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Most antibiotics, drugs that are vital for human health to fight bacterial disease, are not being used in humans. Instead, they’re being sold to animal producers. More than 70% of antibiotics sold in the U.S. are for food production animals, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. …

Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? If not, there’s still time. If last year is any indication, the majority of Americans will set goals pertaining to their health for 2016. The No. 1 resolution for 2015 was “stay fit and healthy” (37%), according to a January Nielsen survey …

The researchers concluded that 25 of the 51 food products intended for children were also advertised specifically to parents during the period, based on the fact that the ads featured scenes of parental figures and children playing, hugging or kissing. Of all the airtime that ads for children’s food products …

According to CNN,  a recent study shows that TV commercials are misleading  parents into buying unhealthy food for their children. Carina Storrs reported the following: “Researchers looked through a database of all the TV advertisements for packaged foods and beverages in the United States between 2013 and 2014. They singled …

Are you a self-confessed “chocoholic?” When you pick up a bag of chips do you struggle to limit yourself to “just one?” If you answered “yes,” then you are certainly not alone. A recent study conducted at the University of Michigan has finally confirmed that yes, it is indeed possible …

If you don’t want to eat more than usual and calm the uncontrollable appetite, here we show you the behaviors that  you should modify in order to change this: 1. Not enough sleep Poor sleep can generate several bad habits in you. When you feel tired and sleepy, your levels of …

Fall is in full swing and with it comes an abundance of tasty fall treats, one of such being caramel apples. Recent studies, however,  have revealed a potentially fatal health risk linked to consuming them unrefrigerated . Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Food Research Institute found that the sticks poked into caramel …

A new strain of seaweed patented by Oregon State University is reportedly packed with tons of minerals and nutrients, and even tastes like bacon when fried.  The translucent red algae grows naturally along the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines, and a research team has begun looking into opportunities in bringing the …

Diets are about a dime a dozen in the world. There are diets where people forcefully cut their calories down and lose weight that way, there are diets where people very slowly cut down calories and they lose weight over a slow but steady amount of time, there are diets …

Everyone has heard the stories of people calling 911 for bizarre reasons. Some are selfish, some are plain inappropriate. However, this case, was rather unusual. An elderly man was in the hospital for months and had arrived home without any edible food in his home. Whatever he was in the …