Public health researchers from The University of Manchester have found single dietary interventions are not effective at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight children and will not halt the global epidemic in childhood ...
Truck drivers, cleaning-service employees and mechanics are among the most obese groups of workers, new research contends. Not far behind are health-service workers and administrative and clerical personnel, the study out of Washington ...
Despite affordable prices and high food quality, the United States tied with Japan for 21st place in a ranking of the world's food systems, according to the international advocacy confederation Oxfam. The report, released Tuesday evening, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages. Some brave souls are even donning Google's geeky-looking Glass eyewear. For the technology industry, this ...
Tags: smartwatches, technology industry, wearable computing devices, eyeglasses
If you were to switch from vegetarianism to meat-eating, or vice-versa, chances are the composition of your gut bacteria would also undergo a big change, a new study suggests. The research, published Dec. 11 in the journal Nature, showed ...
Tags: gut bacteria, change in diet, animal-based diet, plant-based diet
Popular children's movies, from "Kung Fu Panda" to "Shrek the Third," contain mixed messages about eating habits and obesity, a new study says. Many of these animated and live-action movies are guilty of "glamorizing" unhealthy eating and ...
Tags: children's movies, eating habits, obesity, unhealthy eating
Just a little exercise each week -- jogging for an hour or walking for about three hours -- can reduce the risk of developing kidney stones by up to 31 percent, according to a new study. Researchers looking at data on more than 84,000 ...
Tags: kidney stones, light exercise
U.S. adults are striving for five fruit and vegetables a day fewer times this year than last year, a Gallup Poll indicates. Americans' eating habits deteriorated in 2013, as fewer adults reported eating healthy all day in every month so ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, eating habits
The incidence of diabetes in the United States has been rising for years, making it the seventh leading cause of death in the country, according to the National Institutes of Health, but promising new research indicates that fish oil can ...
In response to growing demand for foods with simple ingredients, Unilever USA announces the introduction of two new spreads—I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Deliciously Simple and Country Crock Simply Delicious. The new products are ...
Nabisco, a brand owned by US-based Mondelēz International, has unveiled Nabisco Rice Thins, a new gluten free light-textured, crispy snack, made with rice that is baked until crisp. The company said all Nabisco Rice Thins snacks are ...
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In China, as with any culture, there are rules and customs that surround what is appropriate and what is not when dining, whether it is in a restaurant or in someone’s home. Learning the appropriate way to act and what to say will not ...
Tags: food, chopsticks, table, communal dishes
National Taiwan University in Taipei have invented a small sensor to be placed in the tooth, which can help doctors in monitoring patients’ eating habits and progress of their dental health. The sensor has an accelerometer which ...
Tags: Tooth Sensors, Dental Health
Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong province and is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine. Its prominence outside China is due to the great numbers of early emigrants from Guangdong. Cantonese chefs are highly sought ...
Tags: Agriculture, China Cuisines, Cantonese Cuisine, food
Health gadget maker Fitbit seems to be following its competition. Discontent with users stuffing their Fitbit Ones into pockets, bras or clipping them to trousers, Fitbit is selling a device called the Flex, which attaches to a wristband, ...
Tags: Health, Fitbit App, Consumer Electronics