Bananas! Eating Healthy Will Cost You; Potassium Alone $380 Per Year

A new study from the journal Health Affairs finds that healthy eating can be an expensive proposition. For example, adding potassium to the diet can tack on $380 per year to the average consumer’s food costs, the study found. It is the wealthiest consumers that are able to most closely meet the guidelines…

Diet During Pregnancy Linked To Breast Cancer Risk Reduction In Female Offspring

During pregnancy, women are counseled to refrain from consuming certain types of foods, beverages and medications in order to avoid jeopardizing the health and development of the fetus. In fact, the American Pregnancy Association has a list of a dozen items they recommend expectant mothers omit from their diets…

Can Eggs Be A Healthy Breakfast Choice?

Eggs, one of the most commonly consumed breakfast foods in the United States, have long been a subject of controversy. Are they healthy or are they a high-cholesterol trap?

Happy Meals? The Nutritional Value Of What Kids Actually Eat At A Fast Food Restaurant

High-calorie, high-sodium choices were on the menu when parents purchased lunch for their children at a San Diego fast-food restaurant. Why

Cargill Recalls 36 Million Pounds Of Turkey Products Due To Possible Salmonella Heidelberg Contamination

Cargill Value Added Meats Retail is recalling about 36 million pounds of frozen and fresh ground turkey products that were produced at its facility at Springdale Ark. The recalled products were produced from February 20th, 2011 up to and including August 2nd, 2011