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Football players are big, but linemen often are obese

Linemen on football teams may be protecting other players, but many aren't guarding their own health. A study has found that the linemen on a...
USA TODAY, 12/01/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
A healthier Head Start

Many preschool children in Head Start programs are being offered fruits and vegetables and low-fat or non-fat milk daily as directors are...
USA TODAY, 12/01/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
Well-informed diners consume fewer calories

Diners consume far fewer calories at dinner and afterward when the calorie content of entrees is listed on the menus along with information on how...
USA TODAY, 12/01/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
Ringing in the season with a CALL FOR GIVING

CLIFTON, Va. -- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas this morning: Snow is falling, shoppers are bundled up as they bustle into the grocery...
USA TODAY, 12/01/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
Push for a healthy new year

What's your New Year's resolution for living a healthier 2010? Lose weight, eat better, exercise more, cut down on salt, lower your stress? USA...
USA TODAY, 12/01/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
2009 in Review

The emergence of H1N1, the first pandemic flu strain in about 40 years, was the top health story of 2009. A look back at H1N1 and some of the other...
USA TODAY, 12/01/09 by Steve Sternberg; Nanci Hellmich: Liz Szabo; Rita Rubin · More from publication

After the guests leave, give leftovers a healthy overhaul

One of the wonderful things about Thanksgiving dinner is there are often lots of yummy leftovers. You can just warm up a few of your favorite...
USA TODAY, 11/23/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
Teens under the influence of cellphones ... and texting

About half of teens ages 16 and 17 who have cellphones say they have talked on the phone while driving, and about a third of those teens have...
USA TODAY, 11/17/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
Rising obesity will cost the USA $344B

If Americans continue to pack on pounds, obesity will cost the USA about $344 billion in annual medical-related expenses by 2018, eating up about...
USA TODAY, 11/17/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication
Baby Boomers by the numbers

The majority of Baby Boomers are white, married, have some college education and were employed in 2006, says a report from the U.S. Census Bureau....
USA TODAY, 11/10/09 by Nanci Hellmich · More from publication