Nutrition
FILE - Norway's Maren Lundby competes in the mixed team ski jumping World Cup event in Rasnov, Romania, on Feb. 20, 2021. Lundby has emerged as an advocate for change in a sport that has historically had athletes develop eating disorders in a quest to be as light as possible to fly farther. (AP Photo/Raed Krishan, File)
Olympic champion Lundby laments ski jumping's weight issues

By Larry Lage Jan. 27, 2022 02:25 AM EST

FILE - In this March 2, 2018 file photo, Televangelist Jim Bakker, right, walks with his wife Lori Beth Graham after a funeral service at the Billy Graham Library for the Rev. Billy Graham, in Charlotte, N.C. Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure the coronavirus. Missouri court records show that a settlement agreement was filed Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton File)
Jim Bakker, his church settle lawsuit over COVID-19 claims

By Jim Salter Jun. 23, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

This combination of file photos provided by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Workers' Party meetings in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 8, 2021, left, and June 15, 2021. Last time when Kim faced rumors about his health, the North Korean leader had walked with a cane, missed an important state anniversary or panted for breath. Now, the 37-year-old faces fresh speculation about his health because he looks thinner noticeably in recent state media images. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
N Korea's Kim looks much thinner, causing health speculation

By Hyung-Jin Kim And Kim Tong-Hyung Jun. 16, 2021 02:29 AM EDT

Christian Hainds plays with his dog, Reyna in the backyard of his home in Hammond, Ind., Monday, June 7, 2021. Health officials have warned since early on in the pandemic that obesity and related conditions such as diabetes were risk factors for severe COVID-19. It wasn't until he was diagnosed as diabetic around the start of the pandemic that he felt the urgency to make changes. Hainds lost about 50 pounds during the pandemic, and at 180 pounds and 5 feet, 11 inches tall is no longer considered obese. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Pandemic shows risk of obesity, and challenge of weight loss

By Candice Choi Jun. 09, 2021 11:34 AM EDT

West Virginia nutrition program to offer benefits boost

May. 19, 2021 04:40 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia women and children who participate in a nutrition program will receive a temporary benefit boost this summer for the...

Farm-raised kelp is hauled aboard a barge for harvesting, Thursday April 29, 2021, off the coast of Cumberland, Maine. Maine’s seaweed farmers are in the midst of a spring harvest that is almost certain to break state records (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Maine seaweed growers to break state records this spring

By Patrick Whittle May. 01, 2021 08:17 AM EDT

NJ increases food aid by $95 a month for 231K households

By Mike Catalini Apr. 13, 2021 02:24 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will boost supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for 231,000 households, about half of those already getting the federally...

Eugenia Alexander is planning to build a creative green safe space for the community serving the city of East Saint Louis at the intersection of Trendley Ave. and 11th St. (Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat via AP)
Urban farmers work to bring fresh food to southwest Illinois

By Deasia Paige Apr. 11, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

Silvia Baca Garcia, 33, sits outside her home she shares with her three children and two grandchildren in Phoenix, on Thursday, March 25, 2021. From left are her sons, Hugo, 14, and Adrian, 6, and granddaughter, Sofia. Originally from Honduras, Baca Garcia says she struggled to feed her family when she was out of work for months during the coronavirus pandemic. She said she's relieved that her two school-aged sons are now back on campus, where they each get two hot meals every day they go to class. (AP Photo/Anita Snow)
US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults

By Anita Snow, Rebecca Santana And Candice Choi Apr. 01, 2021 10:03 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
Janesville Gazette. March 19, 2021. Editorial: It’s about time doors to vaccine are opened In case you didn’t notice,...

This image released by Netflix shows former first lady Michelle Obama putting a chef's hat on Waffles, a furry puppet with waffle ears and holding Mochi, a pink round puppet, on the set of the children's series "Waffles + Mochi." Obama is launching the new Netflix children’s food show on March 16. (Adam Rose/Netflix via AP)
Michelle Obama aims to give a million meals in new campaign

By Haleluya Hadero Mar. 16, 2021 09:57 AM EDT

Illinois governor touts plan to address poverty and hunger

Mar. 14, 2021 02:37 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has touted a new plan for helping end hunger in Illinois that includes improved technology and better collaboration between...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 07:51 AM EST
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Feb. 22 The Intelligencer on keeping pets warm...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announces the expansion of a monthly food benefits program that will help approximately one million children across Illinois during a press conference at George Washington Middle School in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler /The State Journal-Register via AP)
Food help expanded for kids shut out of school by pandemic

By John O'connor Feb. 23, 2021 05:19 PM EST

This combination of photos shows Anne Alderete at a restaurant on Aug. 12, 2020, left, and a dish of natto and chives on gluten free sourdough bread. Whether it’s kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings. Alderete is enjoying something she never thought she would: natto. Made of fermented soy beans, natto is popular in Japan but considered too slimy and stinky for some. (J. Alderete, left, and A. Alderete via AP)
Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favorites on the menu

By Leanne Italie Feb. 02, 2021 10:48 AM EST

Nebraska to start issuing emergency SNAP benefits on Feb. 9

Feb. 01, 2021 02:23 PM EST
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will start issuing emergency supplemental nutrition benefits to people who qualify on Feb. 9, state officials said Monday. ...

Chef Jermaine Wall stacks containers of soups at Community Servings, which prepares and delivers scratch-made, medically tailored meals to individuals & families living with critical & chronic illnesses, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Food is a growing focus for insurers as they look to improve the health of the people they cover and cut costs. Insurers first started covering Community Servings meals about five years ago, and CEO David Waters says they now cover close to 40%. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Insurers add food to coverage menu as way to improve health

By Tom Murphy Jan. 23, 2021 08:53 AM EST

In this Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, file photo, a newly arrived Rohingya family rests under a temporary shelter at Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. United Nations agencies are warning that more than 350 million people in the Asia-Pacific are going hungry as the coronavirus pandemic destroys jobs and pushes food prices higher. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
UN: Pandemic, surging food prices leave many in Asia hungry

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jan. 19, 2021 11:35 PM EST

This Oct. 27, 2020 image shows a sign in front of the Ajo Farmers Market & Cafe advertising the Ajo Food Pantry in Ajo, Arizona. The pantry was overwhelmed with demand early in the pandemic. On designated afternoons, people can come by and pick up bags of food for themselves and their family and neighbors. (Katherine Sypher/Cronkite News via AP)
Arizona town teams up to fight COVID-19 food insecurity

By Katherine Sypher Jan. 04, 2021 10:00 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 file photo, two year old Akon Morro, who is anemic and suffers from edema due to malnutrition, sits on the floor of a feeding center in Al Sabah Children's Hospital in the capital Juba, South Sudan. Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has set back two decades of progress against the most severe forms of malnutrition and is likely to kill 168,000 children before a global recovery. That's according to a global study from a coalition of international organizations. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
Hunger study predicts 168,000 pandemic-linked child deaths

By Lori Hinnant Dec. 14, 2020 11:24 AM EST