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Nutrition
Can “Pop-Up” Grocery Stores Solve the Problem of Food Deserts?
Every morning, Madison, Wis., grocer Jeff Maurer fills a 40-foot air-conditioned trailer with fresh food from his local store, Fresh Madison Market, and drives to low-income neighborhoods to sell his wares. Maurer launched his …
NYC’s Trans Fat Ban Worked: Fast-Food Diners Are Eating Healthier
In 2006, New York City passed a first-in-the-nation ban on trans fats in restaurant food. Here’s how it worked
Really, Cranberries Do Protect Against Urinary Tract Infections
This folk remedy may be for real: A new study finds that cranberry products really do help prevent urinary tract infections.
How to Choose a Healthy Breakfast Cereal
Health experts offer tips for navigating the cereal aisle and finding the most nutritious — and tastiest — options among the fruity flakes and fiber twigs
Scoop by Scoop: How Frozen Desserts Stack Up
Gelato, ice cream, frozen custard, sorbet — yum! They’re all delicious, but what’s the difference, nutritionally speaking? Our friends at Greatist break it down for you.
Calorie vs. Calorie: Study Evaluates Three Diets for Staying Slim
Wonder why it’s so hard to keep the weight off? Take another look at your diet.
10 Summer Superfoods (With Recipes)
With grocery store magic and same-day international delivery, it’s possible to get nearly any fruit or vegetable pretty much any time of year. But when eating local or looking for the best tasting (and most nutritious) product, …
Disney’s Diet: No More Junk Food Ads on Kids Channels
On Tuesday, Walt Disney Co. announced it will ban all junk food advertising from its TV channels, websites and radio programs catering to children. Companies advertising food and beverages during Disney programming will be …
The New York City Soda Ban, and a Brief History of Bloomberg’s Nudges
Nothing like a tall, cool drink in the heat of summer, right? Not if it’s a sugar-sweetened soda, and not if you’re in New York City.
Blessed Are the Sleek? Why God Wants You to Be Thin
Megapastor and bestselling author Rick Warren believes he has an answer to America’s obesity epidemic — and it lies in the Book of Daniel. (The full story appears in this week’s issue of TIME, available to subscribers here.)
The Book of Daniel: Is It Really About Diet?
Why an ancient Jewish scripture has led 15,000 members of a modern megachurch to lose megaweight.
Who Eats What? An App Tracks Diets Around the World
New Yorkers drink nearly seven times more coffee than other city dwellers. Philly residents eat nearly four times as many bagels. A diet-tracking iPhone app reveals what people like to eat where.
