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Congressional investigators say the Food and Drug Administration should pay more attention to the safety of some food ingredients, including one involved in a widespread recall this week.


Food and Drug Administration – Government Accountability Office – Food – United States – Business

People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.


Major depressive disorder – Obesity – Depression – Health – Mental Health

Germs that make their home in the gut may help cause obesity and a range of health-threatening symptoms that go along with it, researchers reported on Thursday.


Obesity – Health – Conditions and Diseases – Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders – United States

Some of the hundreds of bacteria found in the digestive systems of humans may be linked to specific diseases like cancer, diabetes and obesity, an international team of scientists said in a paper on Thursday.







Obesity – Health – Diabetes mellitus – Human gastrointestinal tract – Conditions and Diseases

Supermarket lights help keep spinach fresh and producing new vitamins, U.S. government researchers reported.


Spinach – Fruit and Vegetable – Cooking – Home – Green

A new genetic test may help dieters decide whether they would lose more weight on a low-fat diet, one that cuts carbohydrates or a more balanced approach.


Weight loss – Low-fat diet – Carbohydrate – Health – Special Diets

New York City’s obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but there are large variations across the city’s neighborhoods, with lower income areas hit hardest, a new study finds.


New York – New York City – United States – Obesity – Metro Areas

Children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday.


Childhood obesity – Health – Obesity – Conditions and Diseases – Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders

What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key.


Heart disease – Obesity – Health – Diabetes mellitus – Conditions and Diseases

An ingredient in Kroger Onion Soup & Dip Mix and Kroger Beefy Onion Soup & Dip Mix may have been contaminated with salmonella, prompting the company to recall the items.


Home – Cooking – Salmonella – Kroger – French

More than a quarter of American children have a chronic health condition such as obesity or asthma, but many children overcome these problems with time, U.S. researchers said.


Asthma – Child – Obesity – Health – Conditions and Diseases

While many urge kids to slim down to avoid heart disease and other physical ailments, the emotional consequences from teasing and low self-esteem could be just as debilitating, scientists say.







Heart disease – Self-esteem – Health – Disease – Conditions and Diseases

A new report on people sickened by a liquid dietary supplement illustrates the real — if rare — risks associated with using these products.


Dietary supplement – Health – Weight loss – Diet – Shopping