Nutrition News

There's a perception that snacking is bad for us. A nibble here and a nosh there can quickly add up in calories and make us gain weight.

As budget cuts continue to take a hit on New York City AIDS Service Organizations, two local groups applaud efforts by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS aren't homeless or hungry.

The Food and Drug Administration recently came out with a sweet surprise. Its proposed new nutrition label will finally give us a bit of key information we need to understand our food: the amount of added sugars.

Health experts in Carter County are taking steps to improve nutrition in school cafeterias and educate more than just the students along the way.

"There is research that suggests when you have a bowl of soup before a meal you consume fewer calories," said Bethany Thayer, registered dietitian nutritionist and news media spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

TUESDAY, March 11, 2014 -- A new report reveals that excess weight raises the risk of yet another kind of cancer, with the latest results linking levels of body fat to ovarian tumors.

Diet trends come and go, but in this past decade two have emerged that stand in stark contrast to each other, both philosophically and in what is consumed.

Samples of the proposed nutrition label format show the new focus on calorie count and other changes.

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According to a 2008 research study by Heinz, Brussels sprouts are the most-hated vegetable in America.

March is National Nutrition Month, and the newly released obesity data from Gallup-Healthways leaves much room for improvement across the nation.

Recommendations to replace saturated fat with carbohydrates or polyunsaturated fat are "severely challenged" and should be revised, claims an editorial published in Open Heart, a new journal from the BMJ Group.

Invented in Buffalo, N.Y., during the '60s, Buffalo chicken wings have become a national favorite.

Oxford-based Henry has beaten off competition from more than 400 groups to be named one of only 10 winners of a GSK Impact award.

Football racism storm: Teenage star breaks silence on horrific abuse which saw him leave pitch in tears and shocked fans across Scotland JORDAN Tapping, 17, opens his heart on his shock at hearing shouts of "black b*****d" and "banana man" as he played for East Stirling at Peterhead.

We could pick a lot of food to fit this category, but when it comes to nutrition, leafy greens are rockstars, according to the latest issue of Food & Nutrition magazine.

Campaigners are urging consumers to use an app to check how much hidden salt is in the food in their shopping basket A new app has been launched to help tackle the "shocking and unnecessary levels" of salt hidden inside shoppers' food baskets.

It's March, National Nutrition Month - how are you celebrating? Many Americans think of this month as one dedicated to the Irish, but for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, it's the month devoted to highlighting the important role of healthful eating and physical activity to manage weight and prevent chronic disease.

"One will get more weight and the other will get hardly any," explained Walker's mother Brooke.

Jeff Burkhart mixes a drink in a shaker on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Novato, Calif.