Fitness & Nutrition

Traces of cadmium, lead and arsenic have been discovered in many brands of apple and other fruit juices.

Health & Safety

There's Arsenic And Lead In Many Brands Of Fruit Juice. Should You Be Concerned?

5:51pm January 30, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Testing by Consumer Reports found "concerning levels" of cadmium, arsenic and lead in 21 samples of apple and other juices. But the FDA has yet to issue a guideline on arsenic limits in juice.

A new study points to the connections between climate change, lack of proper nutrition and obesity.

Does The World Need A New Buzzword — 'Syndemic' — To Describe 3 Big Crises?

4:08pm January 28, 2019

by Rebecca Ellis

A new report in 'The Lancet' uses a not-too-familiar term to describe looming global problems that appear to be interconnected.

To help protect the planet and promote good health, people should eat less than 1 ounce of red meat a day and limit poultry and milk, too. That's according to a new report from some of the top names in nutrition science. People should instead consume more

This Diet Is Better For the Planet. But Is It Better For You, Too?

9:56am January 27, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Less than a half-ounce of red meat per day: That's how much a new report says we should eat to meet nutritional needs and help save the planet. Americans on average now eat four to six times as much.

Skeletal muscle cells from a rabbit were stained with fluorescent markers to highlight cell nuclei (blue) and proteins in the cytoskeleton (red and green).

Muscles May Preserve A Shortcut To Restore Lost Strength

6:15pm January 25, 2019

by Jonathan Lambert

Muscle cells may retain nuclei that helped them grow strong, even after muscles shrink from lack of use. This provocative contentious idea could have implications for public health and sports.

Shoppers say they want simpler information to help them figure out which foods are healthy. But a one-size-fits-all solution may not work.

What's Healthy At The Grocery Store? Shoppers Are Often Confused, Survey Finds

6:38pm January 24, 2019

by Rebecca Ellis

A survey finds shoppers would like a symbol to help them identify healthy foods at a time when many hear conflicting advice. But creating a symbol that works for all foods is fraught with challenges.

"It feels like confessing a crime," Tommy Tomlinson says about revealing his weight in his new book, The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America.

He Was 460 Pounds. What Confronting His Weight Taught Him About Obesity In America

6:35pm January 20, 2019

by Emma Bowman

"Losing weight is figuring out something you can live with," says Tommy Tomlinson, author of the new memoir The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America.

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Health & Safety

Portrait Of: The Founder and CEO of KIND

1:57am January 19, 2019

Daniel Lubetzky is a Mexican immigrant and the son of a Holocaust survivor. He's also the founder of the popular Kind Bar.

Even something as simple as chopping up food on a regular basis can be enough exercise to help protect older people from showing signs of dementia, a new study suggests.

Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly

10:23pm January 16, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

Whether it's exercise or housework, older Americans who move their bodies regularly may preserve more of their memory and thinking skills, even if they have brain lesions and other signs of dementia.

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A migrant worker in a Connecticut apple orchard gets a medical checkup in 2017. A proposed rule by the Trump administration that would prohibit some immigrants who get Medicaid from working legally has already led to a lot of fear and reluctance to sign u

Clinics Struggle To Resolve Fears Over Medicaid Sign-Ups And Green Cards

5:00am January 15, 2019

by Ana B. Ibarra

Should doctors warn patients of a policy threat that may not come to pass? That's the question pending, as the Trump administration weighs whether to deny green cards to immigrants on Medicaid.

"Feeling better isn't just this selfish, hedonic thing — it actually is fuel. I consider energy from taking care of yourself as essential fuel for the things that matter most in our lives," says Michelle Segar, a psychologist at the University of Michig

From Couch Potato To Fitness Buff: How I Learned To Love Exercise

5:36pm January 14, 2019

by Maria Godoy

Creating an exercise habit doesn't mean you have to spend hours sweating on a treadmill. Start small, build up slowly and remember that all movement counts — even vacuuming, if you do it vigorously.

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