Healthy Food

Healthy food options are limited for many rural WV communities

Violin27/01/2023 63 Views

CLAY — On a recent weekday, Sarah Williams was doing what she does most Tuesday mornings: waiting for a weekly delivery of produce, meat and dairy products for her mom-and-pop grocery store, Small Town Market.

“You know it’s Tuesday, but you never really know what time,” Williams said, looking past the empty wooden tables in her storefront. “It’s kind of a struggle to get things in here.”

Williams and her husband, BJ, expected to face some challenges when they started Small Town Market just as the first wave of pandemic closures hit West Virginia in 2020. But they knew Clay

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Meals on Wheels, a Cincinnati nonprofit bringing healthy ‘rescued’ food to seniors

Violin27/01/2023 55 Views

CINCINNATI — Meals on Wheels announced a new partnership with local nonprofit La Soupe to help deliver healthy food to more seniors in the Tri-State.

“We’re very excited,” said Michael Beck, Meals on Wheels’ chief production officer. “We’ve been working over a year and a half with La Soupe in order to form this partnership and what it is, is we’re taking our strengths and their strengths and putting them together to benefit our seniors.”

100% of the food came from rescued food, meaning the food was donated by local grocery stores and restaurants and would otherwise have been thrown

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Budget-Friendly Hacks for Healthy Food Shopping

Violin25/01/2023 100 Views

Health and well-being are on the minds of many Americans as the country transitions to a post-COVID era. According to…

Health and well-being are on the minds of many Americans as the country transitions to a post-COVID era. According to a OnePoll survey commissioned by Nutrisystem, being in lockdown for over a year has motivated many of us to reflect on the importance of our health.

In fact, more than 70% of adults surveyed believe that the COVID-19 pandemic taught them to be more aware of their own health. Part of this newfound awareness for health spills over into the

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Local food service businesses partner to stay open, save money

Violin25/01/2023 44 Views

Bueno Burrito owner Nathan Stringer (right) is opening his Thomasville restaurant's kitchen to other food businesses, such as Perfect Portions healthy meal prep owner Bethany Martin (left) and two food trucks. It allows all involved to pool resources and save money during this time of rising commercial rents and food costs. Martin will set up her food prep area on the left side of the kitchen, which Stringer has cleared for her. — Bueno Burrito owner Nathan Stringer (right) is opening his Thomasville restaurant’s kitchen to other food businesses, such as Perfect Portions healthy meal prep owner Bethany Martin (left) and two food trucks. It allows all involved to pool resources and save money during this time of rising commercial rents and food costs. Martin will set up her food prep area on the left side of the kitchen, which Stringer has cleared for her.

THOMASVILLE — A few weeks ago Bethany Martin was preparing to close down her healthy food prep business Perfect Portions, which she has owned since 2018 when she

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Limited Access to Healthy Food Leads to A Higher Risk of Obesity

Violin24/01/2023 80 Views

For the longest time, the coexistence of food insecurity and obesity was labeled a paradox. But now, the link between the two is undeniable.

Many consider food insecurity the result of both a dwindling economy and social disadvantage. But what is food insecurity? It’s defined as the lack of consistent access to enough healthy, adequate food due to household-level economic and social conditions. The research further credits food insecurity as the second-leading cause of preventable death in the United States.

What is Obesity?

the World Health Organization defines obesity as a complex, chronic disease that leads to abnormal or excessive

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Want to live longer? Stop focusing on a single food and consider your overall diet, study suggests

Violin23/01/2023 72 Views

Findings from one of the largest and longest-running studies show that there are multiple ways to eat a healthy diet and reap its benefits – be it following a Mediterranean-style diet, a plant-based diet, healthy dietary guidelines or a blend of eating patterns.Sasithorn Phuapankasemsuk/iStockPhoto / Getty Images

Blueberries, spinach, broccoli and salmon have long been regarded as so-called “longevity” foods. These, and many other nutritious foods, contain certain nutrients and phytochemicals that studies have linked to healthy aging.

Nutrition research, though, has shifted its focus away from isolated nutrients and single foods since we don’t eat these dietary components

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Are you living in a food desert? These maps suggest it can make a big difference to your health

Violin23/01/2023 41 Views

Public concerns about high food prices highlight how meeting basic human needs can’t be taken for granted, even in a country like Australia.

Food prices are but one part of the equation that determines access to food — and generally healthy eating. Just as poverty for some can be hidden within a relatively wealthy community, lack of access to fresh affordable foods can be a problem even in our largest cities.

The term “food desert” describes this concern. It is believed to have been the first coined in the United Kingdom. It’s now widely used in the United States and

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Detroit woman brings fresh, healthy food to her corner of the city

Violin22/01/2023 85 Views

After nearly three decades of working as a registered nurse, Detroiter Sonya Greene is opening a fresh produce market in her neighborhood.

Greene cares deeply about the health and wellbeing of the people around her, and one of the biggest hurdles to health for many in the city is the lack of fresh, affordable and easily available produce and other daily grocery items.

In the community that Greene has called home since the 1980s – the Linwood-Dexter neighborhood – grocery options are not what they once were. When space in a commercial building owned by her family became available, Greene

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