Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Know nutrition terms (Poughkeepsie Journal)

All you have to do is turn on the TV or radio or open up almost any newspaper or magazine, and you'll run smack into one of these terms. And, yes, you might kind of know what they mean, but not exactly. The following are only a few of the many nutrition definitions worth knowing.

'Forced to own up to the killer fat in our food (The Scotsman: Health)

FOOD manufacturers will be ordered to reveal the amount of "killer fats" lurking in their products as part of a plan to reduce the UK's shocking death toll from heart disease.

'Bernadine Healy, M.D.: Food with a purpose (US News & World Report)

There's an old medical saying that we dig our grave with our spoon. Enter nutrigenomics, a new field that tailors your food to your genes. It just might be the answer to our epidemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome. It could even improve how we age, better our bone and brain health, and lower our risks for certain cancers. Built around the idea that one person's medicine is another's poison,

'Master food and nutrition education classes begin (The Baker County Standard)

Would you like to develop expertise in the area of food and nutrition and share your knowledge with others? A Master Food and Nutrition Education program is being offered by the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

'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.

'EX PARTE (The Hindu)

`Always' check nutritional labels JAY Variyam is chief of the Diet, Safety, and Health Economics Branch in the Food Economics Division of Economics Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. "His research interests include understanding the determinants of nutrition, diet ...

'Parkview donates $2.7 million to community health programs (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Parkview Hospital?s Community Health Improvement Program contributed more than $2.7 million toward community health programs in 2005. ?A Hope Center Pregnancy and Relational Resource Center: $2,250 for the Baby Basics guide to a healthy pregnancy book for new mothers.

'More Canadians reading food labels, checking nutritional content: report (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO (CP) - As food nutrition labels continue to expand and healthy food logos blanket many grocery store aisles, it seems many Canadians are paying attention.

'Food Standards Agency Scotland and AFC kick off health and fitness project (Aberdeen City Council News)

More than 1,000 school children from 12 primary schools in the North East will take part in a pilot scheme to improve their fitness, diet and knowledge of food hygiene as part of a joint initiative between the Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) and Aberdeen Football Club (AFC). 2006/02/02 12:52:58

'Second San Marcos health meeting focuses on education (North County Times)

SAN MARCOS ---- The San Marcos Unified School District health committee agreed Wednesday that the first step toward a healthier district is to teach students more about nutrition and give them only healthy alternatives on the school menu.