Healthy Diet

Silicon Valley is getting healthy, crunching abs, not just apps

2012-05-11 10:17:00

It’s the latest revolution sweeping Silicon Valley: Potato chips are out, kale chips are in. More and more, tech workers are trying to get fit. They sleep with devices that measure their REM, load up on low-glycemic food and work at standing or...

200-pound Ohio boy loses weight, goes back home to mother's care

2012-05-11 14:05:00

Ohio social workers sparked a national controversy last fall when they placed an 8-year-old boy weighing more than 200 pounds in foster care until he slimmed down. The boy was returned to his mother in March after losing weight, and on Thursday, the...

Abs joining apps on tech firms' to-do list

2012-05-11 00:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — Dustin Moskovitz, at 27 the world's youngest billionaire, gained fame and fortune after founding Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg. He also gained the "Facebook 15." He packed on the extra pounds while chowing down on free snacks and...

Obesity in U.S. projected to grow, though pace slows: CDC study

2012-05-07 12:49:00

Obesity in the United States is projected to continue its rise over the next 18 years, extending to 42% of Americans by 2030, according to a study released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That expected growth in the proportion...

Should Obama ban photo ops with foods like burgers and fries?

2012-05-08 13:37:00

What could be more American than hot dogs and apple pie? Perhaps it’s no wonder that politicians spend much of their time on the campaign trail hamming it up with voters at diners, burger shacks and other eating establishments that aren’t...

Obesity vs. 'nanny state'? Recommendations lead to backlash

2012-05-08 13:18:00

A new report offers some of the most radical and sweeping recommendations yet for battling the nation's obesity problem, including: banning sugary drinks and junk food at schools, monitoring how much weight pregnant women gain, requiring child-care...

Fashion News: Linda Evangelista's child support case in court

2012-05-04 16:32:58

Donald Driver discusses Week 7 on 'Dancing With the Stars'

2012-05-02 08:26:00

The Times is pleased to have Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver guest-blogging for us while he competes on "Dancing With the Stars." Each week, Driver, a Super Bowl champion and three-time Pro Bowl player, will answer a few questions from...

Read the full text of Obama's speech on the GOP budget

2012-04-03 15:00:00

The following is a transcript of President Obama's politically-charged remarks Tuesday afternoon at an Associated Press luncheon framing the general election campaign, as released by the White House. Obama: "Thank you very much.� (Applause.)� Please have...

Baby's food: Teaching them young at the Natural Products Expo

2012-03-16 11:00:00

Some adults may feel its too late to adopt healthier lifestyles (it isn't), but keeping future generations from repeating the mistakes of the past is clearly a primary goal of the natural products industry. At the Natural Products Expo, which took...

Matters of the Heart

2012-03-15 13:03:44

A recent study shows that when it comes to matters of the heart, there are indeed differences between the sexes. Researchers combed through a database of more than 1 million heart attack cases and discovered that women, especially those under the age...

Jim Sensenbrenner sorry for saying Michelle Obama has 'big butt'

2011-12-22 16:36:47

Merriweather opens its season with a doozy: Performers at this year's Sweetlife include Avicii, Kid Cudi, the Shins (pictures), A$AP Rocky and Fun Period (we kid. The "We Are Young" indie-rockers Fun. will surely be a popular draw). All that and an all-day menu of organic and healthy foods on site.

2012-04-25 10:20:00

In the 500 block of Laurens St., Bill Dawson, far left, with the Franklin Park Conservatory from Columbus, OH, shows second graders from New Song Academy how to plant vegetables and flowers.

2012-04-18 00:00:00

In the 500 block of Laurens St., Tonidra Hackett, 8 (third from left) touches one of the squash plants held by Bill Dawson with the Franklin Park Conservatory from Columbus, OH, that Hackett and fellow second graders from New Song Academy will plant in one of several raised garden beds.

2012-04-18 00:00:00