High-Fructose Corn Syrup’s Health Risks Remain Sticky
The need for a long-term study hinders what we know about high-fructose corn syrup.
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Evidence Menu Labels Don’t Affect Calorie Consumption
The latest look at fast-food menu labeling suggests it's not changing attitudes at the counter, but experts hope it may make a difference earlier in the decision chain.
Fad Diets: A Losing Battle
Fad dieting failures reveal Americans attitudes toward food and themselves.
What We Miss When We Obsess Over Obesity
Social epidemiologist Paula Lantz reveals what actually leads to premature deaths among Americans. Obesity? No. Poverty? Yes.
School Lunches Even the Lunch Lady Wouldn’t Eat
Congress is preparing to take up reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, but the recipe for success is far from simple.
Restaurant Menu Labels Can Make a Difference
The new U.S. health reform law requires chain restaurants to post nutrition info. Might knowing the calorie count mean the extinction of deep-fried Oreos?
Dogs Offer Clues to Self-Control
Experiments on canines suggest self-control, in both humans and animals, is related to blood glucose levels.
Bananas Aweigh
The Navy looks at new technology for keeping produce fresh during lengthy voyages; see-through salad era may be over.
Taxing Tater Tots Beats Subsidizing Salads
New research finds subsidizing healthy food is no answer to the obesity epidemic.
Taking Tater Tots Off the Tray
Recommendations from a panel of nutrition experts seek to make school lunches healthier, but enacting them is easier said than done.