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Empty Plate: Kids Are Being Bullied to Skip Lunch at School 08/23/2015 08:00pm • Anti-bullying curriculum has created a generation of kids who are much more aware of overt, classic bullying. However, bullying and peer pressure take many forms, and at times can be very difficult to spot. One alarming trend happening in some school cafeterias is kids facing pressure to not eat lu Garden Plot: Lawnapalooza, seeding and grub control 08/21/2015 05:06am • WASHINGTON -- Meet Mike in Warrenton, Virginia, at 1 p.m., Sept. 5. Mike will get you right back in the garden when he extols the joys of “The Second Season: Garlic, Pansies, Salad Greens and More” in a free talk at the Lee Highway Nursery, at 7159 Burke Lane. Yes, it’s time to sow fresh What's Better for Weight-Loss: Cutting Carbs or Fat? 08/20/2015 08:00pm • Lately, it seems everyone is riding the low-carb bandwagon -- ditching pasta, forgoing fruits and eating their sandwiches as lettuce wraps. But according to a new Cell Metabolism study, opting for a low-fat diet might actually lead to better fat-loss results. For the study, researchers with the Na Stop Believing These 5 Myths About Food 08/20/2015 08:00pm • I called upon top nutrition experts around the country and asked them which food myth drives them absolutely bonkers. I asked them to come up with misconceptions they hear over and over that still need to be demystified to the world. Of course, they did not disappoint. Here's what they said:1. Bana Don't let heavy backpacks harm your child 08/20/2015 03:54am • WASHINGTON -- It's the one piece of gear just about every child needs for school, but there are concerns about the pressure book-laden backpacks put on young bodies. Because the phenomenon is so new, there are no conclusive studies yet on the long-term implications of lugging around all that wei Prehypertension and Prediabetes: Room for Prevention in Predisease 08/18/2015 08:00pm • You think you're relatively healthy: You feel fine and don't have any serious symptoms. So when your doctor drops a diagnosis such as prediabetes or prehypertension on you, confusion and panic can set in. Such a diagnosis means that if you continue on your current path, making the same lifestyle c Interactive Games Help Address Drinking, Sexual Assault in College 08/17/2015 08:00pm • Changing community and cultural attitudes toward excessive drinking and sexual violence on college campuses is difficult. Two interactive games try to get students to think critically about these issues through guided simulations that take users through common scenarios on college campuses and let t 5 Ways 'Back-to-School' Isn't What It Used to Be 08/17/2015 08:00pm • I don't know about you, but for me, mid-August through the first week of September used to arrive with a side dish of angst. Getting that school supply list on the first day of classes and rushing to the stores early to find everything in all the right colors and just the right sizes felt like we we How to Create the Right Investing Portfolio for You 08/16/2015 08:00pm • People who have accumulated enough capital to begin investing in the market can face some daunting challenges -- none greater than trying to figure out how to invest that capital. Building a portfolio is easy. Building the right portfolio takes discipline and most of all, risk awareness. The great Taking Stock of What's in That Lunchbox 08/16/2015 08:00pm • Now that sugary sodas are verboten in public school cafeterias and veggie burgers have arrived on the menu, pediatricians have turned their attention to the brown bags and lunchboxes that come from home. It turns out their contents are in need of an overhaul, too.Indeed, homemade lunches are often h You're Feeling Dizzy. Should You Be Worried? 08/16/2015 08:00pm • Professional golfer Jason Day fell on the ninth hole of the third round of the 2015 U.S. Open in June. He had been feeling dizzy and nauseated all day; he was struggling with any quick movements of his head. He laid on the ground for a few minutes but was able to get up and continue playing, though 10 Ways to Live Healthier and Save Money Doing It 08/14/2015 06:45am • Be fitness and financially savvy Think you've got to spend an arm and a leg to improve the health of your body and mind? Think again. A focus on enhancing wellness could actually be healthy for your bank account, too. The notion that eating foods that are good for you must be bad for your budget Can You Drink Alcohol and Still Lose Weight? 08/13/2015 08:00pm • When you're on a diet, you know you should probably pass up the dessert menu, but what about the cocktail menu? It's a question researchers and dieters alike have grappled with for years, usually while clinging to a bottle of booze. In the end, the answer isn't all that different from any other so With osteoporosis on the rise, experts say many can reduce their risk 08/13/2015 04:38pm • WASHINGTON --A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says osteoporosis is on the rise. But experts say there are things people can do when they are young to lessen their risk. The CDC crunched numbers from a big national health and nutrition  survey and found roughly one Getting to and from work can be a workout all by itself 08/13/2015 08:56am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The easiest way to lose weight — and keep it off — may just involve your daily trip to and from work. Several studies have shown that an active commute — involving walking, biking or taking public transit — has helped people lose weight. In a British study, those wh