Simple water station setup increases students’ water consumption

Providing water dispensers with cups in school cafeterias and promoting their use led to nearly a 20 percent increase in the number of California students who drank water at lunchtime compared with…

No time for healthy diet? Some Californians say they’re too busy to eat healthy foods

Some low-income Californian adults say their busy schedule is to blame for their unhealthy eating habits, according to a study from Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

No time for healthy diet? Some Californians say they’re too busy to eat healthy foods

Some low-income Californian adults say their busy schedule is to blame for their unhealthy eating habits, according to a study from Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Case study: despite bright spots, most campus food unhealthy

Only 12 percent of entrées and 36 percent of main dish salads served in and around California Polytechnic State University were found to be healthy, according to researchers at the university.

Effectiveness of school competitive food policies appears tied to neighborhood socioeconomics

Policy changes in California to make the food and beverages that compete with school meal programs more healthy for students appear to have improved childhood overweight/obesity prevalence trends…

Effectiveness of school competitive food policies appears tied to neighborhood socioeconomics

Policy changes in California to make the food and beverages that compete with school meal programs more healthy for students appear to have improved childhood overweight/obesity prevalence trends…

Program ups fruit and veggie consumption in California

A study of interview responses to federal and California health surveys revealed that California adults and children from communities receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education…

Has public opinion turned against sugary drinks?

As the State of California consider a public-backed bill to add health warnings to sugary drinks, medical experts wonder if popular opinion is driving tougher policies on sugar.

Adding grapes to diet resulted in less activity-related pain in knee osteoarthritis

New research presented at the Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, California, suggests that regular grape consumption may help alleviate pain associated with symptomatic osteoarthritis of…

Being called ‘fat’ may increase obesity risk for girls

New research from the University of California Los Angeles suggests that labeling a 10-year-old girl as fat may increase her risk of becoming obese almost a decade later.

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