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New Federal Regulations Call For Healthier School Lunches
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - New federal regulations require healthier lunches in schools next year. USDA undersecretary Audrey Rowe lunched on chicken salad yesterday with kids at the Roberto...
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Study: Adding Almonds To Your Diet Could Help Heart Health
By Lynne Adkins PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - In the past, dieters were told to steer clear of nuts. A new study finds adding almonds to your diet won’t stop the weight loss and will help your heart. If you’re...
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USDA Pushing Fruits and Veggies Into School Lunches, But Will Kids Bite?
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The new school year brings new federal regulations requiring healthier school lunches. The newly implemented USDA regulations require a fruit or a vegetable in...
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New Federal Fruit-and-Vegetable Mandate For School Lunches Getting Mixed Results
By Mike DeNardo MORRISVILLE, Pa. (CBS) — You can lead a student to fruits and veggies, but can you make him eat? New federal school lunch rules require bigger servings of fruits and vegetables in...
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Iovine Brothers At Reading Terminal Market
For more information on the Reading Terminal Market, visit: www.readingterminalmarket.org. Check out the Iovine recipes seen on Talk Philly at www.iovine.com.Filed under: Talk Philly Tagged: healthy...
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Dieting To Beat Cancer
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – If you had to pick one way to reduce your risk of getting cancer, it would be not smoking cigarettes. But what if you’re not a smoker? What’s...
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Being Thankful For Cranberries
By Phran Novelli PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Cranberries are flavorful, famously good for you and they’re native to our area, making them a natural for Thanksgiving. Cranberries contain antioxidants,...
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Nutrition Expert Says Body Is Chemistry Lab, Not Bank Account
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – If you’re looking to lose weight and feel better, it may not simply be a matter of eating less and exercising more. The reason many dieters fail, says nutrition...
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Chef Marc Vetri’s ‘Eatiquette’ Program Changing Lunchtime At North...
By Hadas Kuznits PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The ninth graders at Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School in North Philadelphia participating in Chef Marc Vetri’s healthy school lunch Eatiquette program got a...
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More Food Choices At Airport
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If you are someone who travels on a regular basis you probably grab meals at the airport…maybe a significant number of meals. I have good...
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Legal Definition Of The Word ‘Organic’
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - What are the legal regulations about use of the word “organic” on food products? When you see the word “organic” on a food label, what it means and what it says...
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Americans Must Change Their Diet And Exercise Habits
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - We are a nation on the run, but unfortunately not a nation that runs or even walks much. We are on the run in our cars to a large extent and...
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Insects In Yogurt Are Legal
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The United Nations thinks that one way to solve worldwide hunger is to put more insects into your diet. Apparently Dannon thinks so too. In what was one of the...
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You Don’t Have To Be Perfect To Be Healthy
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - We are a nation that wants to stay young or at least we are a nation where popular culture seems to emphasize it. I am less concerned about...
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Fast Food Restaurants Add Healthier Options
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - I don’t know if you have noticed but there is a new battle going on at fast food restaurants. It is a desire to make them healthier with...
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La Salle Nutrition Students Urge Classmates to Snack Healthier
By John McDevitt PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Free food gets people’s attention. And that was certainly the case this afternoon at La Salle University, where students majoring in nutrition were trying to get...
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Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker App
By Chris Morris PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - On today’s APP-tastic and Outta SITE – Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker. Losing or even maintaining weight at this time of year is a challenge. If you’re up to...
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Not Much More Expensive To Eat Healthy
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Most people believe that it is far more expensive to eat healthy but, according to an article in The British Medical Journal – reporting on...
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Author Says Lifestyle Approach To Health Makes Most Sense
By John Ostapkovich COHASSET, Mass. (CBS) — Looking for a brand new you in the New Year? One natural health care practitioner has a blueprint that’s both old and new. From classical Chinese medicine...
