Coffee, after water, is the most widely consumed beverage in the United States, and is the
principal source of caffeine intake among adults. The biological effects of coffee may be …

Dietary guidelines continue to recommend restricting intake of saturated fats. This recommendation
follows largely from the observation that saturated fats can raise levels of total serum …

Data from animal experiments and human studies implicate added sugars (eg, sucrose and
high-fructose corn syrup) in the development of diabetes mellitus and related metabolic …

To identify promoters of and barriers to fruit, vegetable, and fast-food consumption, we
interviewed low-income African Americans in Philadelphia. Salient promoters and barriers were …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature mortality in the developed world,
and hypertension is its most important risk factor. Controlling hypertension is a major focus of …

Corner stores are part of the urban food environment that may contribute to obesity and diet-related
diseases, particularly for low-income and minority children. The snack foods …

BEFORE DESCRIBING COMMON AND CONCERNING limitations of food-environment
research (and rec-ommendations to address them), it may be useful to discuss the rationale for …

Most food-environment research has focused narrowly on select stores and restaurants. There
has been comparatively less attention to non-storefront food sources like farmers' markets …

Prevailing thinking about obesity and related diseases holds that quantifying calories should
be a principal concern and target for intervention. Part of this thinking is that consumed …

Unhealthful food-and-beverage advertising often targets vulnerable groups. The extent of
such advertising in subway stations has not been reported and it is not clear how ad …