Eating movie popcorn and soda while at the movies is like eating three burgers with 12 pats of butter in one sitting, according to a report by the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest.

The Stupak-Pitts amendment to the coming health care reform legislation could eliminate health insurance coverage for abortion according to a study by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

Utah, Washington and Minnesota are the happiest states in the U.S., according to a study that measures education, wealth, emotional health and physical health by England's University of Cambridge. The least happy states in America are Mississippi, Kentucky and Virginia.

Eating poorly is to blame for teen obesity and not a lack of exercise, according to a study in the health journal Obesity Reviews.

Critics are bashing cereal maker Kellogg's for claiming their cereal can boost the immunity of a child. NYU Professor Marion Nestle: "The idea that eating Cocoa Krispies will keep a kid from getting swine flu, or from catching a cold, doesn't make sense."

Cereals marketed directly to children "have 85% more sugar, 65% less fiber, and 60% more sodium than cereals marketed to adults for adult consumption" according to researchers at the Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.

The Washington Post has got your back: How to prevent getting swine flu and what to do if you have it.

As NFL commissioner Roger Goodell denies a link between football and brain injuries, take a look at the hardest illegal Pop Warner hit ever.

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Sunny Delight and Cap'n Crunch cereal are just two of the 20 worst kids' foods in America.