Nutrition News

People should lose their sweet tooth if they want the best chance of keeping a full set of molars, say scientists.

A study by the University of Georgia shows that fresh vegetables may not always be the best choice, at least not in terms of delivering the vitamins and minerals that families expect from their veggies.

If you know you are going to a party in the evening, experts advise eating a healthy breakfast and lunch.

Be Fit Nutrition has raised hundreds of dollars for the Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County during its month-long "Shake It Up For a Cause" fundraiser to support Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The movies listed in this graphic were analyzed in this study. Photo Credit: University of North Carolina Health Care.

Q: I hear that incorporating flax into my eating plan is healthful. I see flaxseed oil, ground flaxseeds and whole flaxseeds available.

A component found in grape seed extract could be effective in killing prostate cancer cells, according to a study in the Nutrition and Cancer journal.

Post Holdings Inc said it will buy private label peanut butter maker Golden Boy Foods Ltd and protein bar maker Dymatize Enterprises LLC for about $680 million to build up its nutritional and private-label foods.

Illinois Representative Rodney Davis is speaking up about a problem he sees in the school lunch program.

Women's fitness has come a long way since skinny defined the ideal body and a muscled arm was cause for alarm.

What could be better than a week of featured recipes that use five ingredients and let your slow-cooker do the work? Considering the demands of life with teenage boys and a tri-state family business, this week made Mama happy.

Do more introverts prefer a head of cabbage, a peeled cucumber, a small zucchini, and a cup or two of arugula pureed in coconut water and two peeled oranges as a healthy, sweet-tasting beverage? Or perhaps frozen into a sherbet as a frozen dessert instead of ice cream? And would more extroverts prefer food that's more popular but less healthy, such ... (more)

Scientists believe the seed proteins could be used in large and small water treatment plants in both industrialised and developing countries Proteins extracted from Moringa oleifera seeds can be used to sift out impurities and bind them together in clusters called flocs, research has shown.

Millions of students are heading back to school with high hopes for a great school year.

The holidays have given us Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but no provision for something like Workout Weekdays.

St. Louis, MO - infoZine - "Some foods appear to soothe us; others fight the inflammation that comes with stress," Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis , said.

SANTA'S sack should be a bit lighter this year, as more than one-third of Australians plan to spend less on gifts.

Parents know kids can't concentrate when they're hungry. But did you know that what children eat especially in school lunches can also affect their ability to focus, learn and behave well in the classroom? Packing your children's school lunches is a great way to manage their nutritional intake and help feed their ability to learn.

'Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the Senate and House, not a budget deal was stirring, so the country's citizens did grouse ... Yep.

There is a downside to the high technology revolution which is upon us, regarding health issues.