400 Calorie Fix

J. Foster

Prevention Editor-in-Chief Liz Vaccariello (remember the Flat Belly Diet?) is back with the 400 Calorie Fix.

Nov 20, 2009 10:41AM

Are Calorie Totals On Menus Effective?

Ali Hale

New legislation in New York City has required calorie information on menus since early this year. But are the calorie figures having any effect on consumer's ch...

Nov 11, 2009 10:51AM

What kids drink at 5 could affect weight at 15

Joene Hendry

Parents may be setting their daughters up for weight problems simply by allowing them to drink two or more sweetened drinks daily while young, study findings hi...

Nov 09, 2009 10:01AM

Antioxidants: Bad for Diabetics?

Mike Howard

Antioxidant vitamins, the once promising antidote to heart disease and cancer have become the red-headed stepchildren in the world of nutritional research. The ...

Nov 03, 2009 1:27PM

Are Smart Choices Food Labels A Waste of Space?

Ali Hale

After the Smart Choices label, two years in development, was applied to products like Froot Loops and mayonnaise, state and federal authorities have been encour...

Oct 28, 2009 11:49AM

FDA probing nutrition claims on food packages

Lisa Richwine

U.S. regulators are examining the growing number of nutrition claims found on the front of food packages after complaints that they give a misleading picture o...

Oct 21, 2009 8:48AM

New DVD makes healthy lunchbox easy

Research has highlighted a number of barriers faced by Melbourne parents when providing healthy lunchboxes for their children including poor knowledge about bas...

Oct 11, 2009 7:54PM

New York City Bans Bake Sales In Schools

Ali Hale

If you count on blueberry muffins or chocolate brownies to banish the back-to-school blues, you might be disappointed.

Oct 09, 2009 5:51PM

'Bread and butter' solution to iodine deficiency

The composition of an Aussie loaf of bread will change forever this week, thanks to a new mandatory food standard - backed by University of Sydney research - wh...

Oct 08, 2009 5:39AM

Antioxidants may raise diabetes risk: study

Instead of protecting against diabetes, antioxidants -- compounds in foods and supplements that prevent cell damage -- may actually increase the chances of gett...

Oct 07, 2009 12:09AM