Health News Archives

Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties
Easy-to-follow tips can take the guilt, and the calories, out of the equation

For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt
But fear of social pressures can be overcome with honest approach to food, expert says

Limiting School Snacks Boosts Fruit, Veggie Consumption
The increase, while modest, was significant, study finds

Health Tip: Your Diet After Cancer Treatment
Healthy meals still matter

Low Doses of Melamine Won’t Harm Kids’ Kidneys
Hong Kong researchers found most of those exposed to tainted products were OK

Toxic Poinsettias? Hangover Cures? It May Be All Fiction
Researchers debunk common holiday and wintertime health myths

’Mediterranean’-Style Diet Best for Blood Sugar Control
Another study finds type 2 diabetes increases cancer death risk

Phenols in Quality Olive Oil Suppress Breast Cancer Gene
But study cautions lab findings were at levels unlikely to be achieved in real life

ICU Nutritional Program Failed to Boost Outcomes
Early feeding didn't cut length of stay either, study finds

New Food Pyramid Is Aimed at Kids
'MyPyramid for Preschoolers' helps parents expand little ones' diet in a healthy way