Food & Health

Food & Health

Mrs. Obama gets kids moving with NFL First lady Michelle Obama came Wednesday to the French Quarter, not for fine dining or jazz but to play football with the NFL. She caught a pass during a flag football drill with a group of children at a temporary football field in Woldenberg Park. The NFL's Play 60 clinic is part of the l... - Posted on September 8, 2010
Junk food + laziness = headaches If you're constantly reaching for Advil, you might want to put the chips down and get off the couch. A new study by Norwegian researchers shows that unhealthy teens have significantly more headaches than their healthy and active peers. According to the findings, excess weight, inactivity,... - Posted on September 8, 2010
Woman eats 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday. "I'm so happy!" said Sonya Thomas, who ate 4.86 pounds of chicken wings to win the contest, besting world eating marvel Joey Chestnut at th... - Posted on September 7, 2010
Pig out! Man eats 8 pounds of ribs in 12 minutes Joey Chestnut has eaten his way to another ribs-eating title in Nevada. The 26-year-old San Jose, Calif., man ate 8 pounds of pork ribs in 12 minutes to win the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off's eating competition Wednesday night in Sparks. America's No. 1 professional eater, C... - Posted on September 3, 2010
Huh? Teens, tweens suffer hearing loss A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found. Some experts are urging teenagers to turn down the volume on their digital music players, suggesting loud music through earbuds may be... - Posted on August 18, 2010
Senate passes healthy school lunch bill Pizzas and hamburgers in the school lunch line would be healthier under child nutrition legislation passed by the Senate Thursday, a key part of first lady Michelle Obama's campaign to end childhood obesity. The $4.5 billion legislation passed by voice vote would create new standards for a... - Posted on August 10, 2010
New law would make school lunches healthier House Democrats are moving forward on first lady Michelle Obama's vision for healthier school lunches, propelling legislation that calls for tougher standards governing food in school and more meals for hungry children. New standards would not remove foods like pizza or hamburgers from sch... - Posted on July 19, 2010
Study: Teens benefit from more sleep. Duh. Giving teens 30 extra minutes to start their school day leads to more alertness in class, better moods, less tardiness, and even healthier breakfasts, a small study found. The results mirror those at a few schools that have delayed starting times more than half an hour. Researchers say the... - Posted on July 7, 2010
Michelle moves to fight childhood obesity First lady Michelle Obama didn't just talk. She moved, too. After announcing plans for a summer of activity on the South Lawn to encourage kids to exercise more, Mrs. Obama shed her sweater and got down on the plush grass Tuesday with groups of 8- to 10-year-olds to do stretches, squats, l... - Posted on May 26, 2010
Oregon tweens are lean, Mississippi's tip scales Oregon has the nation's lowest rate of hefty kids, according to a new government study, which found big gaps between regions and ballooning obesity rates in many states from 2003 to 2007. Mississippi topped the nation with more than a fifth of its kids obese. More than 16 percent of Americ... - Posted on May 4, 2010