From the kitchen to the medicine cabinet: Examples of functional herbs and spices.

In many cultures, "food as medicine" has existed for centuries as the foundation of health. It is a practice built on the knowledge that food and diet play important roles in disease prevention and management. Foods possessing therapeutic properties are often referred to as functional foods.

Health Status and Anthropometric Changes in Resettled Refugee Children.

Background: Recently the United States has experienced an increase in refugees. Pediatric refugees are at risk for health and nutrition problems. Literature on longitudinal change in nutritional status of resettled pediatric refugees is scant.

School-Based Obesity Intervention Associated with Three Year Decrease in Student Weight Status in a Low-Income School District.

School-based interventions may be a way to address increasing rates of childhood obesity. Following an obesity intervention implemented by a low-income school district we found evidence of weight status change among district students. The school district served 5,000 children in Western New York at that time and approximately 4,000 students were in the target group (grades 3-12).