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And another study shows that 36% of mothers were deficient in vitamin D, too.

Children are now eating 168 more calories from snacks than kids did in 1977, a new study shows.

Shaving 3 grams off the daily salt intake of Americans could prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths in the United States, while saving $24 billion in health costs per year, researchers reported on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose serious health risks — and still be legal.

A new study confirms what savvy consumers have long suspected: Most breakfast cereals advertised to kids are chockfull of sugar ...

The agency is targeting foods bearing logos or language suggesting the product is more healthful than the ingredients justify.

The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Tuesday to clamp down on food labeling that it says may mislead consumers into thinking products are more nutritious than they are.

For cancer patients, nutrition is important, but many find that they are too tired to cook, nauseated to eat or the food tastes bad.

Less than 10% of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding ...

Vitamin D has long been seen as vital to bone health and is increasingly seen as a possible aid against cardiovascular disease and cancer, yet more Americans are not getting enough of the "sunshine vitamin." Analyzing data from federal health...

Say you want to increase your calcium intake – take that, osteoporosis! – but suffer from that nagging affliction, lactose intolerance.