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Grassroots organization Food for Thought provides meals and support for people with HIV in Sonoma County, and hosts festivals that help raise funds to keep their programs open.

A federal study suggests that the people most at risk are those who also get too little potassium. Potassium-rich foods, including fruits and vegetables, have long been recommended as a dietary defense against heart disease and other chronic illnesses.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and is also a major cause of disability.

Eat more fiber and you just may live longer. That’s the message from the largest study of its kind to find a link between high-fiber diets and lower risks of death not only from heart disease, but from infectious and respiratory illnesses as well.

The Campbell Soup Co. is planning to spend $10 million over the next decade on a new initiative to reduce obesity and hunger among children in Camden, the company’s impoverished hometown.

Lugging around a few extra pounds? One of the largest studies to look at health and weight finds that you don’t have to be obese to raise your risk of premature death.

At Army training sites across the nation, the mess hall is beginning to look different. Milk and juice dispensers are replacing soda fountains.

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New soldiers expecting Army drill sergeants to bust their chops over poor posture or a wayward gaze may instead want to avoid a more modern military transgression: relying on fast food for sustenance.

First lady Michelle Obama had Miami elementary school students cheering Monday over a typically contentious dinner topic - vegetables. Even the green ones.