Nobody disputes that exercise improves health. Likewise, although the exact definition of a “healthy diet” varies, there is broad consensus that dietary intake also influences health. However, a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America’s children does not call on the government to make ...

Back in the 1800s, obesity was almost nonexistent in the United States. Over the last century, it's become common here and in other industrialized nations, though it remains rare among people who live ...

Foods aren't 'good' or 'bad.' A dietitian explains why diet culture increases the risk of unhealthy behaviors.

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