Added sugar isn't exactly a health food, but there's one major reason to opt for the real deal over those with artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols.

Most Americans get more than half their calories from ultraprocessed foods, those super-tasty, energy-dense foods typically full of sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats, according to a new federal report.

Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing childhood obesity and diet-related chronic diseases.

A Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter during a surge in influenza cases has been tapped to serve as the new number two ...

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Countless studies have shown no link between vaccines and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder. Many large studies from around the world show there is no link between vaccines and autism.

Massachusetts health officials are scrubbing links to federal health data from their web pages after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week promoted the debunked claim that vaccines ...

The CDC's webpage revision contradicts established research, suggesting vaccines' link to autism, causing potential public confusion and mistrust. Autism advocacy groups and experts criticize the CDC ...

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WASHINGTON — US employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government ...