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Mindful eating in a house full of boys

Thu, Feb 09 2012 at 11:35 AM EST

Eat in silence? You’ve got to be kidding.

New plan to cut the fat of the military

Thu, Feb 09 2012 at 6:10 AM EST

A new obesity and nutritional awareness campaign will change nutrition standards across the services for the first time in 20 years.

Trans fat levels drop in U.S. adults

Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 12:31 PM EST

A significant decrease in levels of trans fat acids could be linked to an FDA action.

Consumers want tougher probe of engineered salmon

Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 11:26 AM EST

Concerns over the food company's own reports of the salmon possibly containing increased levels of a hormone linked to cancers has spurred the petition.

CDC: Americans still eating too much salt

Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 12:52 PM EST

Processed foods, breads and soups are the top sodium culprits in the American diet.

Schools need to add MyPlate to nutrition curriculum

Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 10:07 AM EST

Schools don’t have to discard textbooks with the old food pyramid in them. They can supplement what they have with free material about MyPlate from the USDA.