Food

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June 21, 2010
OPINION - Regular exercise, portion-control and healthy eating habits are not routinely ingrained into the structure of African-American families...
May 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - They pledged to reduce the calories as part of an agreement with a group of nonprofit organizations…
April 26, 2010
They were both let go from their employers. But instead of struggling to find other jobs, the duo decided to…
April 22, 2010
VIDEO - TheGrios 100 - Will Allen of Growing Power aims to help bring about the "good food revolution...
April 9, 2010
OPINION - Do you really want KFC to dictate what the American diet looks like?...
March 19, 2010
VIDEO - The federal government wants more power over what your kids eat at school and not just in the…
March 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michelle Obama is urging the nation's largest food companies to speed up efforts to make healthier foods…
February 25, 2010
OPINION - Being psychologically stressed can lead to overeating and getting more calories from fat and sugar...
February 4, 2010
With more than one in three African American adults seeking emergency food assistance from Feeding America, African Americans make up…
February 2, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE(AP) - Twenty armed men blocked a road and tried to hijack a convoy of food for earthquake victims, but…
January 27, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE - There is nothing normal about life in Haiti these days...
January 20, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Last week, the price of a small bag of rice cost $2, today it costs $3.50; the…
January 19, 2010
DISPATCH - Homeless earthquake victims formed a massive line that started at the restaurant's front door, cued around the corner…
September 3, 2009
DETROIT (AP) -- In a U.S. neighborhood served by 26 liquor stores but only one grocery, a community group is…
August 28, 2009
OPINION - Access to healthy food is one of those issues that anyone - no matter their racial, ethnic, geographic…
August 10, 2009
No two communities are alike and it is unreasonable to approach the obesity epidemic with a one-size-fits all model focused…
June 14, 2009
Here’s something you wouldn’t expect to see in the middle of a big city like Washington, D.C.: a working farm