January 8, 2015 Tax Soda, Pizza to Cut Obesity, Researchers Say U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds per year.
January 8, 2015 Salty, Sweet: Study Says Fat is the Sixth 'Taste' People sensitive to the taste of fat tend to eat less of it and are less likely to be overweight, according to Australian research that found human tongues can detect fatty tastes.
January 8, 2015 Panera to Post Calories at Corporate-Owned Stores Panera Bread customers around the country soon will be able to tally calories for their smokehouse turkey panini and broccoli cheddar soup with just a glance at the menu board
January 8, 2015 CDC Uses Shopper-Card Data to Trace Salmonella Never before had the CDC successfully mined the mountain of data that supermarket chains compile. "It was really exciting. It was a break in the investigation for sure," CDC epidemiologist Casey Barton Behravesh said.
January 8, 2015 Sony Boss Asks Theater Owners for Healthier Snacks The head of Sony Pictures has suggested that movie theaters offer healthier snacks to help fight obesity and give audiences a broader range of food choices.
January 8, 2015 PepsiCo Cuts Sugary Drinks From Schools Worldwide PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.
January 8, 2015 First Lady to Food Makers: Hurry Up On Healthy Food Food manufacturers need to work faster to re-formulate and re-package food so that it is healthier for kids, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama said on Tuesday.
January 8, 2015 Kraft to Cut Sodium Levels in Food Products Kraft Foods, the maker of Oreo cookies and Velveeta cheese, said it plans to cut sodium levels in its North American products by about 10 percent over the next two years, making it the latest food maker trying to address health concerns.
January 8, 2015 British Hospitals: No Sitting Allowed Britons trying to cheer up their hospitalized friends and relatives often have to do so standing up; sitting on the bed usually isn't allowed.
January 8, 2015 Gonorrhea Evolved by Looting Human DNA, Scientist Says The first direct transfer of human DNA to bacteria was recently discovered by researchers in an unlikely source: gonorrhea. Northwestern Medicine researchers discovered that Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, had evidence of a human DNA fragment. And further research shows this transfer as an evolutionary event.
