Lifestyle

LONDON - Customers at Tesco can now work out while they shop by using one of the company's "Trim Trolleys," the BBC News reports.

WASHINGTON - More Americans soon will be dying of obesity than from smoking if current trends persist, which would make being overweight the nation's No. 1 cause of preventable death, according to a study released yesterday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cutting-edge research, laxer labeling, and a renewed focus on health prevention make the timing right for functional foods.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. today announced it will donate $10,000 to Friends of the Peak to fund directional signage for the Ring the Peak Trail system, which will eventually connect existing trails on Pikes Peak in a contiguous ring.

WASHINGTON - American shoppers are increasingly aware of the role food and nutrition play in managing and maintaining health, and they're taking a variety of actions to meet their self-care objectives, according to a new study by the Food Marketing Institute and Prevention magazine, "Shopping for Health 2003: Whole Health for the Whole Family."

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. -- The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) has unveiled its Top 10 Trends of 2004.

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. yesterday named Cathy Kapica, Ph.D., R.D., as director, Worldwide Nutrition. Kapica will work closely with a cross-functional team to help guide McDonald's nutrition and active lifestyles initiatives.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government on Wednesday went ahead with its plan to refashion its well-known Food Guide Pyramid to help chubby Americans eat less and exercise more, Reuters reports.