-to-be-born grandson this Easter.

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.