Added sugar is probably the biggest culprit for the rise in obesity. It’s a known fact that if you cut down on your sugar you’ll shed pounds like it’s going out of style. Now, there’s new evidence that aside from higher cholesterol, diabetes and load of other direct and indirect health issues linked to added sugar and obesity you can now add cancer to the list. A recent study confirms this: Cancer deaths in the United...

Here is a healthy treat to share with the kids. This meal is sweet but also full of fiber and protein to keep your kids (or yourself) full for a long time. Serves 2 Kids will love to help you make this healthy snack since it’s fun to spread the nut butter and sprinkle the chocolate chips. No corer in the kitchen drawer? Slice the apples into rounds first then use a small cookie cutter to remove the core from the center of each slice. Wrap...

Kool-Aid is one of the more impressive con jobs in the history of the food industry. The label boldly proclaims that it’s the “Unsweetened Soft Drink Mix” while also instructing people to add sugar. So, which one is it? Well, technically, they’re correct. The mix itself is unsweetened but if your instructions are to add sugar then it kind of defeats the purpose. But this cute use of semantics has been going on for years. Watch this...

Kids are getting way too much added sugar in their diets, according to a new report from the CDC, and that could raise their risk for obesity and chronic diseases. The report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found the percent of calories kids take in through added sugar declined between 2007 and 2008. But the report also found 16 percent of total calories consumed came from added sugars. Boys were found to take in...