Tag: nutrition
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Store holiday leftovers properly for better flavor and food safety
Leftovers are a great way to stretch your food budget, but proper handling of them is important to make sure they maintain their taste and remain bacteria-free, says the Institute of...
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Tips for diabetics to stay healthy during the holiday season
Most people are not affected by occasional overindulging at holiday parties, but diabetics can get in serious health trouble if they aren’t careful. “If you are someone who is not...
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Chain restaurants, theaters, amusement parks and grocery delis must post calorie counts in a year, to fight obesity
McDonald’s already posts calorie content on its menus In an effort to combat the country’s obesity epidemic, the Food and Drug Administration issued final regulations Tuesday that will require chains...
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Brown fat, already known as a super calorie burner,’ could also be a key to treating Type 2 diabetes, study shows
Better understanding brown fat could lead to future ways of treating obesity and type 2 diabetes, Abby Phillip reports for The Washington Post. A recent study published in The Journal...
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Study in Virginia finds school lunches are healthier than home-packed lunches
Preschoolers and kindergartners at three Virginia schools tend to eat healthier when they eat school lunches compared to lunches packed at home, Roberto A. Ferdman reports for The Washington Post....
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Generals say obesity is a national-security issue, and the main medical reason 73% of Ky. young adults can’t join the service
“Obesity is the leading medical reason why 73 percent of our young adults cannot qualify for military service” in Kentucky, two former state adjutants general write in The Courier-Journal. They...
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Study finds that signs that connect calories to activity are more effective than nutrition labels to change behavior
Most Americans don’t adjust their bad eating habits after reading nutrition labels, but when they are provided information that is easy to understand, like connecting the amount of exercise needed...
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Most Kentucky schools adapting well to new federal nutrition rules, USDA official with Kentucky background says
While one Kentucky school district has ditched the federal school-meals program and the money that comes with it, an official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer...
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Kentucky school officials make foods look more appetizing and easier to eat, in order to decrease food waste
Some school districts are working to keep fruits and vegetables from being thrown out by students who seem to be unhappy with their school lunches that must follow stricter nutrition...
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Kentucky schools teach nutrition with hands-on-learning
Visiting dairy cows, growing food in the air and being the first school in the state to grow its own garden on school grounds are just some of the efforts...