What do we eat? New food map will tell us

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. | Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, discusses his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project to res…

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, poses for a photo in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project of researchers who are studying what foods Americans are purchasing…

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, who heads the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, poses for a photo in his Chapel Hill, N.C., office. Popkin and researchers he leads are creating a gargantuan map of what foods Americans are purchasing …

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, discusses his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project of res…

T.F. South students wake up to fitness, healthy habits

T.F. South senior Shannon Pollard, 17, chooses from healthy snacks and drinks Wednesday following a workout during teacher Tim Cocco's, left, "Wake Up Call" exercise and nutrition program for students that meets at 7 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the school.

T.F. South students wake up to fitness, healthy habits

T.F. South teacher Tim Cocco started "Wake Up Call" exercise and nutrition program for students that meets at 7 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in the school's Fitness Center. Cocco says a handful of students participate in the "student-centered wellnes program" that offers a 20- to 25-minute ca…

T.F. South students wake up to fitness, healthy habits

Thornton Fractional South High School senior Shannon Pollard, 17, works out Wednesday morning on an elliptical cardio machine in the school's Fitness Center during teacher Tim Cocco's "Wake Up Call" exercise and nutrition program for students. The program meets at 7 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Tips for Bringing Home a Puppy

Seventeen million Americans bring home a new pet each year, according to the American Humane Association - and a lot of those pets are adorable puppies.

Nutrition adviser to speak at library branch in Lake Station

LAKE STATION | Belinda Stepnowski, family nutrition adviser from Purdue University, will speak at 11 a.m. Friday at the Lake Station-New Chicago branch of the Lake County Public Library, 2007 Central Ave.

Fad diets yield temporary results

Bell bottoms, big hair and T-shirts that change color when you touch them. Just as fashion goes in and out of style, so do diets.

Heart-healthy habits extend lifespan

A new long-term medical study from Northwestern Medicine suggests that individuals with healthy hearts in middle age live up to 14 years longer than peers with two or more cardiovascular risks.

Heart healthy foods can be delicious and nutritious

Eating a heart-healthy diet is essential in maintaining good health, dietitians say, and by following some easy tips, is entirely possible.

Combat ready: Fighting diabetes on Chicago's South Side

Diabetes strikes African-Americans on Chicago's South Side at twice the national average. An innovative program strikes back with fresh food options, health care and exercise to combat the high prevalence of the disease.

Coke's new obesity ad raises eyebrows in scientific community

Coca-Cola's new ad-campaign targeting obesity has created a backlash in the science community. Scientists and marketing professors weigh in on the new ad and respond to the company's claim that it has improved the health content of its products.

Dieting in older adults futile, may have adverse affects

Regardless of their diet, older adults are still at risk for obesity-related health concerns, as heart disease and hypertension, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, from Pennsylvania State University, in University Park, Pa.

New Israeli law banning underweight models goes into effect, aims to prevent eating disorders

The law sets weight minimums with the aim of discouraging anorexia and bulimia, eating disorders that affect mostly young women, who go on extreme diets and are unable to eat normally.

Parents can establish good exercise habits with their kids

It's more important now than ever to instill good exercise and nutrition habits into children at a young age, area health and fitness experts agree.

Poll: Fight obesity crisis but keep the junk food

Everyone could use a little help keeping those New Year's resolutions to slim down. But if it means the government limiting junk food, the response is an overwhelming, "No."