Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Nutrition 21 Agrees to Buy Iceland Health and Enter the Omega-3 Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

PURCHASE, N.Y.----Aug. 15, 2006--Nutrition 21, Inc., today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Iceland Health, Inc.

'Consumers Look to 'Functional Foods' for Health Benefits (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Growing interest in the relationship between health and diet is spurring consumer demand for "functional foods." Recent findings from the 13th Annual Consumer Attitudes About Nutrition National Study highlight a continued interest and involvement in nutrition and health issues and an increased awareness of the health benefits of functional foods such as soy.

'Mini-Grants available for nutrition education (Santa Paula Times)

Ventura County Public Health is seeking grant applications beginning August 11 from community groups to promote nutrition education among low-income, Food Stamp eligible residents in qualifying Gold Coast regions of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

'USDA proposes addition of brown rice to WIC food packages (Trumann Democrat)

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service yesterday announced proposed changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food packages that for the first time would add brown rice to the packages as an allowable substitute for whole grain bread.

'UN agency warns of critical food shortage for HIV patients (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Despite pouring billions of dollars into life-saving AIDS drugs, the world is failing to ensure poor HIV patients have enough food to survive, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) warned.

'World Food Programme Urges More Focus On Nutrition In Fight Against HIV / AIDS (Medical News Today)

Donor countries have poured billions of dollars into antiretrovirals and other medication to counter the growing impact of AIDS in Africa, Asia and Latin America with barely a thought to nutrition. [click link for full article]