By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums
Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines.
Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines.
The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in children's meals.
Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found.
Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found.
McDonald's restaurants across the country will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain's burgers and fries.
Turns out it's possible to make a fast-food lunch a bit healthier even without skipping the fries.
Disney says its programming will no longer be sponsored by junk food.
Disney says its programming will no longer be sponsored by junk food.
The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will become the first major media company to ban ads for junk-food products for its TV channels, radio stations and websites intended for children.
Congress is fighting to keep pizza and french fries on school lunch lines, picking apart an Obama administration proposal to make school lunches healthier.
Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do?
Michelle Obama said Thursday that a pledge by the Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants and their sister chains to serve healthier meals is a "breakthrough moment" for the industry.
Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in an effort to help America slim down.
Parents seeking healthier restaurant meals for their kids can start to look beyond chicken nuggets and macaroni-and-cheese.
"The supermarket industry is positioning itself as a place to buy prepared items so you don't have to go out to eat or cook," she says, arguing that a rotisserie chicken that is labeled with a calorie count at a takeout restaurant should also be labeled at a grocery store.
"The supermarket industry is positioning itself as a place to buy prepared items so you don't have to go out to eat or cook," she says, arguing that a rotisserie chicken that is labeled with a calorie count at a takeout restaurant should also be labeled at a grocery store.
