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Cut the sugar calories
Time to cut the sugar from your diet. The World Health Organization’s new daily sugar intake guidelines say calories from sugar should be just 5 percent of a person’s total calories […]
Did the ‘Biggest Loser’ lose too much?
How much weight loss is too much? That’s the question the Twitter users and health officials are weighing in on today, following last night’s season finale of the “Biggest Loser.” The show’s […]
Best (and worst) Diets
While Americans seem to love the paleo diet – it was the most Google-searched plan of 2013 – health and nutrition experts don’t have much love for the caveman diet. U.S. […]
Americans love their butter
U.S. butter consumption reached a 40-year high in 2012. But before you cringe, consider the reason why: “Consumers are changing their perception of food and looking for healthier alternatives. They’re moving away […]
The bread taste test
Manufacturers could reduce the amount of sodium in loaves of bread and people wouldn’t likely even taste a difference. And even if they did, most would still like the lower-sodium bread. Researcher’s […]
FDA: Say “No” to crispy fries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to be the tastes-good-but-is-bad-for-you food buzzkill. This week, the FDA is reminding people to cut down the extra crispy French fries and certain other […]
The tapeworm diet
Add this to the list of crazy dieting tactics. An Iowa woman bought a tapeworm off the Internet and swallowed it, hoping to drop a few pounds, according to a Today […]
Home is where the junk food is
New research found most food students, parents and teachers bring onto school campuses is unhealthy. The new research, led by Kaiser Permanente researcher Karen J. Coleman, found nearly 80 percent of […]
Introducing, HealthBeat
It’s time for a makeover. This blog was started about two years ago when The Columbian launched a new health portal, Live Well, on Columbian.com. In the beginning, the blog contained posts […]
Frappuccino calorie count
Next time you go to order a grande Caramel Frappuccino, you’ll be faced with the blended drink’s calorie count. Starbucks announced today all of its stores’ menu boards will include caloric […]