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Eating on the run starts early | Gustafson
Life is hectic. Nothing's new about that. As a result, families find it increasingly hard, if not outright…
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Americans are more insecure about their food | Gustafson
Americans have less confidence in the quality and safety of their food supply than they had in years,…
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Diabetes dramatically on the rise among teenagers | Gustafson
Nearly a quarter of American children and adolescents is developing type 2 diabetes or has already the disease,…
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Can diet sodas increase your risk of heart attack, stroke? | Gustafson
A just released study on diet sodas suggests that the no-cal or low-cal versions may be kinder to…
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Overcoming the stigma of obesity | Gustafson
Obesity rates may be on the rise worldwide, but thinness continues to be the standard for physical beauty…
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Study: Nearly half of all Americans will be obese within two decades | Gustafson
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that obesity rates in the United…
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Protecting children from developing weight problems | Gustafson
You've probably heard by now of Marshall Reid, the sixth-grader from Sanford, N.C., who managed to change his…
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K-E diet: quick, potentially dangerous | Gustafson
Shedding pounds in a hurry is never easy and it's certainly not without health concerns. Yet, the so-called…
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What your neighborhood says about your health | Gustafson
Where you live may determine how healthy you are or can hope to be, according to a new…
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BMI found insufficient for measuring obesity | Gustafson
For nearly 200 years, doctors have relied on a formula called the "Body Mass Index" (BMI) to determine…
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How can education make you live longer? It’s complicated | Gustafson
The average life expectancy of all Americans has continuously increased over the past few generations for a number…
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Widespread chronic sleep deprivation seen as a cause for concern | Gustafson
There are multiple causes for the so-called lifestyle-related diseases that plague us today. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease and…
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Nutrition can greatly impact your child’s learning ability | Gustafson
The nutritional quality of our diet affects our wellbeing throughout our lives, but it has an even greater…
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Childhood obesity, a disease with devastating effects | Gustafson
The physical health effects of childhood obesity are well researched and documented. They include type 2 diabetes, high…
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Growing outrage per ‘pink slime’ in school lunches | Gustafson
Ever since the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) decision to buy seven million pounds of beef byproducts for…
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Your eating habits: What makes them, what breaks them | Gustafson
Charles Duhigg wanted to lose weight. Luckily for him, he was well-equipped to achieve his goal.
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Americans prefer eating at home but still don’t cook and eat healthier | Gustafson
The average American family eats at home on most days but is too rushed to make meals from…
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‘Heart Health Month’: An important reminder | Gustafson
February is "Heart Health Month." Health advocacy groups and organizations like the American Heart Association (AHA), the National…
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For weight loss, cutting back on calories matters most | Gustafson
People who swear by a particular diet to lose weight may be fooling themselves, according to a recent…
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School lunches will improve, but more work needs to be done | Gustafson
School children will find more fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products on their lunch plates under the new nutritional…