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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- If you've just lost weight and are trying to keep it off, don't rely on diet alone to keep those unwanted pounds at bay. It may not be enough, no matter what kind of "maintenance" diet you follow, researchers say.

Putting more whole grains into School lunches ensures the health of our students and the future generation. Whole grain food is more popular in students when added to school lunch. Elementary school students will eat more whole grains when healthier bread products are gradually introduced into their school lunches, a new University of Minnesota study shows. read more

What is the power of Vitamin D? Radiological health expert Daniel Hayes, Ph.D., of the new york City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suggests that a form of vitamin D could be one of our body's main protections against damage from low levels of radiation. Writing in the International Journal of Low Radiation, Hayes explains that calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, may protect us from background radiation and could be used as a safe protective agent before or after a low-level nuclear incident. read more

Reuters - Canada plans to introduce tougher rules for listeria testing in food plants after a fatal outbreak linked to sliced meats produced at a Maple Leaf Foods Inc facility, Canadian media said on Friday.

I was once a kitchen gadget geek. If you could, say, whip up a quick smoothie or "Replicate your favorite fast food breakfast sandwich!" with it, it was mine. Soon,...