Sheah Rarback

I get it, food safety is a boring topic.

This is the time of year when people often resolve to start a diet, start eating better, give up a food item such as sugar or meat or make some other change that will move them forward on the path to wellness.

The fruit has been around since the first days of civilization.

A study found people who had received vitamin K2 had a significant decrease in leg cramps.

Avocados have many health benefits

In a study, 72 percent of those who followed intermittent fasting reduced their liver fat by at least 30 percent, compared with only 44 percent in a calorie reduction group.

Researchers found exposure to brighter light at night predicted higher risk of type 2 diabetes across an average of eight years of follow-up.

The USDA estimates that 30% of the food supply is wasted at the retail and consumer level due to confusion about the expiration dates on food products.

When I was young a popular “diet food” was cottage cheese and half a canned cling peach. I don’t remember any talk about the heavy syrup the peach was living in before it joined forces with the cottage cheese. And it certainly wasn’t a trendy item. That was then. Cottage cheese is now active on social media in breads, pancakes and puddings. And it deserves the recognition.

Inactive adults can lose as much as 3-5% of muscle mass each decade after age 30.