The Right ‘5 a Day’ Mix for Longer Life: Two Fruit, Three Vegetable Servings
Only 1 in 10 Americans eats the ideal ratio of fruits and veggies that is key to promoting a long, healthy life.
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Crystals Found in Dino-Era Fossil Bird Complicates Mystery of Its Diet
Quartz crystals found in a fossilized bird complicates the mystery of its diet and what role it played in its ancient habitat.
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Over Half of Chinese Adults Now Overweight: Official
More than half of adults in China are now overweight, official figures showed Wednesday, with increasingly sedentary lifestyles among the country’s growing middle class translating to expanding waistlines.
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Detour Through S. America Brought Maize to the Mexican Table
New archaeological research directly ties a signature American crop to the story of how ancient human populations grew and spread over time.
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Archaeologists Discover Secrets of Indus Civilization Diets
Archaeologists are closer to understanding the diets of the people of the ancient Indus Civilization after new research found fatty residues in ceramic vessels, indicating an abundant use of animal products.
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Lab-Grown Meat to Go on Sale in Singapore in World First
Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore after the country became the first to green-light meat created without slaughtering any animals.
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A federal court in New York dismissed a securities class action against Weight Watchers. Stockholders claim the company misled them by failing to disclose that its new business model relied upon the recruitment of lapsed members and that it had “abandoned its practice” of releasing program innovations at the end of each year.
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Diet Trends to See 4 Bn People Overweight by 2050: Study
More than 4 billion people could be overweight by 2050, with 1.5 billion of them obese, if the current global dietary trend toward processed foods continues, a first-of-its-kind study predicted Wednesday.
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More Americans on Diets From a Decade Ago, Report Finds
If it seems like more and more people are on diets these days, you might not be imagining it.
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YouTube Influencers Promote Unhealthy Food to Kids, Study Finds
Amid the growing obesity crisis in the United States, research revealed Monday that childhood nutrition faces a new challenge as young influencers on YouTube promote unhealthy food and drinks to their followers.
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Fish-Based Mediterranean Diet Plus Intermittent Fasting Key to Heart Health: Study
A Mediterranean diet with protein gained from fish and other seafood, as well as intermittent fasting could be the key to better health, according to research revealed Monday.
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Doctors Studying Why Obesity May Be Tied to Serious Covid-19
In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from Covid-19: Many were obese.
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Mexico Targets Junk Food as Obesity Takes Toll Amid Pandemic
As more states propose or approve bans on junk food sales to minors, Mexico is seeing the tide turn against high-calorie snacks that experts say have given the country one of the highest rates of childhood obesity and an unusually young coronavirus death toll.
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G20 Carbon ‘Food-Print’ Highest in Meat-Loving Nations: Report
If everyone ate steaks and dairy the way Brazilians and Americans do, we would need an extra five planets to feed the world, according to the first report to compare the carbon emissions from food consumption in G20 nations, released Thursday.
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Burger King Unveils Whopper From Cows on Green Diet
For those seeking to tackle climate change and get a fast food fix, Burger King has the answer — a Whopper from cows that fart and burp less.
Read moreSpeech & Professional Licensing Weighed at 11th Circuit
The 11th Circuit on Thursday took up the appeal of a nutrition counselor who claims Florida’s shutdown of her business due to her lack of a dietitian’s license violated her First Amendment rights.
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French Waistlines Expand Under Virus Lockdown: Poll
French women don’t get fat, according to one bestselling book. But the nation which likes to look after its figure has piled on the pounds during the coronavirus lockdown, a survey showed Wednesday.
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Donna Harris, a personal fitness trainer with a master’s degree in occupational therapy, claims the Mississippi State Board of Health enforces an unconstitutional policy that prohibits her from charging clients for her weight-loss program, in federal court.
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Eating Red and Processed Meats Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease
Cancel your steak order and opt for a plant-based meal if you want to avoid bad health and even death, researchers said in a pair of studies Monday that link consumption of red meat and poultry to higher risks for heart disease.
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