As some get ready for a healthier start of the year, one lifestyle choice that many talked about in 2019 has showed serious results. While it may seem like a new fad, intermittent fasting has been around for centuries – and has helped people like morning anchor Roxanne Vargas lose over 30 pounds in the last year. “It’s a very…

Morning anchor Roxanne Vargas shows us how the diet that was all the rage last year helped her drop over 30 pounds.

A South Florida gardening crusader has died after a lengthy legal battle that led to a new state law allowing people to grow vegetables in their front yards without fear of local ordinances. Hermine Ricketts was 63.

Pregnancy-related deaths are rising in the United States and the main risk factor is being black, according to new reports that highlight racial disparities in care during and after childbirth. Black women, along with Native Americans and Alaska natives, are three times more likely to die before, during or after having a baby, and more than half of these deaths...

After repeated food poisoning outbreaks tied to romaine lettuce, a U.S. food safety official shared his concerns in an internal email, saying the produce industry’s water testing “failed in an epic and tragic way.” How the industry tests water to grow leafy greens is “unacceptable” and needs to change, James Gorny, a senior adviser for produce safety at the Food...

If you’re picking up a frozen meal from the grocery store, there are a few things you want to look for before stocking up, according to NBC News. A meal that has less than 500 calories and no more than 600 milligrams of sodium is your best option. It should also have at least 10 grams of protein and 3...

Was your tomato grown in dirt or water? Organic shoppers might notice additional labels this summer that will give them the answer — and tell them whether their choices align with what a rebellious group of farmers and scientists deem the true spirit of the organic movement. About 15 farmers and scientists from around the country met in Vermont late...

An idea called “America’s Harvest Box” was floated in February in the Trump administration’s 2019 budget proposal, tucked inside a plan to slash SNAP by roughly $213 billion, or 30 percent, over the next 10 years. Households that receive more than $90 in SNAP benefits each month — roughly 81 percent of households in the program, or about 16.4 million...

Hawaii’s food stamp administrator says he was stunned when he first heard that the U.S. Agriculture Department wanted to replace some cash benefits with a pre-assembled package of shelf-stable goods. That changed quickly to frustration, befuddlement and serious concern. “This will wreak havoc on the states,” said Pankaj Bhanot, who serves as director of Hawaii’s Department of Human Services and...

A new study shows that coconut oil isn’t as healthy as many believed it was. In fact, it’s not healthy at all.

A gigantic $4 billion retail and entertainment complex won government approval Thursday after years of debate, greenlighting what promises to be the largest mall in North America, just a few miles from the environmentally sensitive Everglades.

A Northern Virginia mom is facing a lawsuit for allegedly damaging a daycare’s reputation after leaving a negative review on the website Yelp.

Orthorexia is an obsession with healthy food. In the age of Instagramming every meal, the hashtag #EatClean is becoming more common and more dangerous.

“America’s Next Top Model” host Tyra Banks wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed about the future of attainment and perception of beauty.