Limiting children’s salt intake could be one way to reduce childhood obesity, new research suggests. The study of more than 4,200 Australian children 2 to 16 years old found that those who ate more salt also drank more fluids, particularly sugar-sweetened beverages — namely soda, fruit dr... Read more...
They're more likely than whites to develop a number of chronic and deadly diseases Though minorities in the United States face an array of challenges, chief among them may be personal health and well-being. African Americans, Hispanic Americans and other minority groups are more likely than whit... Read more...
Photo: Dan Saelinger By Dr. Mehmet Oz From the Japanese to the Russians, the Greeks to the Kuna Indians of Panama, every culture has its own secrets to better health and longer life. These traditional remedies and practices—like drinking a calming herbal tea or cooking with a partic... Read more...
You don't need to be a doctor or scientist to see that Americans are getting fatter and fatter. We are the United States of obesity. Twelve states now have obesity rates above 30 percent, a just-released report from Trust for America's Health shows. Even the state with the highest percentage of peo... Read more...
The good news: Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup is at a 20-year low. The bad news: The folks who make this insidious sweetener aim to rebrand it to boost sales. High-fructose corn syrup is cheaper than cane sugar and acts as a food preservative, too, so the food industry loves the stu... Read more...
The USA is presently the richest and scientifically the most advanced country in the world. Its people spend proportionately the least amount of their incomes on food supply. On the other hand, the incidence of food-borne disease (FBD) in this country is the highest anywhere on the earth. The cl... Read more...
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on Wednesday called for an overhaul of America's food system, saying the country's poor decisions about what to eat are shortening life spans and increasing health care costs. "My wish is for you to have a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food,... Read more...