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‘Traffic Light’ Food Labeling Leads To Healthier Choices
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say that food labeling could be made much easier if only a stop light method was put in place....
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The Economic Effect On Diet
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Could the recent economic downturn improve our health? Certainly not from a standpoint of stress, but it did cause Americans to eat less...
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Health & Fitness Survey Drops Some Heavy News On Delawareans
WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) – Less than a week after Delaware was ranked one of the fattest states, a new Gallup poll is offering insight into why. According to the poll of more than 175,000 adults over the...
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Parents Of Young Children Are Heavier Than Non-Parents
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Are you a parent and struggling with weight loss? Well, University of Minnesota researchers say you have someone to blame. Researchers found...
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Do More For Skin Than Use Sunscreen
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - As we get into the teeth of the summer season, it is very easy to notice the sun beating overhead. Most of us are aware that wearing sunblock...
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Adding Fruits And Vegetables To Your Diet
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - I often make the point that it is important to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, but it doesn’t have to be a major lifestyle change. Try...
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Fruits And Vegetables Extend Life Expectancy
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Here is a great argument for eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. We know an apple a day was good for you – but now we know exactly how...
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Preventive Measures Against Heart Disease And Strokes Are Working
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - I know that I talk about ways to help combat the risk of heart attack and stroke on a regular basis but that is because I know that the steps...
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Advantages Of The Mediterranean Diet
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Mediterranean Diet is popular and for good reason. In this diet, plant-based foods play a major role. Vegetables, nuts, and potatoes are...
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Healthy Eating Tips for Weight Loss
Sponsor Provided Content Every year (or perhaps even every few months), a new diet appears that’s supposed to be the best and most effective one ever. By this point in time, it seems like we’ve heard...
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A Heart Healthy Diet
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – We hear lots of talk about the best diets to prevent heart disease: Here are some tips. Aim for three to five servings of vegetables per day....
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Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Still Want Bake Sales
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – As Marie Antoinette could tell you, it is dangerous to withhold the cake. And like her, the federal government is beginning to get pushback from the masses as...
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Fatty Liver Caused By Alcohol And Diet
KYW Medical Report Sponsored By Independence Blue Cross By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It is called fatty liver disease, and the words describe it perfectly. In fatty...
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Perfect Time To Start Your Diet For Life
KYW Medical Report Sponsored By Independence Blue Cross By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Now it is getting serious. It is June and summer is upon us. If you haven’t lost that...
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FDA Allows Rat Hair And Other Food ‘Defects’
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – What is the legal definition of a food defect? Nope, it’s grosser than that. The food brand Crowbar launched its line of health-conscious energy bars in August,...
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Best Diet For Diabetics
KYW Medical Reports Sponsored By Independence Blue Cross By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – I am often asked what is a good diet for diabetics. My answer is that it is largely...
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Healthy Recipe: Pear & Apple Melba Over Frozen Vanilla Yogurt & Topped With...
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View ArticleWith Holiday Feasts Around The Corner, American Heart Association Promotes...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – This is National Start Eating Healthy Day, a project of the American Heart Association that sails into a heavy wind: holiday partying. Thanksgiving lies ahead, also Chanukkah,...
View ArticleCampbell’s Helps Camden Schoolkids Grow Food As Lesson In Nutrition
By Hadas Kuznits CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — A program in Camden, NJ is helping elementary school kids learn about nutrition in the classroom. Valerie Frick, with the Camden Children’s Garden, says as part of...
View ArticleBroken Resolution To Eat Healthier? Some Tips To Get Back On Track
By Lynne Adkins PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It is the second week of the new year and already you have probably broken that resolution to eat healthy. KYW’s Lynne Adkins spoke with a local dietician who...
View ArticleFooducate
By Chris Morris PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – On today’s APP-tastic and outta SITE – Fooducate. While it’s pretty easy to find the calorie and fat content in foods you buy at the grocery store, it’s less simple...
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