For decades, mainstream medicine didn’t acknowledge the connection between mental health and diet. But the answer to the question “Does nutrition affect mental health?” is a resounding yes. Through my ...

Editor’s note: Oona Hanson is a parent coach in private practice and a family mentor at Equip, an eating disorder treatment program. She specializes in supporting parents to raise kids who have a ...

A recent study published in the journal Nutrients examined the role of teachers in addressing childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is an ongoing epidemic in the United States (US). Although the ...

Children across all grade levels are taught nutrition concepts aimed at improving health, but I find these well-intended lessons can end up backfiring, harming kids’ eating habits and their overall ...

From the food wheel, to the food pyramid, to MyPlate, schools in the U.S. have long incorporated food education into their curriculua. But does the way we learn about nutrition really set us up for a ...

The Chicago-based Eastman Egg Company has recently begun a program in which it uses its food truck during the off-season to deliver free snacks and nutrition lessons to Chicago elementary schoolers.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Nutrition science is ever-evolving, which makes it fascinating – and also challenging to keep up. Carrigan Chauvin and Molly Kimball are covering three nutrition lessons that have ...