Nutrition

FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — Time in jail comes with a guarantee: three square meals a day. But those meals can't be just anything. State rules require inmate meals to meet specific requirements. At least one meal each day has to be hot. And breakfast,...

When Alex Anzalone announced his commitment to Notre Dame he stood in front of a camera that shared his decision with a national audience watching on ESPNU. He explained his decision and answered a couple questions from the television host in a segment...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Students at Indiana schools have a wider range of healthy snacks to choose from in vending machines and snack bars since lawmakers endorsed guidelines to cut the amount of junk food available to young people with the aim of...

More and more fast-food restaurants are getting into the breakfast game. But here’s a health warning: Some choices can load you up with a day’s worth of fat and sodium! Consumer Reports just tested fast-food egg sandwiches to see whether you...

ATLANTA (AP) — A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New guidelines issued Thursday by the American Cancer...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings — including the always popular pizza — will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of fruits...

With all the comments and questions I received about what everyone was feeding their dogs and cats, I couldn’t help but continue my rant about marketing to all of us pet owners and how we buy into it. Even as veterinarians (as if we should know...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The case of an 8-year-old third-grader weighing more than 200 pounds has renewed a debate on whether parents should lose custody if a child is severely obese. Roughly 2 million U.S. children are extremely obese — weighing...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The case of an 8-year-old boy taken from his family because he weighs more than 200 pounds (90 kilograms) has renewed a U.S. debate on whether parents should lose custody if a child is severely obese. The boy was removed from his...

Hardly a day goes by at my office without a client asking us what is the best food for my dog or cat, because everyone knows most of the pet foods are terrible. They have things like grain, BHA, by-products of some sort, preservatives, and who knows...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio teens are practicing good safety on the road, but a state survey also finds they need to work on nutrition and exercise. The Ohio Department of Health says 83 percent of the state's teenagers report wearing seat belts,...

More than two dozen Somerset County employees sampled Jeff Kimmel's fruit smoothies during a  lunchtime demonstration sponsored by the county's wellness committee. Kimmel, a microfilm department worker who is affectionately known as "the health guru"...