If you had access to social media in 2014, there’s a good chance you remember the Ice Bucket Challenge and ALS: the neurodegenerative disease at the heart of the viral fundraiser. As well as tipping freezing water on each other, the world learned a lot about this uncommon condition in which patients gradually lose the…

Somewhere out there, a handbook has been passed down from generation to generation advising that parents instruct their kids to clean their plate. The carrot on the stick was that you got to join the clean plate club for doing so. And the ensuing guilt for not cleaning your plate came with the reminder there…

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Vitamin C for a cold? A good dose of Vitamin D on a sunny day? We all know that vitamins are critical for our health, but how did they get their names and, more importantly, when were they discovered in the first place? Before vitamins Though humans have always understood there’s a connection between diet…

More manufacturers are pivoting their infant nutrition ingredients into other segments of nutrition in light of changing market dynamics in China. Arla Foods Ingredients has launched three formulated powder recipes to help private-label producers meet the growing demand for healthy ageing milk powders. According to Innova Market Insights, between 2018 and 2022, China accounted for…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) – Healthy Kids Inc. Is the first cooking model of its kind in the state, and they are looking to fight childhood obesity. According to WVU researchers, the state has a 22 percent childhood obesity rate. The national average is 16. Mandy Curry feels Healthy Kids Inc. can change that. “We have…

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont nonprofit has received a generous donation to fund their Meals on Wheels program.  Nutrition & Services for Seniors supports meals for seniors and home-bound disabled adults in Jefferson and Hardin Counties.  CEO Janci Kimball says this type of support will allow the agency to do all it can to help…