Nutrition

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Keep your heart healthy with these 4 tips

Children's Health

The big problem with our over-sugared children in America

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Study helps to make Chinese food in Philly healthier

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What's the difference between the milk types?

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How the lowly mushroom is becoming a nutritional star

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What's the verdict on eggs and cholesterol?

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Penn study: Sleep may explain link between fish consumption, intelligence

13 ways to get more antioxidants (and why you need to)

Drinking four cups of coffee each day will help you live longer, study shows

Coconut oil alarmingly high in saturated fat, American Heart Association warns

Mindful Mondays

Food swaps you can make today for your health and weight

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Philly H.S. students' healthy breakfast item lands in district cafeterias

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Children's Health

Last school year for classroom cupcakes?

ChEATing Clean: Healthy spins on your favorite indulgences

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Personalized 'DNA diets': Science promising, but not yet effective

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Not the granola bars! Nutritionists divulge some unhealthy truths

Mindful Mondays

Mindful Mondays: Five ways to enjoy your holiday

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5 healthy food switches and where to try them in Philly

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McDonald's says 'brand ambassador' won't visit schools anymore

In Mauritius, Penn researchers find good nutrition promotes positive social development in kids

Worldwide decrease in meat-eating would save billions in healthcare costs and fight global warming, study says

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Study: Long breastfeeding linked to vitamin D deficiency

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Two cups of joe cut risk of liver disease in half, study finds

Democratic National Convention brings garden blooms to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia site

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Join a discussion on the Philadelphia school lunch system

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Sal Paolantonio prides himself on living healthy, and offers a playbook for other men to follow

Physical Activity Work

New dementia study reiterates the physical activity paradox — that not all exercise is beneficial

Distracted Driving Fatalities

Car crash deaths spike on days that big albums are released, study finds

Clancy Postpartum Depression

Lindsay Clancy trial puts focus on postpartum psychosis; here's how it differs from depression

Brain Dump Anxiety

Waking up to a mind filled with worries? A 'brain dump' may help ease that stress

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Is it better to use an electric or manual toothbrush? It depends on these factors

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