Archive for the ‘Nutrition / Diet’ Category

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Friday, March 14th, 2008

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School Breakfast Fuels Kids’ Imagination

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Before lifting off on a space mission or sitting down to write a story, astronauts and authors alike must eat a balanced breakfast. To help boost breakfast participation in schools and excite students about fueling their bodies to power their minds, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has launched the "Fuel ...

Global Child Nutrition Foundation Gala To Recognize Achievements In International School Feeding

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

The Global Child Nutrition Foundation's 5th annual A Possible Dream Gala will take place Tuesday, March 4, 2008, and honor several champions of child nutrition, including the 2008 recipient of the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award. The gala supports the Foundation's mission to raise awareness about the global epidemic of ...

New Research: Toddlers’ Intake Exceeds Energy Needs

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Australian toddlers are consuming more energy than they need, putting them at risk of overweight and obesity, according to new research in Nutrition & Dietetics published by Wiley-Blackwell. Researcher Dr Karen Webb said the 16 to 24 month old children consumed on average 10 per cent more kilojoules than their estimated ...

FDA Announces Permanent Injunction Against Food Companies, Executives

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Brownwood Acres Foods Inc., Cherry Capital Services Inc. (doing business as Flavonoid Sciences) and two of their top executives have signed a consent decree that effectively prohibits the companies and their executives from manufacturing and distributing any products with claims in the ...

Safer Food Made Easy With New FSA DVD, UK

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Caterers and food retailers will have extra help from in achieving the right standards in food hygiene and giving extra confidence to their customers.The Food Standards Agency, the UK's food regulator, has produced a new DVD for food businesses that aims to provide an additional route for accessing up-to-date guidance ...

Latest Consumer Attitudes Survey Suggests Increased Consumer Confidence Around Many Food Issues, UK

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

The eighth annual Consumer Attitudes to Food Survey1 published by the Food Standards Agency, points to increased confidence among the public in the food they are consuming and to wider food issues. Since the initial survey in 2000, the number of people concerned about issues such as food poisoning, additives and ...

Awareness Month Helps Keep Nutrition Top Of Mind

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Emerging information on diet and nutrition is published on a frequent basis. And, more Americans are aware of and better educated with overall health as they hear new information come through reports and studies. In an effort to continue helping the advancement of health awareness, Symmetry, the direct selling company ...

Preventive Nutrition Intervention Program Yields More Than Traditional Recuperative Model

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

When preventing undernutrition, it is more effective to focus on children who are at risk earlier than to attempt recuperative programs on children already affected. A preventive nutrition intervention program was analyzed in the February 16, 2008 issue of The Lancet, in a follow up of the recent Lancet Series ...