Nutrition

New study finds cinnamon may interfere with your prescription meds

Cinnamon brings flavor to many foods and drinks, but it could also make some prescription drugs less effective, researchers are cautioning.

Do ultraprocessed foods dominate your diet?

Ultraprocessed foods account for more than half of the calories U.S. adults consume at home, results of a recent study indicate.

Here’s what kids should be drinking, health groups say

Kids and teens should stick to drinking water and plain, pasteurized milk for “optimal nutrition and hydration,” according to new recommendations from a group of national health and nutrition organizations.

Caffeine powders caused a massive surge in poison control center calls, analysis shows

Caffeine powders and similar products are behind a more than 600% increase in calls to poison control centers for people 20 and younger, the Center for Injury Research and Policy has found.
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‘Fatty liver’ may be more common than previously thought

More than 2 out of 5 U.S. adults, including almost half of Hispanics, have a common type of liver disease, a recent study out of Virginia Commonwealth University suggests.

Dissecting desiccants

Ever wondered what those small paper or plastic packets or cylinders inside some of your medicine bottles are?

Hello, spring!

As the weather warms, here are 10 things you can do to give your health and well-being a boost.

Another study links sugary beverages to diabetes and heart disease

Sugar-sweetened drinks are behind the millions of new cases of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease worldwide each year, according to new research out of Tufts University.
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Outgoing surgeon general calls for cancer risk warnings on alcohol labels

Consumption of alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, and beverages that contain it should carry a warning label, according to a surgeon general advisory published Jan. 3.

FDA revises requirements for ‘healthy’ claim on food labels

The Food and Drug Administration has updated its definition of the nutrient-content claim “healthy” in an effort to give consumers access to “more complete, accurate and up-to-date nutrition information on food labels.”

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