Fitness & Nutrition

Soda delivery in Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico City. Between 1989 and 2006, the consumption of sugary drinks increased by 60 percent per capita in Mexico.

Mexico's Sugary Drink Tax Makes A Dent In Consumption, Study Claims

7:52pm June 19, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

Few countries or cities have dared to try a "sin" tax on soda, so no one really knows if a tax would actually get people to drink less. Preliminary results suggest that the tax in Mexico is working.

Ryo Ishikawa, one of Japan's biggest golf stars, demonstrates his swing on the pro tour in February.

Take A Swing At This: Golf Is Exercise, Cart Or No Cart

1:29pm June 17, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

American adults play more golf than any other sport. So how much exercise do you get from an afternoon on the links? Players clipped on pedometers and Fitbits to help us find out.

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Microwave popcorn containing trans fats from November 2013. The Grocery Manufacturers Association says the industry has lowered the amount of trans fat added to food products by more than 86 percent. But trans fats can still be found in some processed foo

FDA To Food Companies: This Time, Zero Means Zero Trans Fats

8:06pm June 16, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

The agency is giving food companies a hard deadline to stop using trans fats in processed foods. It has determined that partially hydrogenated oils are not "generally recognized as safe" for food.

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Chris Tremblay, a member of the Passive Acoustics group at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, deploys an underwater recording device along the Eastern Seaboard to listen for the mating sounds of Atlantic cod.

Scientists, Fishing Fleet Team Up To Save Cod — By Listening

7:50pm June 15, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Atlantic cod have become scarce along the coast, though catch limits have been reduced by 80 percent. Researchers are now tracking the sound of mating cod, hoping to help fishing boats avoid them.

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When it comes to fad diets, science is often just a veneer, a religion scholar argues.

How 'Diet Gurus' Hook Us With Religion Veiled In Science

4:08pm June 15, 2015

by Alan Levinovitz

From Paleo to vegan to raw, nutrition gurus package their advice as sound science. But peel the studies away and you'll find timeless myths and superstitions of religion.

Health & Safety

A Look At Sports And Health In America

9:42am June 15, 2015

by Scott Hensley

Americans' relationship with sports changes as we grow older. About three-quarters of adults say they played sports as children. By the time people are in their late 20s, only about a quarter do.

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Poll: A Look At Sports And Health In America

8:07am June 15, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NPR and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that while most adults played team sports when they were kids, the vast majority no longer play sports.

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The FDA requires tanning machines to bear a label explaining the risks, but the messages are not particularly attention-grabbing.

Should Tanning Bed Warnings Take A Cue From Graphic Cigarette Labels?

12:13am June 12, 2015

by Katherine Hobson

Graphic images showing the effects of melanoma, combined with photos promoting the positives of avoiding indoor tanning, were more persuasive than standard text warnings.

Three varieties of Kenyan purple tea from What-Cha: silver needle purple varietal white tea (from left), hand-rolled purple varietal oolong, steamed purple varietal green tea-style tea.

Tea Tuesdays: Kenyan Farmers See Green In The Color Purple

11:05am June 10, 2015

by Jeff Koehler

Kenya has spent 25 years developing a purple "supertea" with high levels of antioxidants. The hope is that the tea will appeal to health-minded consumers and revive the country's struggling industry.

In the preparation kitchen, Marilyn Rush dispenses black beans into cups ready to be packed and sent out for retail.

Trader Joe's Ex-President Opens Store With Aging Food And Cheap Meals

3:04pm June 09, 2015

by Curt Nickisch

Would you buy groceries with a shorter shelf life if they were sold at a steep discount? Doug Rauch will test the idea at a new grocery store stocked with food donated by wholesalers and markets.

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