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.

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 ...

More than 10,000 students and 500 teachers have benefited from school garden projects led by UT nutrition experts. Courtesy of the EdEN Lab Most people assume that children are not eager to try kale ...

As schools nationwide contend with an epidemic of obese kids, one preschool has been teaching children as young as 3 to choose fruit and veggies over junk food. Youngsters at the Nutritional Sciences ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — Snack and soda makers that often are blamed for fueling the nation’s obesity rates also play a role in educating the dietitians who advise Americans on healthy eating. Frito-Lay, Kellogg, ...

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 ...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Popcorn was one of the many treats that students at Trinity Episcopal Church's Summer Reading Camp enjoyed on Thursday morning. There's a new lesson every day at the summer reading ...