Nutrition

Building strong bones is a life-long project. Our bones get strong and stay strong through a combination of food and fitness. Building and maintaining a healthy skeleton is a process that begins before birth and one that must continue through every decade...

Are you bored with your eating habits? Does it seem like you eat the same old things meal after meal? Have you ever thought about how many different foods you eat in a day? Eating a variety of foods is the best way to get the nutrients your body craves...

Want to reach and maintain a healthy weight? Eat breakfast. Want higher test scores at school? Eat breakfast. Need to concentrate at work? Wish you were less crabby and irritable? Eat breakfast. Wish you could pump up your nutrient intake without an...

Today's supermarket is filled with thousands of prepackaged foods to choose from, making the best nutritional choices difficult. Using the Nutrition Facts label located on the packaging can help you get the most nutrition for your food dollar.  Use...

I should apologize in advance for the tone of this article. I should, but I won't. I would just ask that you don't mistake my passion for petty anger. Last week I came across a skillfully worded editorial in this paper ("Lunch Guidelines," Jan. 28)...

As a general rule, helicopter parents do more harm than good to their children. They hover over every test score, every project, every honors club application. Kids need to struggle from time to time. They need to experience failure so they can figure...

Where do you start? You see yourself in the mirror and know you should do something about how you look and feel. But, how to begin? "People need to work on the easy things first," says Susan Bowerman, assistant director of University of California at...

What does 10 pounds of fat look like? For a rough estimate, imagine 40 sticks of butter or 10 1-pound cans of vegetable shortening. This looks like a lot — yet how many of us add this much weight in a year without realizing it, until our pants fit a...

With all the comments and questions I received about what everyone was feeding their dogs and cats, I couldn’t help but continue my rant about marketing to all of us pet owners and how we buy into it. Even as veterinarians (as if we should know...

It's a sure bet the resorts and theme parks will be full of holiday splendor and great food next week. But there are ways to usher out 2011 and hold the door wide open for 2012 with a slightly more local, homegrown touch. If you haven't made your plans...

By Melissa Tewes Special to The Herald-Mail Proper nutrition is paramount to leading a healthful lifestyle, whether your goal is to lose weight or to provide your body with adequate fuel to run a marathon. Regardless of what you are trying to achieve,...

Children and teenagers are being exposed to a massive amount of marketing for sugary drinks, according to a new study from the Rudd Center. Sara Viernes is a concerned parent who tries to look at nutrition labels before allowing her children to drink....