Feb 03 Why it takes more than a grocery store to eliminate a 'food desert' By Sarah Corapi In his new study published in the journal Health Affairs, Steven Cummins, a professor of population health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, examines how adding a supermarket to a food desert can change — or not… Continue reading
Jan 24 How stress, money woes contribute to the 'perfect storm' for weight gain By Jason Kane Research from the National Institutes of Health suggests there are few things that could warp a child's health more than "food insecurity."… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch USDA Releases New Rules for Snacks Sold at Schools Starting next year, new federal rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will regulate the kinds of food and beverages sold at schools in order to lower the amount of fat, salt and sugar in kids' diets. Ray Suarez gets… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch New Documentary Puts Homegrown Issue of Hunger on the Table New Documentary Puts Homegrown Issue of Childhood Hunger on the Table… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch CDC Report Offers Glimmer of Progress on Altering U.S. Obesity Trend CDC Report Offers Glimmer of Progress on Altering U.S. Obesity Trend… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch In El Salvador, Tooth Decay Epidemic Blamed on Junk Food, Lack of Information From El Salvador, graduates of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism -- producer Roberto Daza and correspondent Carl Nasman -- report on an epidemic of tooth decay across the countryside, blamed largely on junk food, soda and a lack of… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Should Sugary Drinks Be Taxed Like Cigarettes? Calif. City Considering Idea Should Sugary Drinks Be Taxed Like Cigarettes? Calif. City Considering Idea… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Study: Standard Treatment Ineffective for Kids With Obesity-Linked Diabetes Diabetic Children: Study Says Traditional Treatment Not Effective as Cases Rise… Continue watching
Jun 06 Healthy Tips to Prevent Childhood Diabetes By Jason Kane A slideshow with tips on how to prevent childhood diabetes… Continue reading
May 31 Watch Bloomberg Could Buy the World a Coke, but He'd Make It a Small Bloomberg Could Buy the World a Coke, but He'd Make It a Small… Continue watching