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The head of Sony Pictures has suggested that movie theaters offer healthier snacks to help fight obesity and give audiences a broader range of food choices.


Movie theater – Sony Pictures Entertainment – Obesity – Health – Arts

The aisles of American supermarkets can be bewildering places these days. What food claims are the conscientious eater to trust and what foods should they pick to put on their table?


Food – United States – Food and Drug Administration – Supermarket – Business

Who wouldn’t want to lose up to 15 pounds in two weeks? The new Atkins diet book promises that kind of quick — although arguably harmful — result.  But is pumping up protein really the best way to slim down safely?


Health – Atkins diet – Nutrition – Weight loss – Dietary Options

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