Study explains how western diet leads to overeating and obesity

More than two in three adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with substantial biomedical and clinical evidence suggesting that chronic overconsumption of a “western diet”…

CWRU researcher developing portable method to detect tainted medicines and supplements

Fake or low-quality medicines and food supplements are an ongoing global problem in underdeveloped nations, although technology-savvy places, such as the United States, are also not immune.

Links found between hunger and health

Recommendation that doctors screen patients for food insecurity.It may come as a surprise that, even after the Great Recession ended in 2009, almost 50 million people in the United States are food…

Cancer survivors often have poor diets, which can affect their long-term health

While most cancer survivors in the United States are motivated to seek information about food choices and dietary changes to improve their health, a new study comparing their dietary patterns to…

Dog food processing methods answering questions

According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention in 2014, approximately 53% and 58% of dogs and cats, respectively, in the United States were overweight and obese.

Component in green tea may help reduce prostate cancer in men at high risk, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers say

Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men and is predicted to result in an estimated 220,00 cases in the United States in 2015.

Most U.S. shoppers buy low-sodium food items

More than half of United States shoppers say they know how to use the information found in food nutrition labels to monitor sodium intake, CDC researchers report.

Few foods sold in US grocery stores meet FDA sodium requirements

In a CDC study spanning three regions of the United States, researchers found that fewer than half of U.S.

Diet high in red meat may make kidney disease worse

An estimated 26 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease, which can lead to complete kidney failure.

Nationwide study reports shifts in Americans’ use of natural products

A nationally representative survey shows that natural product use in the United States has shifted since 2007, with some products becoming more popular and some falling out of favor.

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