Meal replacement formulas, often referred to as diet shakes or protein drinks, have been a staple of do-it-yourself, commercial, and medical weight loss programs for nearly three decades. Over the years, their formulation has changed as research develops and food processing techniques evolve. During the 1960s, medical researchers realized that the most efficient way to [...]

Its no secret that people who carry excess weight also carry an increased risk for various health problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and even certain cancers.  Some overweight people develop a health condition known as Metabolic Syndrome. It is a combination of medical disorders commonly seen in overweight individuals. [...]

A little over a generation ago, the meals served in school cafeterias mirrored the four basic food groups and soft drink and candy vending machines were nowhere to be found. Beginning in the 1970s, funding got tighter and schools began to relax their standards on the types of foods routinely sold on campus. Fundraisers featuring [...]

f you always feel sleepy, even though you are getting 7 or more hours of sleep each night; you drift off to sleep if you sit still for more than a few minutes during the day; or your partner complains that you wake him/her by snoring. Chances are you have a condition known as sleep [...]