Nutrition News

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.

Erica Richerson, registered dietitian at Lutheran has achieved board certification as a specialist in gerontological nutrition from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

March is National Nutrition Month, a time to rethink some of our eating and spending habits, and that includes how much we dish out at the grocery store.

After a public flirtation with requiring food stamps be used only to buy healthier foods, Gov. Nikki Haley's administration has decided to take a different course and require more food-stamp recipients find a job.

You know the health rules: floss daily, get enough sleep, eat lots of fruits and veggies, etc.

By Lynn Langway From Life & Beauty Weekly If your keys keep playing hide-and-seek and you can't recall the name of your daughter's latest BFF, what should you do? Occasional memory blips are "extremely normal", especially for busy moms, according to Barry Gordon, M.D., PhD, professor of neurology and cognitive science at Johns Hopkins School of ... (more)

It is all we hear about these days. Eating kale = a healthy person. Or so that is what we read.

Getting older can be a challenge. Staying on top of your health and fitness goals often becomes more difficult as you try to find enough time in the day to balance the schedules of work and life, and taking care of others.

For the first time in two decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed sweeping changes to the familiar nutrition labels on food packages.

Thanks to my friend Roy, who knocked on my door this weekend to gently remind me to finish pruning my grape vines.

The SFA has concerns about the proposal to review serving size based upon what the 'normal' consumer eats, says its CEO Nutrition labeling will expose snacks for what they are, but we're committed to being transparent and confident US consumers will remain a snacking nation, says the CEO of the Snack Food Association .