Healthy Food Chart

To help curb childhood obesity, the United States Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new proposal to bring healthier food, such as more fruits and vegetables, to the nation’s public schools. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years. Rates went from 6.5% to 19.6%, between 1980…

If the nuclear holocaust happens today, all that will be left tomorrow are cockroaches, plastic, candy corn, and crazy people. As long as there is any life on this planet, they’ll always be looney tunes. And this dude takes the cake – err, pizza. If you’re ever going to get fired from a job, this is the way to…

Holy mackerel! Sorry, I had to say it. But actually, its tuna we’re talking. Prized bluefin, a must for sushi. If you eat sushi, you know it’s pricey. Good cuts of fish are expensive. But, a 754 pound bluefin tuna was just sold in the Tsukiji market in Tokyo for $400,000 — that’s freaking crazy. The fish was “won”…

Olive oil and leafy green vegetables, like cooked spinach and salad greens, may help women lower their risk of heart disease, claims a new study. Green vegetables and olive oil are both rich in antioxidants, which have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and even cancer. The new study says a salad with…

Tomatoes are rich in cell-protecting antioxidants. Antioxidants are known cancer-fighters, such as prostate and breast cancer. And now lycopene – one of the antioxidants found in tomatoes – is being linked to reduce risk of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a degenerative bone disease, usually developing in old age, especially in post-menopausal women. But the new study says drinking tomato juice…