Insights from the Editor

We're Still Not Listening to Mom or Health Science
Despite decades of motherly advice and good-for-us research results, Americans still refuse to eat enough vegetables. And we're not talking about kids.

A recent government study found that only 26 percent of adults had three or more servings of vegetables a day—despite all the good health benefits that come from eating foods loaded with nutrients. Here's why you should reconsider Mom's words: "Eat your veggies!"

Alcohol, Breast Cancer and Pink Washing
In this season of all things pink (October is Breast Cancer Awareness month), seeing pink umbrellas, pink underwear or pink jogging gear isn't all that surprising. But a bottle of pink booze? That caught us off guard, especially considering that drinking alcohol may increase the risk for breast cancer. Is this cause campaign by Mike's Hard Lemonade the worst form of pinkwashing?

Midriff Cheerleading Uniforms Nothing to Cheer About
As if cheerleaders didn't have enough to worry about, especially after their sport was declared a non-sport last month by a federal judge. Now they have to worry about whether their skimpy uniforms can cause eating disorders.

A small University of South Carolina study recently found overexposed cheerleaders—those whose uniforms show their midsection—are at greater risk for eating disorders.