The vast majority of sack lunches that kids bring to school aren’t properly cooled or refrigerated and could pose a health hazard to young children, a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests.
Food & Drink
Do Calorie Counts on Menus Curb Eating? Not So Much
Over 200,000 fast food and chain restaurants will soon include calorie counts on their menus, as mandated in the healthcare bill President Obama signed last spring. But even if our favorite fast food chains and restaurants start …
8 ‘Xtreme’ Meals: Report Identifies Worst Menu Choices
Each year, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) analyzes menu items from the country’s most popular restaurants, looking for indefensibly fatty, salty and calorie-laden fare to include in their Xtreme Eating …
Are Calorie Counts on Menus Accurate? Not So Much
You may avert your eyes from them, or purposefully cover them up when you’re scanning the menu at your favorite restaurant, but increasingly, they’re hard to ignore — the unsettling number of calories in the meal you’re …
Cheers! 10 Summer Cocktails Made Less Fattening
Nothing says summer like sipping a frothy cocktail while lounging on the beach. Too bad those delicious drinks are also probably diet busters, packing hundreds of calories you don’t need. That’s where Healthland comes in: …
The Urban Garden: Foraging for Secret Harvests in the City
In a delightful piece for TIME.com this week, Healthland contributor Anita Hamilton wrote about foraging for fresh greens and berries in the city. You might balk at eating produce plucked from an urban lot, but you’d be missing out.
Studies: Why Diet Sodas Are No Benefit to Dieters
More bad news, diet soda drinkers: data presented recently at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Scientific Sessions suggest that diet drinks may actually contribute to weight gain and that the artificial sweeteners in …
Most Teens Still Down Sugary Drinks Daily, But They Also Drink Water and Milk
Teens Don’t Need Sports and Energy Drinks, Pediatricians Say
If the empties are any indication, teens are drinking a lot of sports and energy drinks. Recycling bins at schools and other places adolescents hang out are overflowing with the evidence and, indeed, trade groups representing …
The Search for the Elusive Hangover Cure
For as long as people have been drinking alcohol, they’ve been trying to figure out a way to avoid its woozy, nauseated, sensory-amplified aftermath. But is there really any foolproof strategy for preventing a hangover besides, …
Study: Diet Soda May Not Raise Risk of Diabetes After All
Previous studies have linked drinking diet soda with a higher risk of diabetes, among other health problems. But a large, long-term study bucks the trend, suggesting that diet sodas and other artificially sweetened drinks won’t …
A Bad Mix: Why Alcohol and Energy Drinks Are Dangerous
Mixing alcohol with other substances is never really a good idea, and pairing it with energy drinks may be especially hazardous.
What’s Lurking in Your Meat and Poultry? Probably Staph
It’s a kitchen credo that you should wash your hands and utensils thoroughly, especially after they’ve touched raw meat or poultry, which may contain a host of bacteria — salmonella, listeria, E. coli — that can make you …