Here’s an obesity stat you may not have heard before: Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a traffic collision than people of normal weight. That’s according to new research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Researchers looked…
What’s the best way to feel better if you have the flu? Find someone to blame for your misery. At least that’s the premise behind a new Facebook app, “Help, I have the flu.” The app scans through your Facebook…
Like Girl Scout cookies? Take vitamin supplements? Well now you can have both – in one cookie. The Girl Scouts of the USA have unveiled a new cookie in their lineup: Mango Crèmes with NutriFusion. That’s right. A vitamin-infused Girl…
Fast food may impact more than a person’s waistline. A new study has linked a fast food diet to the severity of asthma, eczema and rhinitis among children. Researchers found that children who eat three or more servings of fast…
If you’re worried about your child’s waistline, then it’s time to ditch the food-themed games. Dutch researchers found that children who play food-themed online games tend to eat more, and eat more junk food, even if the games feature fruit…
Paleo and gluten-free diets. Zumba and CrossFit classes. Every year, new food and fitness trends sweep the country. The Washingtonian magazine came up with this list of trends to expect in 2013 (for more on the trends, visit the Washingtonian…
Did you know many kids consume up to half of their calories at schools? Also, half of secondary school students consume at least one snack food a day at school, an average of 273 to 336 calories per day. The…
Access to condoms just got a whole lot easier for high schoolers in Philadelphia. In an effort to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases between students, 22 public high schools in Philadelphia have installed condom dispensers. “It’s a self-service…
