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• Taking the Bake Out of Bake Sale

  A new rule in New York City schools, which officials say is aimed at tackling obesity, restricts students bake sales. Read More... Posted Mar 16 2010, 03:13 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bakeries and Baked Products, Desserts, Diet and Nutrition, Obesity, Education and Schools, City Hall

• A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools

  To fight obesity, legislation would ban candy and sugary beverages, and many schools would be required to offer more nutritious fare. Read More... Posted Feb 07 2010, 11:01 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: United States, Diet and Nutrition, Children and Youth, Obesity, Soft Drinks, Education and Schools, United States Politics and Government, Obama, Barack, Vilsack, Tom

• One Bowl = 2 Servings. F.D.A. May Fix That.

  The F.D.A. may update serving sizes for foods like chips, cookies and ice cream to reflect how Americans really eat. Read More... Posted Feb 06 2010, 03:41 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Labeling and Labels, Diet and Nutrition, Calories, Food and Drug Administration, Obesity, ConAgra Foods Incorporated|CAG|NYSE, Duane Reade Drugstores

• The Food Issue: Putting America’s Diet on a Diet

  Can the British superchef Jamie Oliver remake America’s diet in one of the country’s unhealthiest towns? Read More... Posted Oct 08 2009, 08:00 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Restaurants, Weight, Obesity, West Virginia, Oliver, Jamie

• Op-Ed Contributor: Big Food vs. Big Insurance

  The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care. Read More... Posted Sep 09 2009, 10:27 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Medicine and Health, Obesity, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Diabetes, Obama, Barack, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reform and Reorganization

• I Was a Baby Bulimic

  The Times’s restaurant critic could always eat (and eat and eat). Which meant a childhood of dieting and disorders. Read More... Posted Jul 16 2009, 08:38 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Weight, Families and Family Life, Obesity, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Anorexia Nervosa

• New York Health Official Calls for Tax on Drinks With Sugar

  An idea proposed and abandoned by Gov. David A. Paterson was revived by the city’s top health official in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More... Posted Apr 09 2009, 03:17 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: New York City, Medicine and Health, Sugar, Obesity, Soft Drinks, Frieden, Thomas R, Taxation, New England Journal of Medicine, Excise Taxes

• Personal Health: America’s Diet: Too Sweet by the Spoonful

  The average American has a daily intake of more than twice the recommended amount of sugar. Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 08:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Medicine and Health, Diet and Nutrition, Sugar, Obesity, Corn Syrup and Sweeteners, Sweetners, Artificial

• In Kitchen, ‘Losers’ Start From Scratch

  On “The Biggest Loser,’’ the hardest thing contestants do is learn to feed themselves. Read More... Posted Feb 03 2009, 05:05 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Weight, Television, Obesity, Eating Disorders, Contests and Prizes, Biggest Loser, The (TV Program), National Broadcasting Co

• Personal Health: Weight-Loss Guides Without Gimmicks

  The best weight-loss books to help you keep this year's resolution. Read More... Posted Dec 23 2008, 08:34 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Books and Literature, Weight, Medicine and Health, Diet and Nutrition, Obesity

• TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say

  Children’s weight gain is linked to the frequency of fast food advertisements on television, according to a new study. Read More... Posted Nov 20 2008, 07:15 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Weight, Diet and Nutrition, Children and Youth, Advertising and Marketing, Fast Food Industry, Television, Obesity

• Bake Sales Fall Victim to Push for Healthier Foods

  The school bake sale is becoming obsolete in California, as new standards restrict what foods can be sold to students. Read More... Posted Nov 10 2008, 06:24 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bakeries and Baked Products, Diet and Nutrition, Obesity, Education and Schools, California, Law and Legislation, Bake Sales

• Children’s Books: Think Before You Eat

  “I Get So Hungry” is a lovingly conceived and carefully written salvo in the battle against childhood obesity. “What the World Eats” examines diets around the globe. Read More... Posted Nov 07 2008, 03:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Books and Literature, Children and Youth, Obesity, Campbell, Bebe Moore, Menzel, Peter, What the World Eats (Book), Bates, Amy, D’Aluisio, Faith, I Get So Hungry (Book)

• Mediterranean Diet Declines, and Weights Rise

  The Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region. Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 06:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Spain, Italy, Weight, Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Greece, United Nations, Obesity, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, Crete (Greece), World Health Organization

• Vital Signs: Nutrition: MSG Use Is Linked to Obesity

  Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says. Read More... Posted Aug 25 2008, 08:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: monosodium glutamate, Weight, Medicine and Health, Diet and Nutrition, Obesity, Food Additives