Lifestyle

A recent Kansas State University study has found that fewer supermarkets in small cities raised the risk of obesity for low-income female residents of such areas.

Laura’s Lean Beef has signed on to support Good Housekeeping’s first-ever heart-healthy cooking competition — “Cook Your Heart Out” — which will award the grand-prize winner’s most innovative recipe $125,000.

Publix Pharmacies yesterday rolled out the first phase of a new diabetes management system.

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) will hold its inaugural Supermarket Health & Wellness Conference, May 11 through May 13, 2010, in conjunction with FMI 2010, at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Whole Foods Market is getting its customers moving this month with its “Be Good to Your Whole Body” campaign in its Whole Body departments.

The first symposium of its kind, “Food for Your Whole Life” will bring together internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators and health experts who will offer their expertise on age-based nutrition for optimal health and disease prevention. The symposium, to be held Jun 6 and 7 in New York City,  has been created to provide people with the information and tools necessary for achieving wellness throughout the life cycle.

SmartNow, a provider of health-and-wellness information to the health care industry, corporations and consumers, last week launched a comprehensive nutritional grocery guide for the iPhone with more than 100,000 unique, branded products categorized.

As part of its “Be Good to Your Whole Body” campaign in its Whole Body departments, Whole Foods Market is focusing on healthy energy for the month of March with a series of in-store lectures and podcasts.