obesity in children

Sweetened soft drinks are the single largest contributor of calories to the American diet and consumers will benefit from health warnings on soda bottles and cans, according to an advocacy group that is petitioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require new labeling messages. The...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering new dietary guidelines for school lunches, and the ubiquitous potato may be on the chopping block. The potato industry, though, is getting ready to defend its reputation -- and its bottom line.

If that too-tight Armani dress hanging in your closet doesn't inspire you to lose a few pounds, how about that hot date you've got planned or that high school reunion that's coming up? If none of that motivates you, how about money? According to entrepreneur Winton Rossiter, cold, hard cash is the...