Bugs could hold the key to fighting childhood obesity, suggests former President Clinton

17-May-2017 Last updated on 26-May-2017 at 15:46 GMT

According to former President Bill Clinton bugs could hold the answer to fighting the childhood obesity epidemic and to stemming the rising tide of Americans developing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases related to poor nutrition.

NACS, Cumberland Farms commit to expanding access to healthy options

16-May-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

Corner stores, bodegas and gas stations have a bad reputation when it comes to the healthfulness of the foods and beverages they offer, but the National Association of Convenience Stores and Cumberland Farms hope to change that by teaming up with...

Dannon grows as it fulfills promise to improve its products’ nutrition, fund healthy eating research

25-May-2016

By Elizabeth Crawford

As The Dannon Company nears the finish line for fulfilling its promise to improve the nutrition of its products that it made three years ago to the Partnership for a Healthier America, the company also is demonstrating that what is good for Americans’...

The First Lady unveils the new Nutrition Facts Label with added sugars included

20-May-2016

By Elizabeth Crawford

First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the long-awaited new Nutrition Facts label as a “landmark achievement” that serves as a capstone to her dedicated efforts to improve the health of America’s youngest generations.