Following McDonald's promises to slim down on its portions and introducing healthier alternatives to its menu, the company has instead announced plans to reveal a super-size version of the Big Mac - which is 40 percent larger than the regular Big Mac.

Restaurant patrons can expect to chow down on 690 calories a sitting with the super-sized burger

U.S. experts said children troubled with bed-wetting should avoid caffeine, carbonation and citrus in their diets, according to HealthDay report Sunday.

"For bladder problems, anything that is an irritant is bad. Caffeine is number one, and it's the most common thing that these kids get from all the soda they drink," said Dr. Kirk Pinto, pediatric urologist at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, in a prepared statement

According to researchers, a Mediterranean diet - made up of lots of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, fish and a little red wine - can help cut the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease.

The finding, published in the early online addition of Annals of Neurology, comes from a study of 2,258 older adults in New York, according to CBS news

A recent study shows that women who eat more vegetables and fruits have a better chance of preventing the breast cancer from returning.

Researchers followed more than 1,500 women, beginning on average two years after the women finished treatment for early-stage breast cancer. Initial tests confirmed that women with higher levels of carotenoids in their blood ate more vegetables and fruits

In an effort to curb the growing waist lines of kids, lawmakers want to expel soda, candy bars, chips and other junk food from the nation's schools.

This week, the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the rate of obese and overweight kids has climbed to 18 percent of boys and 16 percent of girls. Four years ago, the number was 14 percent. Lawmakers blame high-fat, high-sugar snacks that compete with nutritious meals in schools