Stories about nutrition
Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life.Related stories
The Science of Tasty Tomatoes Lies in the Chemicals
Source: U.S Department Health & Human Services Healthfinder
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
Sharpen Your Mind
Friday Recipe: Berry Salsa and Cinnamon Dusted Chips
Airbus Pitches Wider Seats for Overweight Passengers in the U.S.
Ingredients for a successful urban kitchen garden
The Facts on Moms & Breast-Feeding (Infographic)
Genetic Tendency to Obesity Not the Last Word
Know how your body stores fat
When working with clients, I’ve learned that the best results come when they have an understanding of what is going on inside their bodies. So, let’s dig in. Every one of us has fat. Some of it is needed to maintain a healthy body and some of it is not. ...
Nutrition
Menu labeling program kicks off in Portland
The Associated Press on Nov. 05, 2010, at 4:41 p.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine restaurant is the first in Portland to post calories under a program that encourages local, non-chain restaurants to put caloric information in their menus. Mayor Nicholas Mavodones was the first patron of Anthony’s Italian Kitchen to order Thursday from the new lighter side menu made ...
Simple supportive nutrition
Wouldn’t it be great to eat a healthier diet without starving yourself, counting calories, or subscribing to a line of expensive pre-packaged meals? I call it Simple Supportive Nutrition. It’s not a new concept; it just seems to have gotten buried beneath a mountain of fad diets and weight loss ...
Maine board delays expanding BPA proposal
The Associated Press on Oct. 07, 2010, at 3:13 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine environmental regulators have put off a decision on whether to expand a proposed ban on a chemical used to harden plastics in some food containers and hundreds of other household items. A proposal before the Board of Environmental Protection would ban bisphenol-A in baby bottles and ...
Lawmakers act to protect Healthy Maine fund
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Fund for a Healthy Maine will come under closer legislative scrutiny if recommendations approved Wednesday by a panel of Maine lawmakers are adopted.
State eyes supervision of tobacco fund boost
AUGUSTA, Maine — With tobacco settlement payments on the rise and the state budget in tatters, lawmakers are looking to strengthen oversight of spending in the so-called Fund for a Healthy Maine.
Glenburn art teacher killed in Friday morning collision in Bangor
Harvard student asked to leave bar for ‘bad behavior,’ not drunkenness
LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question
Reporting crime
A people’s revolt in Bar Harbor
Old Town football coach steps down
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
Orono baseball shuts out archrival Old Town for ninth straight victory
Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
Aroostook businessman expands company out of home with hit mobile app 7 Little Words
Small idea launches major project in Hampden
Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
New, old methods combine to deter scrap metal thefts in Aroostook
Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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