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Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive07-Jan-2007
- 'Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2007 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
- '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.
- 'Good health requires both fitness, nutrition (Texarkana Gazette)
The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates once said, ?Any deficiencies in food or exercise could lead to sickness of the body.? The concept of positive health was important to the ancient Greeks, who recognized that nutrition and physical exercise influenced fitness.
- 'FDA Updates Health Claim for Calcium and Osteoporosis (Kansas City InfoZine)
Proposal Would Give Consumers More Information to Make Healthy Food Choices
- 'Awareness increases liklihood of biotech food purchases (AG Weekly)
There?s been recent press citing a survey that suggested that consumers in the U.S. hold mixed feelings about biotech food. The latest results of a long-running consumer survey by the International Food Information Council provide another perspective.
- 'Proposed New FDA Health Claim Recognizes Role of Key Nutrients in Dairy in Reducing The Risk of Osteoporosis (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed an amended health claim that would communicate to consumers the value of foods high in calcium and vitamin D for reducing the risk of osteoporosis.
- 'Consumer, Health and Family Law (Mondaq)
After a lengthy process spanning over three years, the European Council of Ministers (the " Council ") finally voted, on 12 October 2006, to adopt a new Regulation setting out rules governing the use of nutrition and health claims made on food (the " Regulation "). The Regulation began life as a Commission Proposal in July 2003 and has proved somewhat controversial during its passage through the ...
- 'Statement from Mark Andon, Ph.D., R.D., Director of Nutrition, Tropicana Products, Inc., in Response to Today's FDA ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The following is a statement from Mark Andon, Ph.D., R.D., Director of Nutrition, Tropicana Products, Inc., in response to today's FDA proposed revisions to the calcium health claim:
- 'HealthTeacher Launches Trans Fat Nutrition Database (FoodserviceCentral.com)
HealthTeacher.com recently announced the availability of a new health tool that will quickly allow consumers to find the trans fat content in everyday foods including major fast food chains
- 'FDA Approves First Medication To Combat Canine Obesity (Medical News Today)
Pfizer Animal Health announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Slentrol(TM) (dirlotapide) for the safe and effective management of canine obesity, making it the first and only veterinary-approved obesity drug for dogs in the United States. [click link for full article]
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