This breakfast casserole from our registered dietitians at the Texas Diabetes Institute is a healthy way to start any day. (more…)
For Sandra Diaz the moment of truth came when she was babysitting her 2-year old godson. As he darted toward the fireplace Diaz, 45, tried to get up off the…
In this body-conscious society, women often worry about weight gain when they become pregnant. Being overweight or having a body mass index (BMI) that is considered obese adds more concern…
We’ve all looked at the scale and winced. The urge to jump into a drastic diet might be overwhelming. Some changes to your eating habits can help you drop pounds…
A disease you may never have heard of is slowly damaging the health of a quarter of Americans. In San Antonio and the Valley, fatty liver disease affects nearly half…
For more than 20 years, a bilingual school health program known as Bienestar, the brainchild of Dr. Roberto Trevino, has been teaching elementary and middle school students throughout San Antonio…
It's been a bad year for sugary drinks. In February, a federal advisory group recommended that people cut back. Groups like the American Heart Association and the World Health Organization…
A campaign by local leaders is hoping to educate the community about how much sugar they’re consuming through beverages. But before you go reaching for that diet drink as a substitute,…
So how much sugar is lurking in the things you eat and drink? It adds up. That popular sports drink, for example, has five teaspoons of sugar. That orange soda…
It's no secret that young pre-schoolers can be picky eaters. But a new study by a San Antonio researcher shed a light on what those picky eaters are picking. The…