Food and Culinary

Nearly 69 percent of U.S. adults and 32 percent of children are either overweight or obese, creating an annual medical cost burden that may reach $147 billion. Researchers and policy makers are eager to identify improved measures of environmental and policy factors that contribute to obesity prevention.Read more

MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a Mediterranean-style diet appears to reduce damage to small blood vessels in the brain, a new study says.Read more

Get ready to fix your sweetheart a wonderfully easy and delicious dessert for Valentine’s Day. Even if you don’t have the time or energy to prepare an entire meal, he or she will be impressed with this dessert. Raspberry Lovers’ Pudding takes only 15 minutes to make in advance and then chill overnight or 24 hours until the perfect time for serving.  This is also a great dessert for a Valentine’s Day dinner party.

RASPBERRY LOVERS’ PUDDING

Ingredients

2 12-ounce bags frozen, unsweetened raspberries, thawedRead more

San Francisco-based Center for Culinary Development and Packaged Facts reports that convenience, premium products, wellness, nostalgia/comfort and global flavors are driving trends in the U.S.Read more

First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled new standards for school meals that will result in healthier meals for kids across the nation. The new meal requirements will raise standards for the first time in more than fifteen years and improve the health and nutrition of nearly 32 million kids that participate in school meal programs every school day.Read more

The website TheDailyMeal.com has published its second annual list of the 50 most powerful people in the food world for 2012.  According to the site, many of last year's names appear on this year's roster, but there are new names as well, meaning that some of  last year's power brokers have been replaced.  Some have also moved up -- or down -- the ladder.Read more