Is It A Peanut Or A Tree Nut? Half Of Those With Allergies Aren’t Sure

Adults and children in a recent study could correctly identify, on average, fewer than half of an assortment of the peanuts and tree nuts that are among the most common food allergens in the United States. Parents of children with peanut and tree-nut allergies did no better at identifying the samples in the survey than did parents of children without this food allergy…

Some Children’s Cereals Have More Sugar Than Twinkies And Cookies

Parents wishing to give their kids a good start to the day have good reason to be concerned about the amount of sugar in children’s breakfast cereals, says the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in its recent review of 84 popular brands sold in the United States…

Treating Corneal Disease With Vitamin B-Based Medication May Offer Some Patients A Permanent Solution

Patients in the United States who have the cornea-damaging disease keratoconus may soon be able to benefit from a new treatment that is already proving effective in Europe and other parts of the world. The treatment, called collagen crosslinking, improved vision in almost 70 percent of patients treated for keratoconus in a recent three-year clinical trial in Milan, Italy…

18 Million People In The United States Are Sensitive To Gluten

It is estimated that around 18 million people in the United States are sensitive or allergic to gluten to some degree.

Chocolate Wars: Flavored Milk Ban In Schools Continues

There really is a war going on against obesity in the United States and now the childhood favorite of so many, the reason for multiple bullying incidents and a huge sugar delivery mechanism may be banned from schools…

Kids’ Packed Lunch Can Breed Foodborne Illness; Keep Them Cold

Even though the United States has one of the safest food supplies in the world, there are still millions of cases of foodborne illness each year.

Send Your Child To School With A Healthy And Cold Lunch

Even though the United States has one of the safest food supplies in the world, there are still millions of cases of foodborne illness each year.

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?

83% Of Newborn Babies Are Breastfed In England

In the United Kingdom the percentage of newborn babies who are breastfed has increased significantly since 2005, from 78% to 83% in England, 67% to 71% in Wales and 70% to 74% in Scotland.

Eat Your Fruits And Vegetables! Californians Seem To Be Listening

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2010 objectives, adequate fruit and vegetable consumption is a national public health priority for disease prevention and maintenance of good health…

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