Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Spices can be good for your health (News 14 Charlotte)

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Spices add a lot of flavor to food. They also pack a powerful punch when it comes to nutrition. Ginger Hobbs, the owner of the Five Spice Café, uses spice ginger to make her Thai ginger chicken.

'Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Issues In Governors' State Of The US State Speeches (Medical News Today)

The following highlights health issues mentioned last week in governors' state of the state addresses.Hawaii: In her Jan. 23 speech, Gov. Linda Lingle (R) proposed several new initiatives, including a tax credit of $100 to people whose annual household incomes are less than $50,000 to provide relief for taxes on food, health care services and nonprescription drugs, saying "it is unconscionable

'Principals' and foodservice directors' perceptions differ on food policy (EurekAlert!)

Penn State researchers have found differences between high school principals' and foodservice directors' perceptions of "competitive food" policies that highlight the need for communication among key stakeholders addressing new wellness policy development mandated by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004.

'Panel warn of health risks from too much soy isoflavone (Asahi.com)

Excessive consumption of soy isoflavone supplements, a nutrient thought to help prevent illnesses, could actually pose health risks, especially among pregnant women and infants, a Food Safety Commission panel warned.

'5 tips for making homemade baby food (Star-Gazette)

Homemade baby food doesn't just have nutritional benefits, there's also the financial savings to consider, said Jeanne Moore, a nutritionist and breast-feeding specialist at the Chemung County Health Department's WIC Nutrition Program in Elmira.

'Nutrition: Diet May Drive Data on Beer, Wine and Health (New York Times)

If wine drinkers are healthier than beer drinkers, it may have less to do with their choice of drink than with what they eat with it.

'NUTRITION / SUZANNE HAVALA HOBBS: Yes, avoid trans fat -- but remember saturated is bad, too (The Charlotte Observer)

Food companies now have to list trans fat on food labels, and that's good news for shoppers looking for information to guide healthy food choices.

'Tricks Used To Push Unhealthy Food To Your Children, Reveals A Report By Which? (Medical News Today)

Childcatchers: the tricks used to push unhealthy food to your children, exposes the top twelve marketing tricks, used by food and entertainment companies to lure children into eating more unhealthy food. The report also warns about the tricks of tomorrow. Sue Davies, Chief Policy Adviser, Which? explains: "It can be incredibly difficult to protect your child... click link for more info.

'Group urges state to tap food aid for kids (The Plain Dealer)

-- While many children go hungry every day in Ohio, a $77.4 million pot of federal money set aside for breakfast and summer food programs remains untapped.