Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Certain Antioxidants May Reduce Acrylamide In Food (Medical News Today)

Several animal tests have shown acrylamide to be a carcinogen, and a recent study conducted by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has shown a positive association between acrylamide and breast cancer in humans."Acrylamide is formed during the preparation of many ordinary foods.

'Premature health claims draw EFSA attention (Nutraingredients.com)

However, EFSA has not yet begun to assess the thousands of claims that companies and trade associations within the European Union's 27 member states submitted before a January 2008 deadline under new pan-EU health claims regulations.

'Energy drinks concern FDA, health experts (The Daily Free Press)

Health experts, the Food and Drug Administration and a state legislature are looking to curb provocative energy drink advertising and warn consumers of the risks associated with the stimulants that pack a punch.

'Hospital clamp on junk food (Gulf Daily News)

A BAN on junk food at Salmaniya Medical Complex, all government health centres and Health Ministry facilities for patients comes into effect from tomorrow.

'Nutrition for Life (Richfield Reaper)

(Family Features) - Have you ever tried eating smart? It's not just about making savvy nutrition choices like opting for whole grain over white, steamed over fried, or baked over sautéed. It's about boosting your eating knowledge to reap rewards that go beyond losing weight or reducing health risks.

'School Nutrition Experts Call For Child Nutrition Funding And Uniform Nutrition Standards (Medical News Today)

Early next month, more than 700 school nutrition professionals will discuss the crisis in funding for school meal programs and urge the Congress to require science-based, yet practical, uniform national school nutrition standards to govern the sale of all foods and beverages available during the school day.

'Gut check: New food claims aim for digestive health (The Pueblo Chieftain)

LEXINGTON, Ky. - It?s not all in your head. These days, it?s all in your gut. Twenty years ago, oat bran was the food that was going to put us all into a state of high-fiber, clear-hearted bliss. Now the food trend is lower in the body. You want to be healthy in 2008? Ponder your intestines. Dannon sells Activia yogurt, which promotes bathroom regularity. It also hawks mini-smoothies ...

'Food and nutrition: Welcome to our new blog (Mayo Clinic)

The new year is still young as we begin this new adventure ? our food and nutrition blog. The prospects of what we can discuss are bountiful.

'Farm Bill Provision Will Disrupt Maryland's Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

A survey released today by Spectrum Science Communications states that a little known anti-privatization measure in the current farm bill would critically harm Maryland's ability to effectively administer its Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program. The measure, offered as an amendment to the House-passed Farm Bill by Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA), would restrict all states from ...