Town shrugs at being unhealthiest 2 hr ago | Add a comment HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America’s fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue....

HEALTH: Why Popeye has good blood sugar Sun, Nov 2, 2008 | Add a comment Why Popeye has good blood sugar Popeye’s power vegetable can do good things for your body, such as fortify it against blood sugar problems. That’s right. Eating spinach — and...

Berry Dessert Nachos Wed, Jun 28, 2006 Makes 6 servings ½ cup fat-free dairy sour cream ½ cup frozen fat-free whipped dessert topping, thawed Low-calorie liquid sweetener equal to 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon ground...

Triple Cabbage Slaw Wed, Jun 14, 2006 Makes 4 servings 2 cups thinly sliced Chinese or napa cabbage 1½ cups shredded green cabbage ½ cup shredded red cabbage 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives 3 tablespoons orange...

Making strides toward healthy life Mon, May 29, 2006 Oklahomans are walking more now than ever before as a simple, straightforward and friendly way to burn calories, shed pounds or keep in shape. Many public schools statewide are building...

Books guide diabetics in dining-out choices Wed, May 31, 2006 Two books with nearly identical information, compiled by Hope S. Warshaw, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, are available to help diabetics make wiser food choices when dining...

Boren backs OU research on diabetes Thu, May 18, 2006 The big man on the University of Oklahoma campus is a lot smaller these days, and he has an important message to Oklahomans at risk of diabetes. "My message is wake up, get tested and take it...

A Healthy You: Walking is simple method to reduce fat around waist Thu, May 18, 2006 Zookeepers in Anchorage, Alaska, have a giant, 16,000-pound treadmill to help Maggie, a pudgy pachyderm, slim down this winter. Maggie, a 23-year-old African elephant, weighs 8,000 pounds -- four...

Recipe for Health: Dietary guidelines will steer nutrition programs Thu, May 18, 2006 Becky McCully Varner The official report of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has been released by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. This...

Play the Pyramid Thu, May 18, 2006 When federal government officials created the nation's first food guide pyramid in 1992, they thought they were doing the country a favor. But a decade later, officials realized that the sometimes...

Tahlequah's pop-sale ban is part of trend Thu, May 18, 2006 TAHLEQUAH -- With no fear of reprisal, high school senior Holly Bell unzipped her backpack in the principal's office, pulled out a Diet Pepsi and began sipping. Soft drinks in America Soft...