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Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive03-Jan-2007
- 'Acrylamide level in food largely unknown (AP via Yahoo! News)
Maureen Cohen read a newspaper article about cancer-causing acrylamide in her kids' favorite snacks and wanted to know more.
- 'Omega-3 pours into cereal, orange juice, eggs, pet food (USA Today)
It's barely January, but there's no doubt what one of 2007's hottest food additives will be: omega-3. The name may sound like a sci-fi film, but omega-3 fatty acids found, for example, in fish and some nuts and oils are increasingly being added to other foods, often via fish oil or flax seeds.
- 'Nutrition Wise: Serving Sizes, Sugar and Milk in Tea (Kansas City InfoZine)
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: What is the basis for the serving sizes listed on food labels? Why are they so small? Q: Does sugar increase cancer risk? Q; Does milk added to tea block the absorption of the healthful substances in tea?
- 'FDA review urged of acrylamide in food (Baltimore Sun)
Consumer group demands more research into health risks of substance Maureen Cohen read a newspaper article about cancer-causing acrylamide in her kids' favorite snacks and wanted to know more.
- 'Center to protect nation's food supply (Baltimore Sun)
UM program to target accidental, intentional taint Protecting the nation's food supply from contamination - either accidental or intentional - is the goal of a new research center at the University of Maryland.
- ''Protect your heart' (Sun Star)
FOUR out of every 10 Filipino adults who are 50 years old and above have a history of stroke, the 2003-2004 National Nutrition and Health Survey estimates showed.
- 'Health Journal: Easy resolutions for healthier living in 2007 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
It's the time of year when most people make sweeping health resolutions, promising to eat right, exercise and lose weight. I make those same resolutions every New Year, but I always end up feeling like a failure 12 months later.
- 'Food fight brewing over revised nutrition guide (CTV.ca)
Health Canada is set to release a new version of Canada's Food Guide, the first update to nutritional standards in 14 years. But critics are already panning a draft of the new guide.
- 'Local News New food guide high in calories (Thunder Bay Post)
A food fight is already brewing over a revised edition of Canada's Food Guide. A Health Canada official overseeing development of the new guide due out early in the New Year, says it will reflect the most up-to-date science on the power of nutrition.
- 'Feedback Forum: FDA Says Food From Cloned Animals Is Safe (KXAN 36 Austin)
Washington -- Federal health officials have declared that food from cloned animals is safe to eat. Agency officials say they don't think special labels will be needed, though that decision is pending.
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