Health & Diet News
- Top Risk Factor to Good Health Is Probably Not What You Think
March 7, 2023 — While having genes for disease will increase your risk by 30% to 40%, having a bad lifestyle for disease will increase your risk by 300% to 400%.
- Should You Skip Dark Chocolate This Valentine's Day?
February 14, 2023 — Consumer Reports announced they'd tested 28 different dark chocolate bars -- and found lead and cadmium in every one of them.
- Hundreds of Prepared Food Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns
February 6, 2023 — Dozens of brands of prepared foods are being recalled due to possible contamination with the dangerous bacteria listeria. The products were sold at a wide variety of locations, including retail stores, on trains, and in vending machines.
- Community Gardening Could Boost Your Lifestyle and Your Health
February 3, 2023 — A recent study shows that people who picked up community gardening were able to improve their physical and mental health. Is it time to change our approach, and expand the path to finding a healthy lifestyle that's right for you?
- Many Older Adults Are Addicted to Highly Processed Foods: Study
January 31, 2023 — Food addiction may be more common among older adults than addiction to alcohol or tobacco, according to a new study.
- USDA Strengthens Rules to Reduce 'Organic Fraud'
January 20, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has amended its rules to increase oversight and enforcement of the production and sale of organic products in an effort to reduce “organic fraud.”
- Experts Still Don't Agree About How Much Water We Need Daily
January 19, 2023 — While researchers dig deeper into how much water we should have, people should take cues from their bodies.
- Fast-Food Fans May Face Liver Damage
January 13, 2023 — A study found that eating at least one-fifth of total daily calories from fast food can increase the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a potentially life-threatening condition.
- Best Diets in 2023: Mediterranean Diet Wins Again
January 3, 2023 — This year, U.S. News & World Report ranked 24 diets in several categories to help people find a plan that meets their goals. Two new categories were added: Best Diets for Bone & Joint Health and Best Family-Friendly Diets.
- Food: Just What the Doctor Ordered
June 2, 2022 — Programs today -- produce prescriptions, medically-tailored meals -- are actually based on concepts from the past.
- Ancient Concepts Made New: A Timeline of Food as Medicine
June 2, 2022 — The concept of using food to treat or prevent illness goes back many years. Here's a timeline of key developments.
- In the Future, How Will We Feed Ourselves?
June 2, 2022 — The growing population requires more food. How will food production processes meet the demand?
- How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Food
June 2, 2022 — Weather events can affect our food supply by destroying crops and farmlands, or by triggering swarms of pests like locusts.
- Still Too Soon? Personalized Diets
June 2, 2022 — Research is moving the needle toward precision nutrition -- highly custom diets based on your microbiome or DNA.
- In the Future, Will You Get Food by Prescription?
June 2, 2022 — A movement is growing to approach food as if it were literal medicine by tailoring meals to treat specific conditions.
- Looking Back to Look Forward: Milestones in Food Technology
June 2, 2022 — Focusing on food goes back to prehistoric times. Here's a look at significant milestones from ancient times until today.
- How the Food We Eat Helps Drive Climate Change
June 2, 2022 — Many don't realize that around 30% of global emissions come from the global food system.
- The Future of Food
June 2, 2022 — What (and how) do experts think we’ll be eating 30, 40, 50 years from now?
- Food Technology: What’s Coming Is Better Than Sliced Bread
June 2, 2022 — Investments in foodtech businesses exploded in 2021 with a record $12.8 billion invested globally -- twice as much as in 2020.
- CDC: Obesity Is Still an Epidemic
June 2, 2005 — A top government health official reaffirmed obesity's standing as an "epidemic" Thursday, in an attempt to quell public confusion left by controversy over the health consequences of excess weight.