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18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:13:45 -0400

NEW YORK - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:58:31 -0400

NEW YORK - The mayors of Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.

Taco Bell jumps on protein craze with menu test

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:44 -0400

NEW YORK - Taco Bell plans to test a "Power Protein" menu that it's hoping will eventually be hit with its core audience - young men.

Gastonia neighborhood revitalized with garden

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:48:46 -0400

GASTONIA, North Carolina - Gastonia's Highland community has seen its share of struggles with growth over the last 30 years.

One-time teenage mom pays lessons forward

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:23:40 -0400

LOGANSPORT, Indiana - Low graduation rates and meager earnings plague the population of teen moms, a variety of research has found. But it's not just the young mothers whose lives are changed by pregnancy.

Company recalls weight loss supplements

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:42:27 -0400

MIAMI - A South Florida company is voluntarily recalling weight loss supplements called "JaDera" and "Xiyouji Qingzhi."

Company recalls weight loss supplements

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:35:34 -0400

MIAMI - A South Florida company is voluntarily recalling weight loss supplements called "JaDera" and "Xiyouji Qingzhi."

Senators ask network to ban kids' junk food ads

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:26:39 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Four U.S. senators are calling on children's cable network Nickelodeon to ban ads targeted at children that promote and sell junk food and sugar.

Central Ind. farmers turn to organic growing

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:08:46 -0400

KOKOMO, Indiana - Carol Roberts' father was a traditional industrial farmer in Howard County for 39 years. Like most row-crop operations, he sprayed pesticides, herbicides and other high-potency chemicals on his fields to kill bugs and keep weeds at bay.

NH town takes steps toward healthier lifestyle

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:31:04 -0400

ASHLAND, New Hampshire - The town of Ashland, New Hampshire, has started an effort encouraging restaurants to offer healthy menu options and labeling nutritious choices as part of a community program.

Alabama struggles in meeting fitness guidelines

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:56:02 -0400

ANNISTON, Alabama - The iron plates of a weightlifting machine yielded to Stephanie Coley's efforts as she pressed her legs on the device on a recent Thursday afternoon.

Jefferson County groups build community garden

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:31:09 -0400

RANSON, West Virginia - Some say it takes a village to raise a child. In the case of Jefferson County Community Ministries, it has taken a community to plant a garden.

SC lawmakers meet to resolve budget differences

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:04:52 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A committee of South Carolina lawmakers dealt with chopping down trees, junk food and answering machines on Friday as they began the arduous job of ironing out differences between the House and Senate versions of the state's $6.3 billion budget.

Scientists find new timeline for humans' dietary...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:50:22 -0400

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Human ancestors started eating grasses about 3.5 million years ago, a critical evolutionary turning point that opened the way for new habitats and possibly bigger brains, according to new research spearheaded by the University of Utah.

Weight loss drug Belviq gets overdue US launch

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:42:09 -0400

WASHINGTON - Arena Pharmaceuticals says its weight loss drug Belviq will be available to U.S. patients beginning next week, nearly a year after the drug was officially approved by federal regulators.

Wal-Mart aims to perk up produce sections

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:07:36 -0400

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which is working to keep its produce aisles fresh, announced steps to improve the quality of its fresh fruits and vegetables

Q&A: Questions and answers about the farm bill

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:00:47 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Senate is considering a massive, five-year farm bill this week that would set policy for farm subsidies and food stamps. Here are answers to frequently asked questions about the nearly $100 billion-a-year bill:

Plans would turn Bridgeport lot into greenhouse

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 00:08:24 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut - Antonio St. Lorenzo and Sean Richardson looked out at a tangled urban jungle.

UW research supports community food systems

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:07:45 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - Two years into a five-year, $5 million research project on community food systems, University of Wyoming assistant professor Christine Porter is more hopeful about the work than she was when she started.

Columbus schools will handle nutrition in-house

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:04:42 -0400

COLUMBUS, Mississippi - The Columbus School District will hire some additional employees to handle the nutrition program.

What will it be in kid books: cupcakes or carrots?

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:46:34 -0400

NEW YORK - Leslie Patricelli didn't keep junk food in the house when her three kids were toddlers, but the goofy, bald baby in her board book "Yummy Yucky" grins from ear to ear over chocolate sauce and cookies.

FDA takes action to ease neonatal drug shortage

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:39:43 -0400

Federal health regulators are allowing imports from overseas of critical intravenous drugs used to nourish premature infants, amid a shortage that has affected hospitals nationwide.

Mom's obesity surgery may help break cycle in kids

Mon, 27 May 2013 16:31:59 -0400

WASHINGTON - Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way - by affecting how their children's genes behave.

SPOTLIGHT: School garden plants healthy eating

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:29:13 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois - About 440 students of Pepper Ridge Elementary School spent part of May 13 digging in dirt and planting and watering strawberry, green pepper, tomato, cucumber and watermelon plants.

McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:04:57 -0400

NEW YORK - McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday - including some sharp remarks from a 9-year-old girl.