Nutrition /tags/nutrition Nutrition en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT Younger women are getting breast cancer, local doctor says solution is nutrition /health/2023-10-10/breast-cancer-younger-women-nutrition Two months prior to Breast Cancer Awareness month new research shows that the rate of breast cancer has increased over the years, and the average age of female patients has shifted into younger demographics. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT /health/2023-10-10/breast-cancer-younger-women-nutrition Joe Mario Pedersen The USDA wants to limit added sugars and sodium in school meals /education/2023-02-03/the-usda-wants-to-limit-added-sugars-and-sodium-in-school-meals The new standards, if implemented, would limit added sugars and sodium and emphasize whole-grain and domestically-produced products. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:08:49 GMT /education/2023-02-03/the-usda-wants-to-limit-added-sugars-and-sodium-in-school-meals Ximena Bustillo SNAP recipients will lose their pandemic boost and may face other reductions by March /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-02/snap-recipients-will-lose-their-pandemic-boost-and-may-face-other-reductions-by-march Congress ended the temporary benefit meant to help low-income households with pandemic-era hardships. A huge increase in Social Security benefits may mean some households see further SNAP reductions. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:36:50 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-02/snap-recipients-will-lose-their-pandemic-boost-and-may-face-other-reductions-by-march Kaitlyn Radde Why the White House wants to put nutrition labels on the front of food packages /news/2022-09-27/why-the-white-house-wants-to-put-nutrition-labels-on-the-front-of-food-packages The Biden administration unveiled its plan to end hunger and diet-related diseases in eight years — 40 pages of ideas to make nutritious food easier to get in America. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-27/why-the-white-house-wants-to-put-nutrition-labels-on-the-front-of-food-packages Ximena Bustillo The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier /news/2022-09-02/the-u-s-diet-is-deadly-here-are-7-ideas-to-get-americans-eating-healthier The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-02/the-u-s-diet-is-deadly-here-are-7-ideas-to-get-americans-eating-healthier Allison Aubrey Why U.S. Cities Are Banning New Fast-Food Drive-Throughs /2019-10-10/why-u-s-cities-are-banning-new-fast-food-drive-throughs Most of the bans aim to curb emissions and protect pedestrians. The bans are also sometimes touted as a way to help fight obesity, but past studies suggest they don't have that effect. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:20:38 GMT /2019-10-10/why-u-s-cities-are-banning-new-fast-food-drive-throughs Jodi Helmer Blind From A Bad Diet? Teen Who Ate Mostly Potato Chips And Fries Lost His Sight /2019-09-03/blind-from-a-bad-diet-teen-who-ate-mostly-potato-chips-and-fries-lost-his-sight A poor diet can lead to vision loss, experts say. For a teen, it's certainly rare, but a new case study documents blindness in a boy who ate lots of chips, white bread and bits of processed meat. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 19:05:00 GMT /2019-09-03/blind-from-a-bad-diet-teen-who-ate-mostly-potato-chips-and-fries-lost-his-sight Allison Aubrey 70 Mayors Reject Trump Food Stamp Proposal, Saying It Puts Kids At Risk /2019-08-22/70-mayors-reject-trump-food-stamp-proposal-saying-it-puts-kids-at-risk Mayors from 70 American cities send a letter to the Trump administration, saying a plan to push millions of people out of the federal food stamp program would punish some of the country's neediest. Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:36:01 GMT /2019-08-22/70-mayors-reject-trump-food-stamp-proposal-saying-it-puts-kids-at-risk Bobby Allyn For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges /npr-breaking-news/2019-03-24/for-a-healthier-planet-eat-these-50-foods-campaign-urges Global reliance on just a handful of crops for calories is hurting the environment — and wildlife, a new report says. It urges the world to diversify its diet to save plant and animal species alike. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 14:14:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-03-24/for-a-healthier-planet-eat-these-50-foods-campaign-urges Eleanor Beardsley A Mobile Pantry Brings Fresh Produce To Broward Schools. Now, It's Growing. /news/2019-03-17/a-mobile-pantry-brings-fresh-produce-to-broward-schools-now-its-growing Five years ago, a mobile food pantry started delivering fresh, healthy food to parents at one elementary school in Hollywood. Then, it went to three.Now,… Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:58:03 GMT /news/2019-03-17/a-mobile-pantry-brings-fresh-produce-to-broward-schools-now-its-growing Caitie Muñoz