Health & Diet News & Features

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases new nutritional guidelines for the country in 2020, it is expected to include advice for breastfeeding and feeding children up to age 2.

A range of gluten-free granola products have been recalled by Purely Elizabeth because they may contain foreign matter such as glass, plastic or rocks.

Vienna Beef Ltd., is recalling more than a ton 2,000 pounds of beef hot dogs because they that may be contaminated with metal.

The researchers found that those who drank the most sugar-sweetened beverages -- including 100%  fruit juice -- had higher odds of dying during the study, compared with those who drank the least of these.

Study found people who ate predominantly processed foods were more likely to gain weight.

Some of the effects may begin soon or have already begun. But they are already affecting U.S. farmers, who have been forced to adapt to the new growing environment.

The obesity epidemic is a big reason soda taxes are catching on. Seven cities have them now, and Connecticut and Colorado are considering a statewide tax.

If you’re overeating once or twice a year, you'll probably be just fine, one expert said. But if it's a few times a week, that's a problem, and at some point, it will catch up with you.

When it comes to processed foods, the concern is usually directed toward ingredients like added sugar, sodium and trans fats. But there's also a host of additives that, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, are "generally recognized as safe."

The weight difference among users and nonusers was modest -- about 2 pounds for someone 5 feet, 7 inches tall who weighed about 200 pounds at the start of the study.

Who is to blame for the average person’s jaded palate when it comes to foods that supposedly are or are not “healthy”? Like many things food-related, it depends on whom you ask.

Only 13-ounce packages of Chewy Chips Ahoy, which are sold nationwide, are part of the recall.

Binge-drinking -- four or more drinks in a two-hour period for women and five or more for men --  is typical behavior for 7% of adults aged 35 to 44 and 10% of adults aged 45 to 54, according to the poll.

Researchers believe the findings suggest a link between multitasking and obesity risk -- the connection being the part of the brain that responds to temptation.

The analysis pointed to some eating habits with particularly strong links to higher death rates: diets high in sodium, and those low in whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and nuts and seeds.

In a new joint policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association also recommended a host of other public policies, all aimed at cutting consumption of the unhealthy drinks.

The research team found that eating later into the day was associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) and greater body fat.

For the report, researchers ranked pesticide contamination of 47 fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of more than 40,000 samples taken by the USDA and FDA.

A little empathy from a health care professional goes a long way for a few reasons.

Women who lost at least 10 pounds, but then put that weight back on within a year, were more likely to have risk factors for heart disease, a study confirms.

Average portion size nearly quadrupled for fast food entrees, and more than quadrupled for desserts between 1986 and 2016, researchers have found.

The study shows that a soda tax can influence what people buy and can be effective in encouraging healthier drinking habits, researchers said.

The study showed that a high-fat diet is linked to unfavorable changes in the type and numbers of gut bacteria, known as the microbiome, as well increasing inflammatory triggers in the body.

While obesity is linked to a range of health conditions, excess fat around the middle seems to be a particular risk factor for certain diseases -- like type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

It’s only in the past decade or two that most states allowed higher-alcohol beers to be sold in restaurants and stores. Most had an ABV limit of 6% or 7%. In other words, those estimates do not reflect that a 12-ounce beer with an alcohol by volume of 10% has about twice the alcohol content of a 5-ounce glass of wine.