Many kids think cheese is naturally orange and strawberry juice a bright red — thanks to a collection of widely used artificial food dyes that a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel (FDA) will now re-examine for safety.
Diet & Fitness
Weight Loss Tips: Plan Ahead for the Moments that Make You Fat
Exercising willpower is certainly an important technique for losing weight. But according to James Hill, executive director of the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the University of Colorado, you can’t rely on it as an …
Dog Walkers Get More Exercise
If you’ve been thinking about getting a pet dog, here’s another reason to do it. A study in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health shows that dog owners are 34% more likely than non-owners to get the exercise they need.
Cap’n Crunch Will Not Retire, But He Probably Should
Is Cap’n Crunch retiring or not? Earlier this week, news reports noted that parent company PepsiCo had quietly removed the Quaker Oats spokescartoon from its first-string marketing roster — possibly under pressure from the …
Study: Drinking Coffee May Lower Women’s Risk of Stroke
Are you drinking a cup of coffee right now? Congratulations, you may be lowering your risk of stroke, according to study of nearly 35,000 women published Thursday in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cure for the Munchies? Exercise Cuts Marijuana Cravings
Want to get stoned without breaking federal law? Try exercise. Past research suggests it may trigger the release of natural marijuana-like substances in the brain, and now a small but intriguing new study finds that exercise …
Happy National Breakfast Day from Healthland!
You may have noticed that we are a little obsessed with breakfast here at Healthland — and with good reason. From oatmeal to smoothies, there are so many nutritious options for the morning meal that it’s an easy place to start a diet makeover. So to mark the first-ever National Breakfast Day, we’ve put together a little retrospective …
Why Cartoon Characters Make Kids’ Food Taste Better
A new study finds that when kids see familiar and favorite characters from cartoons or movies on food packaging, they tend to like that food more.
Want Your Kids to Exercise? Let Them Play Video Games!
It’s a win-win for parents and kids: if you’re having trouble convincing your kids to follow the government’s advice to get moving, a new study suggests you can just leave them alone with their video games.
Health-Washing: Is ‘Healthy’ Fast Food for Real?
Fast-food restaurants are loading their menus with nutritious-sounding options in a bid to draw more-health-conscious consumers. But how healthy are these options?
Serena Williams’ Diagnosis: What’s a Pulmonary Embolism?
People Magazine reports that Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday for hematoma, a complication of earlier treatment for a blood clot discovered in her lung artery …
Svelte 30 Recall: OTC Diet Pill Contains Undeclared Prescription Drug
Svelte 30 Nutritional Consultants, a diet pill manufacturer with an office in Kissimmee, Fla., is voluntarily recalling its “Svelte 30 orange & gray capsules” after a January test conducted by the Food and Drug Administration …
And the Nation’s Fast-Food Capital Is…
Are you hankering for a Whopper? How about a Gordita Supreme, or a bucket of Extra Crispy? According to numbers crunched by AggData for the Daily Beast, you’d have the best luck in Orlando, Fla., the U.S. city with the highest …
