Fitness & Nutrition

Virginia farmer Joel Salatin says the PRIME Act would make it easier for consumers to buy more affordable local meat and give small farmers more access to the market.

Small Meat Producers Take Their Slaughterhouse Gripes To Congress

7:49pm October 15, 2015

by Abbie Fentress Swanson

Many small meat producers have a hard time getting their animals processed. A group of farmers and local food advocates is trying to help by pushing for changes to federal meat inspection law.

Shoppers walks from the checkout at a Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Springdale, Ark., Thursday, June 4, 2015.

Why Wal-Mart And Other Retail Chains May Not Fix The Food Deserts

11:45am October 15, 2015

by Tracie McMillan

Americans' junk food calories increasingly come from big box and convenience stores rather than traditional grocers, a study finds. And researchers say this trend is a public health concern.

Dietary Supplements Send Thousands To ERs Yearly

6:42pm October 14, 2015

by Rob Stein

More than 23,000 Americans end up in emergency rooms each year after taking dietary supplements, an analysis shows. Most cases are linked to weight-loss products or energy-boosting supplements.

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Beet juice has a small effect on athletes. "But the difference between not making the podium at the Olympics and standing on the top step is often only a couple percent," says Andrew Coggan of Washington University in St. Louis.

Health & Safety

Why You Might Want To Be Drinking Beet Juice At The Gym

3:36pm October 14, 2015

by Alastair Bland

The humble red root contains a molecule that boosts muscle power in heart failure patients and athletes, a few small studies show. But it's not yet clear if beet juice can improve muscle stamina.

Leahya Ellis and other spinning class participants use exercise as a way to shake away stress, anger and depression.

Biking Behind Bars: Female Inmates Battle Weight Gain

10:25am October 14, 2015

by Taunya English

Women in prison often eat to relieve stress or boredom. The resulting weight gain can make other physical and emotional problems worse. In one prison, spinning helps keep the pounds and rage at bay.

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Instead of sit-down meetings at the office, doctors say we should keep moving.

Your Chair Is Killing You. Here's What You Need To Do To Stop It

1:22pm October 12, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

Hint: The answer doesn't revolve around buying more gadgets. Nor does it depend on you dragging yourself to the gym seven nights a week. This calls for a concerted attack — while moving.

Retailers in Berkeley, Calif., are passing about 70 percent of the extra cost from the 1-cent-per-ounce tax on to consumers, a study finds.

Berkeley's Sugary Drinks Are Getting Pricier, Thanks To New Tax

7:33pm October 08, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

Berkeley, Calif., passed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages in 2014. Researchers say soda prices went up three months after it was implemented — a first step toward reducing consumption.

Only about a third of U.S. hospitals offer women breast-feeding help after they leave the hospital, according to report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hospitals Still Don't Give Moms Enough Support For Breast-Feeding

1:39pm October 08, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Although an increasing number of U.S. hospitals and other birthing centers now encourage women to breast-feed and teach them how, other common practices by staff can hinder moms from sticking with it.

Michael Solomonov describes Israeli-style hummus as "a marriage of chickpeas and tehina."

Books
Arts

For Israeli-Born Chef, Hummus And 'Tehina' Are A Bridge To Home

3:57pm October 07, 2015

Chef Michael Solomonov sees his mission as connecting people to the food of his homeland. "That, to me, is my life's work," he says. Solomonov's new cookbook is Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking.

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The large British study, begun in 1958, tracked the diet, habits and emotional and physical health of thousands of people from childhood through midlife.

Childhood Stress May Prime Pump For Chronic Disease Later

10:48am October 07, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

A British study that tracked the health of thousands from childhood through midlife finds early distress to be even more potent than adult stress in predicting later diabetes and heart disease.

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